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Ridgeway Primary Academy is Market Harborough is celebrating being rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. It follows a two-day visit by inspectors in September, who said pupils ‘learn a lot’ and ‘go to school with a spring in their step’. The school, which is a member of Learn Academies Trust, has also been praised for pupils’ […]
A burglar who broke into a Market Harborough shop has been ordered to pay the store compensation totalling £762 – the value of the perfume he stole. Thomas Gaffney has also been handed an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for a year, by Leicester Magistrates’. The 47-year-old, of Landseer Court, Corby, admitted burgling Savers on the […]
A design and advertising agency in Market Harborough has picked up two top awards. Curious Agency has been named Best International Brand Agency 2021 and won the Advertising Customer Service Excellence title at the Midlands Enterprise Awards. The company, which says it is delighted to receive the accolades, recruits from local universities to give young […]
Great Glen’s Engelbert Humperdinck has announced the last-minute cancellation of his UK tour due to illness. The 85-year-old was due to return to the city to perform at De Montfort Hall in Leicester later this month, as part of the long-awaited tour across 14 cities. But in an announcement to fans, the star revealed he […]
Put some sizzle into your lunchtimes with Master Fry Traditional Fish and Chips in Market Harborough! From 11.30am until 4pm, you can enjoy their great value Meal Deal of fish and chips, sausage and chip or ANY pie and chips! Master Fry also serve delicious fried chicken, chicken wings and strips. Click HERE for more details […]
Traders in Market Harborough have expressed disappointment there will be no free parking in Market Harborough on Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas. Harborough District Council has waived charges on Saturdays during December for the past six years, to support the ‘shop local’ campaign, but says it is unable to this year due to ‘the […]
A man has died after it is believed he fell ill at the wheel and crashed off the A4304 between Market Harborough and Lubenham. The car he was driving left the road and came to rest in the car park of Archway Health and Wellbeing Centre, at Lubenham Hill. Police say the driver was pronounced […]
A maroon will be fired in Market Harborough’s Memorial Gardens at 11am to mark the start and end of a two minutes silence for Armistice Day. The town’s Royal British Legion has had to scale back its usual tributes because of the pandemic, but will hold a small ceremony by the entrance to the gardens […]
A driver was taken to hospital after a hit and run crash in Broughton Astley this morning. Two cars were involved in collision on Cosby Road just before 6am, with the driver of one failing to stop at the scene. Emergency services, including the fire service attended the scene and Police say the driver’s injuries […]
This year’s Toys On The Table appeal has launched and people will be able to donate in Market Harborough from next week. The Hfm-backed appeal aims to ensure every disadvantaged child across Leicestershire gets a present to open on Christmas Day, when they otherwise wouldn’t. Harborough Market will once again be the collection point for […]
