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Western Power Distribution is working to restore electricity supplies after a power cut in and around Market Harborough. Over 7,000 properties in the town, Lubenham and Gartree, were affected by the outage at 7.45am, although many have now had supplies restored. The company says it aims to get electricity back to those still without power […]

Harborough’s MP is backing the Prime Minister as he faces a confidence vote among his own MP’s tonight. In a tweet, Neil O’Brien says Boris Johnson has his ‘full support’. The PM has my full support. — Neil O'Brien MP (@NeilDotObrien) June 6, 2022 The vote’s been called after 15% of the Conservative party’s MPs […]

Temporary repairs have been made to a footbridge in Market Harborough after serious safety concerns were raised. A large hole in the wooden structure off Rockingham Road has been covered with boarding. It is not known who carried out the repair, which took place after HFM highlighted to issue last week. Harborough District Council say […]

A GP Practice with surgeries in Market Harborough, Kibworth, Fleckney and Great Glen has been ordered to make improvements after inspectors raised concerns. The Care Quality Commission inspected South Leicestershire Medical Group after receiving a high number of complaints from patients in relation to access and whistleblowing allegations from staff. The practice, which has 24,617 […]

The founder of Market Harborough-based clothing retailer Joules has been recognised in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours List. Tom Joule been awarded an OBE for services to business. Tom founded Joules in 1989 in the fields of Great Britain when he began selling clothing on a stand at a country show in Leicestershire. The business […]

Police are appealing for information after an investigation found a major fire just outside Market Harborough was likely started deliberately. Damage totalling around £70,000 was caused after 400 wooden crates and vegetable plants went up in flames at Farndon Fields farm, off Lubenham Road, on Saturday night. The blaze also damaged the exterior of a […]

An investigation is underway after a large fire in an agricultural building just outside Market Harborough last night. Six fire crews from Leicestershire and Northamptonshire battled the blaze off Lubenham Road, between East Farndon and Lubenham. The fire service received numerous 999 calls to the area, which backs onto the Farndon Fields Estate, just before […]

Events are taking place across the Hfm Region to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Street parties are being held over the weekend, and there are a number of organised events, including: The Harborough Platinum Jubilee Weekend at Market Harborough Showground on Saturday and Sunday, with live music, loads of stalls and fireworks displays. Fundraising celebrations […]

Artwork by schoolchildren from across Harborough has gone on display to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The collection has been reproduced on pull-up banners and is on show at Harborough Market. Harborough District Council launched the Jubilee Art Project as one way to create a lasting legacy of Her Majesty’s 70-year reign. Pupils who have […]