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Despite announcing a new CEO last week, Market Harborough based Joules has seen its share price plummet following a profit warning. The clothing and lifestyle brand has been struggling recently, with the situation apparently made worse by the hot, dry summer – impacting sales of its famous outerwear, rainwear, knitwear and wellies. When Joules revealed […]

With concerns about the increasingly extreme weather hitting the UK and other countries due to the ‘climate crisis’, there’s information and advice available here in Market Harborough about how we can all reduce our carbon footprint.In the run-up to ‘Harborough Big Green Week’ at the end of September, volunteers from Sustainable Harborough Community have created […]

In the wake of Leicestershire Police’s FATAL4 operation in Market Harborough yesterday Thursday 18th August) – which saw fifteen fines handed out for seat belt offences and three for drivers using hand held mobile phones behind the wheel – Northamptonshire Police are focusing on serious and organised crime this week.This includes fraud, modern slavery, trafficking, […]

Building work has just started on the new £1.4m sports centre and canteen at Welland Park AcademyIt comes nearly two years after Section 106 funding from housing development was granted by Harborough District Council – which will also pay for two new classrooms to be built there.The new, state-of-the-art facilities will see the dining room […]

Leicestershire Police were in Market Harborough yesterday (18th August) as part of their six week summer campaign against drink drug driving.Officers carried out spot checks on motorists between half past ten and half past midday in Springfield Street Car Park opposite Sainsbury’s petrol station.During their two hour FATAL4 operation, police detected fifteen seat belt offences […]

A-Level students across the HFM area were picking up their results yesterday (Thursday 18th August) – and finding out if they’ve got the grades they need to secure their preferred University place or apprenticeship.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s candidates are the first to sit exams since 2019 – with pupils having had grades […]

The Market Harborough based charity which provides services and projects to improve the lives of people in our community has announced a major change for its ‘Harborough District Young Carers Group’.The running of Voluntary Action South Leicestershire’s support group for those aged 11 to 17 who have caring responsibilities in their life is being handed […]

Residents on a Desborough estate are set to continue their fight against their quiet cul-de-sac being turned into the entry and exit route for a major new housing development.After being promised that it never would be, last year householders along Rowan Close discovered Bellway Homes’ plans for ‘The Grange Phase Two’ showed access to 700 […]

People are being urged to only travel by train from Market Harborough for the rest of this week if absolutely necessary – as rail staff will be striking again.East Midlands Railway says services will be severely disrupted on Thursday and Saturday (18th & 20th August) as workers who are members of the RMT and TSSA […]

Harborough Town have yet to gain any points in the Northern Premier League Midland Division… after losing at Stamford on Tuesday night (16th August).Playing much of their second match of the new season in heavy rain, The Bees went ahead with a penalty after just 18 minutes.However, the home side had equalised by half time […]