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Councillors have approved a plan which details a raft of proposed improvements to Market Harborough town centre. It includes making areas more pedestrian-friendly, installing new street furniture, providing more cycle parking and creating extra green spaces. The authority is bidding for £9m of government ‘levelling-up’ funding, which if successful would fund some of the measures. […]

A flag has been raised in Market Harborough town centre to show the district’s gratitude to the armed forces community. It’s ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday, which celebrates the work servicemen and women past and present. The Armed Forces Day flag is now flying on top of the Symington Building, after it was […]

Market Harborough railway station is like a ghost town this morning as the biggest strike in decades gets underway. Staff at East Midlands Railway are among around 50,000 workers nationwide taking part in the action. Further strikes will take place on Thursday and Saturday as members of the RMT Union walk out in a row […]

Ukrainian refugees staying with families across Harborough who need transport are being offered free bus travel for a month. The move by Leicestershire County Council is one of a number of measures aimed at helping people when they arrive. Deborah Taylor, deputy leader of Leicestershire County Council, said: “Our commitment to supporting people fleeing war-torn […]

The trial of three men accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the village of Misterton near Lutterworth has been delayed. It was due to start today at Leicester Crown Court but has now been put back until the end of September. No reason for the change has been given. Police say a […]

HFM has been handed a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee award for what it does for the community. The radio station is one of 70 winners across Leicestershire, each representing a year of Her Majesty’s reign. Those to be recognised include schools, businesses and other voluntary and community groups, including in the Harborough District; HAB Anti-Bullying and […]

Three men are due to go on trial today accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in Misterton near Lutterworth. Police say the victim, aged in her 30s ,was subjected to a ‘serious sexual assault’ in the early hours of January 16th, in an area near St Leonard’s Church in the village. Vahar Manchala, […]

Market Harborough was treated to a special fly-past by the Red Arrows this afternoon. Pilots, incluidng the town’s very own Flight Lieutenant Patrick Kershaw, activated smoke as the flew over at 3.10pm. Known as ‘Red 3,’ Flt Lt Kershaw was selected to join the elite RAF display team last year, after passing vigorous assessments to […]

You can get a Covid-19 jab in Market Harborough this weekend. A mobile vaccination unit will in the car park of St Luke’s Hospital between 9am and 4pm tomorrow and Sunday. Anyone aged over five who needs a first, second or first booster dose can just turn up to get one. Invites have also been […]

East Midlands Railway says services running through Market Harborough will likely be disrupted all next week because of the national three-day rail strike. The advice is not to travel by if possible, with only hourly trains operating on the strike days of Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday between 7.30am and 6.30pm. The knock-on effects means services […]