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A booking system at tips across Harborough will be reviewed when social distancing guidelines are updated. It was introduced during Covid-19 lockdowns last year, meaning people have to make an appointment to visit waste and recycling sites across the county, including in Market Harborough, Kibworth and Lutterworth District Councillor Phil Knowles told Hfm he would […]

The world famous Red Arrows are due to fly over Market Harborough this afternoon. Pilots from the RAF display team will be en-route from their base in Lincolnshire to RAF Fairford in Cheltenham and should pass over town at around 3.20pm. The flight is in preparation for their first full display since the pandemic started, […]

A female cyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in a Harborough village yesterday afternoon. Two bikes were involved in collision with a van on Main Street in Kilby just after 4.30pm. The woman was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire by Air Ambulance, although Police say her injuries are not […]

People are being asked their views on tackling climate change across Harborough. After declaring a Climate Emergency two years ago, the District Council is preparing an Action Plan, and wants people to have their say, during a public consultation. The Council has committed to reducing its own emissions to net zero, as far as practically […]

After over a year of being closed due to the pandemic, Kilworth House Theatre will welcome back performers and audiences in August. The summer outdoor season will open with ‘Kilworth’s Memories of the Musicals’ – a show featuring the best songs from each one of the nineteen musicals produced at Kilworth House since opening in […]

A Dispersal Order had to be put in place in Market Harborough last night after fights broke out between young men. Police received a number of reports of disorder at the Symington’s Recreation Ground and in the town centre and say members of the public and children who witnessed the incidents were left ‘very distressed.’ […]

The design for this year’s Wistow Maze has been revealed and it’s in the shape of a Phoenix rising from the ashes. Owner of the popular Harborough tourist attraction says it’s to mark a new beginning of hope and freedom in light of the pandemic, which meant the venue couldn’t open last year. Created in […]

Leicestershire and Rutland Blood Bikes has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. Volunteers have been recognised for their work in delivering blood and other medical products to hospitals and to air ambulance crews at the scenes of emergencies. Most of the […]

A Health and Well-Being Centre on the edge of Market Harborough is set to be expanded in a scheme aiming to be one of the most sustainable in the country. To be known as ‘Harborough Solar Rise,’ the development at Archway Health and Well Being Centre, on Lubenham Hill, would also include eight custom-built homes […]

East Midlands Ambulance Service has welcomed the announcement all of its crews will be given body-worn cameras, following an increase in assaults. Staff reported 1,048 incidents last year – a rise of over 300 compared with three years ago. The cameras are being provided by the NHS to all ten ambulance trusts in the country, […]