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A search has been launched for on-call firefighters in Market Harborough and there is the chance to find out more this Sunday. The ‘Have a Go’ event at the fire station and will enable potential recruits to try job-related tests involved in the application process. On-call firefighters must live or work within four minutes of […]

Increasing fuel costs are having a big impact on community nurses working across the Harborough District. Serving a large rural area, they drive many miles a day and many are being left of pocket as they are unable claim back the amount it is costing to fill up their cars. The Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust […]

The Red Arrows are due to fly over town today and one of the pilots will be Market Harborough’s very own Flight Lieutenant Patrick Kershaw. Known as ‘Red 3,’ Flt Lt Kershaw was selected to join the elite RAF display team last year, after passing vigorous assessments to secure his place in the world-famous unit. […]

A Market Harborough charity shop worker has been crowned Volunteer of The Year by the British Heart Foundation. Richard Blood, 22, has been recognised for his hard work, determination and great customer service. He began working at the High Street shop to build up his confidence, as he was quite withdrawn and shy. Richard says […]

The design of this year’s Wistow Maze has been revealed and it is one fit for a Queen! The eight-acre creation near Kibworth will be in the shape of the Coronation Crown, to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Visitors will be able to negotiate the three miles of pathways when the attraction opens for the […]

The first woman in Britain to qualify as a pharmacist will be honoured today in Fleckney. A green plaque is unveiled on the side of the house in Wolsey Lane, where Fanny Deacon lived and worked for over 50 years. Her dedication helped to break barriers facing women in medicine and science, paving the way for others […]

Calls are being made for all councillors to be shown findings of an investigation into how a controversial Market Harborough redevelopment plan was handled. The review was prompted after Harborough District Council was accused of paying too much for a property on Granville Street, the land of which forms part of a new housing scheme […]

Market Harborough’s historic St John Ambulance Station has sold at auction for £400,000. The iconic building on Abbey Street sold for well above the guide price of £270,000. It went under the hammer yesterday afternoon in a sale hosted by London-based property auctioneers Savills. No details of the buyer, or what they plan to do […]

A cyclist has died after a crash near Rothwell yesterday. It happened on Glendon Road, at the junction with Rushton Road, just after midday, when a white Renault Clio car was involved in collision with the man’s pedal cycle. The man, aged in his 70s, was taken to University Hospital Coventry with serious injuries, but later […]

Months of disruption for drivers using the A6 between Market Harborough and the A14 has ended with the opening of a new roundabout. Temporary traffic lights have been use for several months while it was constructed on the Rothwell/Desborough bypass, as part of the major new ‘Rothwell North’ housing scheme, which will eventually see 350 […]