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A children’s busking event in Market Harborough has raised more than £600 for LOROS Hospice. Over 100 youngsters performed outside Harborough Market in St Mary’s Place. Seven primary schools from the Learn Academies Trust took part, including Church Langton, South Kilworth & St Andrew’s, Ridgeway, Husbands Bosworth, Great Bowden, and Market Harborough C of E. […]

Excitement is building ahead of Market Harborough’s first-ever half marathon, with more than a thousand runners signed up. The event takes place next Sunday, starting and finishing at the Showground, and is expected to attract around 1,500 participants. Organised by Race Harborough, the race is backed by title sponsor Snap Fitness and supported by partners […]

Firefighters are thanking everyone who supported their charity car wash in Market Harborough. The event at their Fairfield Road base on on Bank Holiday Monday raised over £1,000 for the Fire Fighters Charity and also saw a large amount of food donated to the town’s Jubilee Foodbank. People attending were encouraged to take along an […]

Problems with low water levels at Harborough Leisure Centre are continuing after issues first emerged yesterday. The leisure centre says the main pool failed to refill as quickly as expected overnight, meaning swimming lessons in both the main pool and tiger pool have been cancelled this morning. A technical problem with water flow initially caused […]

Around eight jobs have been created following the reopening of the Clarks shoe shop in Market Harborough today. A new franchisee has taken on the store in St Mary’s Place after its unexpected closure last September, with former long-serving manager Julie Hardy also returning. Anthony Coucill, Director of Treadwell Pro Ltd, said they were “incredibly […]

A bid to challenge plans for a new housing estate in Kibworth Beauchamp has been rejected by the government. Harborough District Council approved plans for up to 32 affordable homes on land off Fleckney Road last month, despite concerns over traffic and conflict with the neighbourhood plan. The Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government […]

Two Harborough district councillors have left the Liberal Democrat group and will now sit as independents. Councillor Jo Asher, who represents Lubenham Ward, and Councillor Buddy Anderson, who represents Great Bowden and Arden, say the decision follows the coalition losing control of Harborough District Council last month. In a joint statement, the pair said they […]

The main swimming pool at Harborough Leisure Centre is set to remain closed for the rest of today due to a technical problem with water flow. The Learner Pool was also shut earlier, but will reopen this afternoon for Stage 2 lessons. Centre operator Everyone Active says the continued closure of the main pool means […]

Teams are being encouraged to enter a fundraising football tournament in memory of a Market Harborough man. The third annual six-a-side event takes place on Sunday June 14th at Harborough Town Football Club. The event is being organised by the family of Alex Nimmo, who died by suicide aged 27 in July 2022, and will […]

Police were called to Sainsbury’s in Desborough last night following reports of groups of youths stealing items and causing anti-social behaviour. The group fled when officers attended, but two people were later detained and searched. A Northants Police spokesperson said they were called to the store on Cockerel Rise at around 9.15pm and added: “Upon […]