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Harborough District Council has been awarded government cash to encourage more people to get involved in planning matters. The £125,000 will allow the use of 3D interactive maps and virtual reality technology, to help residents better envisage proposed new developments in their communities. Harborough is one of 28 areas nationwide to be part of a […]

New wildflower displays are to be created in Market Harborough to brighten up areas and boost biodiversity. Seeds will be sown along the banks of the River Welland in the town centre, adjacent to the Commons Car Park and between the Northampton Road and St Mary’s Place bridges, and outside the railway station. The District […]

An appeal for donations of Premier League or Championship football shirts has been launched in Market Harborough. Robert Van Der Liet and his family will be visiting The Gambia during Easter next month and want to give the shirts to football-mad schoolchildren, who are living in poverty in the West African country. They will also […]

The plan to merge two primary school education trusts in the Harborough District has been scrapped. The Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust, which has nine schools in the Lutterworth area, was set to join the Learn Academies Trust, responsible for several primaries in and around Market Harborough, but both have decided now is not the right […]

Plans have been announced to expand Market Harborough Medical Centre to help it cope with increasing patient numbers. Single and two-storey extensions are proposed to the front and back of the Coventry Road surgery, to provide six new consulting rooms, three additional treatment rooms and a new pharmacy. An improved reception area and extra office […]

A charity film day in Market Harborough raised over £800 to support people in Ukraine. Octagon Films joined cinemas across the country for preview screenings of the film ‘Olga,’ a film about a Ukrainian gymnast. The film was shown twice on Sunday, with over 70 people turning up to watch at Harborough Theatre. All money […]

Business bosses from across the Harborough district have been finding out how to do more to reduce their carbon footprint and be more sustainable. The ‘Go Green Business Convention’ took place at Harborough Grow-on Centre today and featured training and advice from experts on how businesses can develop green ideas and become more environmentally-friendly. The […]

Three out of four homes secured in the Harborough District for families who fled Afghanistan remain empty. The District Council agreed to provide the properties for the government’s re-settlement scheme last year, when thousands of people fled the country following the Taliban taking control. But so far, just one refugee family have be re-housed here. […]

Students at Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough have raised over £2,500 to help people in Ukraine. They went to school wearing blue and yellow, the colours of the county’s flag, during a non-uniform day on Friday, and made donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal. Principal Dan Cleary told Hfm he is proud of […]

A rapid rise in the number of young people in Market Harborough seeking support for their mental health is being blamed on the pandemic. The Cube youth centre’s counselling service would normally deal with around two cases a month, but has already seen a dozen new referrals this year, to help youngsters with issues like […]