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Harborough’s MP has voiced his opposition to a new prison being built near Market Harborough in the House of Commons. Neil O’Brien MP addressed Leader of the House, Mark Spencer Neil O’Brien spoke after the Ministry of Justice challenged Harborough District Council’s decision to refuse permission for the 1700-inmate jail going up on land near […]
A Market Harborough charity that supports young families has been awarded £240,000 to launch a new project. Home-Start South Leicestershire will use the grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to run ‘Play-Full Families’ over the next three years. Staff will team up with six primary schools to help families of children who have faced […]
More strike action has been announced which will disrupt train services from Market Harborough. RMT union members at East Midlands Railway will walk out on Thursday August 18th and Saturday August 20th, in a row over pay, jobs and conditions. The dates are in addition to strike action on Wednesday July 27th, which was announced […]
An inquest jury has concluded a plane crash which claimed the life of a Market Harborough man was an accident. Tom Castle died along with experienced aerobatics pilot Emily Collett, when the biplane came down in Oxfordshire in August 2019. Mr Castle, aged 30, had taken up an aerobatics scholarship and was described as an […]
A new operator will run Market Harborough’s town bus service from next month. Stagecoach will take over running service 33 from Centrebus, after being awarded the contract by Leicestershire County Council, who subsidise the route. The timetable will stay the same when the change happens on August 1st, although Stagecoach will number buses 33A, 33B […]
A young cat is thought to have turned on a cooker which started a fire at a house in Desborough. The owner was out when the blaze started and returned to find the kitchen badly damaged and three of the electric hobs switched on. Following an investigation, firefighters believe the kitten, aged about four months […]
A secondary school in Kibworth has been ordered to make urgent improvements after a damning report by inspectors who rated it ‘inadequate.’ Ofsted say the poor behaviour of some pupils at Kibworth Mead Academy means other students don’t feel safe in all areas of the school, with many avoiding using the toilets. There are also […]
A man accused of illegal hunting in a village near Lutterworth has pleaded not guilty. William Hanson appeared before Leicester Magistrates’ yesterday after being charged by Police following an alleged incident involving a fox in Peatling Magna on January 8th. The 32-year-old from Swinbrook in Oxfordshire will go on trial later this year.
A Market Harborough youngster has raised over £1,000 for Cancer Research UK after organising his own sponsored run. Five-year-old Zeno Kinzett wanted to support the charity after his Mum Katie was diagnosed with the disease and completed the challenge on Sunday at Roman Way park. Zeno’s initial fundraising target was £50, which he thought was […]
A decision to charge residents in and around Desborough to have their garden waste bins emptied has been put on hold after a storm of protest. North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive was due to approve the £40 annual cost tomorrow, but will now defer the decision to allow more time to consider options. An on-line petition […]
