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The traditional St Joseph’s bonfire and fireworks display in Market Harborough won’t take place this year because of the impact of the pandemic on the event. Organisers, the St Joseph School’s PTFA, say it wasn’t feasible to host the event, as for it to have been ‘covid safe’ and operated within government guidance, they would […]

The plan to build a new business park on the outskirts of Market Harborough has been withdrawn for a second time. 15 office, business and warehouse units were proposed for land between Leicester Road and the canal, close to the Forest Gate garage, with a revised planning application lodged with Harborough District Council earlier this […]

Youngsters in and around Market Harborough will be able to learn more about waterways thanks to Market Harborough Building Society’s Charitable Foundation. It handed a grant of just under £5,000 to the Canal and River Trust, enabling it to buy paddle boards, paddles, buoyancy aids and helmets. The equipment, to be based at Foxton Locks, […]

Plans have been announced to expand HMP Gartree so it can house an additional 247 male prisoners. The Ministry of Justice wants to build a new four-storey prison block on the existing site, to increase the capacity of the jail to around 900 prisoners. It has launched a public consultation into the proposal, which it […]

The Halifax bank in Market Harborough has closed down. The branch on The Square shut its doors for the final time yesterday, after it was announced earlier this year it was one of 44 to be axed nationwide. Parent company Lloyds Banking Group blames the decision on more people switching to on-line banking instead of […]

Foxton Locks and East Carlton Country Park have both been handed Green Flag Awards for the first time. The national scheme recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces. The awards have been handed to the Canal and River Trust, who manage Foxton Locks and North Northamptonshire Council who are responsible for the Country Park. […]

Two restaurants in Market Harborough have picked up top prizes at the English Curry Awards. Avatar Dining was crowned ‘Most Wanted Restaurant of the Year’ and Everest Lounge won the ‘Nepalese Restaurant of the Year’ category at the awards ceremony in Birmingham. The restaurants beat off competition from dozens of others across the East Midlands […]

Police have launched an investigation into alleged abuse of wild animals after raiding a house in Fleckney. Officers, who worked with the RSPCA, also seized an injured dog, which was taken to an emergency vets for treatment. They executed a warrant under the Wildlife and Countryside Act at a property on Saddington Road on Friday […]

A campaign has been launched after plans were muted to build around 2,000 homes between Market Harborough and East Farndon. The Liberal Democrat group on Harborough District Council have set-up a petition opposing any new housing, after the area was identified for potential development in the future, following a ‘call for sites’ by West Northamptonshire […]