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A flag has been raised on top of the Symington Building in Market Harborough to mark Merchant Navy Day. The Red Ensign flag, or ‘Red Duster’ as is it is affectionately known, has been the recognised flag of the British Merchant Navy since 1854. The annual event recognises the sacrifices made by seafarers during World […]
Groups, schools and charities across Harborough are being invited to apply for a share of £43,000 to improve community spaces or support young people with mental health difficulties. The District Council’s Community Grant Fund is made up of funding from the Harborough Lotto, and the Government’s New Homes Bonus – paid to areas with new […]
Eight drivers are facing fines for not wearing seatbelts after a Police road safety operation in Market Harborough today. Officers also seized a car being driven by someone with no insurance and a provisional driving licence, stopped a driver for having dogs unrestrained in their vehicle and another over concerns about tinted windows. The four-hour […]
A 71-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Market Harborough has been released with no further action. He was questioned and released on bail last November, following the death of 70-year-old Elaine Geoghegan, who was found in the back garden of her home in Shelland Close, in August […]
A man has appeared in court accused of carrying out a cyber-attack on computer systems at a Market Harborough school. Adam Georgeson, 28, is charged with two counts of Computer Misuse, following an incident at Welland Park Academy in January. He did not enter a plea during his brief appearance before Magistrates in Loughborough, who […]
A Kibworth man has marked his 700th donation of blood platelets in style. Alan White dressed up as James Bond and reversed the milestone figure to read ‘007’ during his latest visit to Birmingham Blood Centre. Platelets are cells within the blood that are crucial for patients with blood cancers, such as leukaemia, and a […]
Plans to relocate at least two refugee families from Afghanistan in the Harborough District are set to move forward next week. The Council’s cabinet will be asked to formally back a government scheme, which is supporting the families of 5,000 people who worked with British forces and have been evacuated from the country. The government […]
Parents across Harborough whose children due to start secondary school next September can now apply for places at their preferred schools. Leicestershire County Council is urging Mums and Dads to make applications on-line before the deadline of the end of October. Councillor Deborah Taylor, Leicestershire County Council cabinet member for Children and Families, said: “We […]
Talented artists are displaying their work in the windows of 27 shops and businesses in Market Harborough this month. Art Windows has been organised by the Harborough Artists Cluster, with the support of independent traders in the town centre. Paintings, textile pieces, photography and sculpture are all on show, with leaflets available at participating premises, […]
A man who dumped leaflets he was employed to deliver has been fined £400 by Harborough District Council. He was spotted by a member of the public discarding them off Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough and an investigation, supported by the company named on the leaflets, tracked him down. The man, aged in his 60s […]
