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A Market Harborough teaching assistant is preparing to swim the English Channel. Kirsten Braham will be part of a five-strong ‘Pink Wave’ relay team, who will take it in turns to swim an hour each from Dover to the shores of France. The team is being sponsored to raise money for two cancer charities, both […]

Teenagers across Harborough are being invited to book a covid jab from today. Those within three months of their 18th birthday you can book an appointment online. There are also several walk in clinics operating across Leicestershire this weekend, which are open to 16 and 17-year-olds. Caroline Trevithick, Executive Director of Nursing, Quality and Performance […]

A live grenade pulled out of the canal in Market Harborough was blown up by army bomb disposal experts last night. Aaron Fraser discovered it while magnet fishing on the towpath close to Union Wharf, behind Logan Crescent. Police set-up a cordon until the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team arrived to take the device to a […]

Police have set-up a cordon after a suspected unexploded grenade was pulled out of the canal in Market Harborough by people magnet fishing. Officers were called to the towpath behind Logan Crescent just after 3pm today and a bomb disposal team has been called to the scene. Logan Crescent has been closed to traffic and […]

Leicester City have revealed the first images of their planned redevelopment of the King Power Stadium. The club is hoping to expand the ground to 40,000 seats and revitalise the surrounding area by building a hotel and indoor arena. 8,000 extra seats would be added as part of a new East Stand. The Foxes are […]

Harborough Market is creating a People’s Gallery to celebrate the 800th anniversary of its Tuesday Market. Anyone with old pictures, artwork or photos, depicting markets or landmark events in the town over the years, is invited to share them for duration of the exhibition, which will be held at the Market Hall during September. If […]

Nearly 300 people have had their say on how they shop in Market Harborough. A survey was launched to help understand what shoppers want to get out of the town centre, as habits change in the wake of the pandemic. Responses from 298 people, some as young as 12, are now being analysed by independent […]

Teenagers across the Hfm region are celebrating good GCSE results today. There were celebrations at Robert Smyth Academy and Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough and Kibworth Mead Academy, as students found out what grades they achieved. No exams were held because of the pandemic, so results were based on teacher assessments. Pupils also had […]

A warning has been issued to shoppers after two elderly women had their purses stolen in Market Harborough yesterday. The victims, aged in their 70s and 80s, were targeted in the St Mary’s Place and The Square area of the town centre between 10.30 and 11.30am. Both had placed their purses – containing cash, cards […]

The Ministry Of Justice says it is reviewing comments made about its plans for a massive new prison near Market Harborough. People had their say on the proposal during a six-week public consultation and views are being considered before any decision is made to move forward with the proposal. If it went ahead, the new […]