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A Market Harborough youngster is hoping to race his way to poll position in the climax of the national electric karting championships this weekend. Joel Dixon-Coen, aged 11, has taken the Total Karting Zero Championship by storm this year, getting a podium position in ten races. The Robert Smyth Academy pupil leads the table going […]
Two restaurants in Market Harborough have been shortlisted for prizes at the English Curry Awards. Avatar Dining is nominated for Most Wanted Restaurant of the Year and Everest Lounge has made the final of the Nepalese Restaurant of the Year category. The awards celebrate the contribution the Curry Industry makes to the country’s economy and […]
A group of National Lottery millionaires who won combined prizes worth more than £20m have helped to transform a Harborough District equine therapy charity. The Way of The Horse, based in Leire, near Broughton Astley, uses horses to help people who have experienced trauma, including NHS staff seeking help during the Covid pandemic. The call for […]
34 drivers were caught speeding on the A14 during Police checks near Welford yesterday, with one recorded travelling at at 93mph. Ten people were also snapped not wearing seatbelts, while travelling near junction one. Northamptonshire Police’s Safer Roads Team , who were at the site for two hours, say there are ‘no excuses’ for the […]
A man is being questioned after Police carried out a drugs raid at a house in Lutterworth this morning. The suspect jumped out of a window of the property in Crescent Road, but was arrested by officers shortly afterwards, following a foot chase through gardens and over fences. The 31-year-old is being held on suspicion […]
A new initiative to recruit more lorry drivers across Harborough has got off to a good start. Three people have already benefited from grants totalling nearly £5,000 to support them with licence applications and driver training. The District Council has teamed up with Job Centre Plus for the scheme, aimed at helping people on low […]
There is praise for Market Harborough’s In Bloom volunteers after they picked up a gold award in the East Midlands In Bloom competition. It was the tenth consecutive year the town has been handed the top accolade. These people in Market Harborough told Hfm the award is well deserved: The town was also handed […]
Market Harborough Olympic hero Dylan Fletcher could be granted the Freedom of the District. The sailor won a gold medal for Team GB in the 49er class at the Tokyo Olympics and to recognise it the district council is being asked to award him the highest accolade it can bestow. Other medal winners from the […]
It has been confirmed school terms in Leicestershire are to stay in their traditional pattern for at least the next five years. The County Council has agreed to keep things as they are after a consultation with parents revealed a desire to stick with current arrangements, meaning earlier holidays than elsewhere in the country. Nearly […]
Market Harborough has won gold in the East Midlands In Bloom competition. The town’s In Bloom volunteers were handed the top accolade in the Large Town category an awards ceremony this afternoon. It recognises their hard work in preparing floral displays and working with Harborough District Council, schools and other community groups to make the […]
