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A competition that showcases young music talent in and around Market Harborough received sixty entries – despite having to move on-line this year. The Junior X Factor judges spent six hours watching the video submissions and after difficult deliberations narrowed them down to 14 singers and musicians. Sue Benson from organisers, the Great Bowden Recital […]

People aged 50 and over across Harborough are being invited to get a Coronavirus vaccine- if they have not yet been invited for one. Jabs are being given at three hospitals in Leicester, the Fielding Palmer Hospital in Lutterworth and Loughborough Hospital. Leicestershire’s NHS say people can book to have vaccine at one of five […]

Police have seized a van after the occupants tried to steal catalytic converters from cars in North Kilworth and Walcote last night. Officers, who had responded to reports from villagers, found it abandoned on Mere Lane, Bittesby, after the driver failed to stop for them. Enquiries to trace those who were in the vehicle are […]

An Army bomb disposal team was called to Market Harborough late last night, after a suspected wartime mortar bomb was found in the River Welland. The alert was a false alarm though – the object turned out to be an old car part. Officers say it had been left on riverbank, close to Lidl off […]

Bollards are to be erected at the side of a road bridge in Market Harborough, after parts of it were found to be weakening. Highway bosses say it will prevent cars being able to pull onto the pavement parts of the structure on Welland Park Road, between Coventry Road and Farndon Road – the areas […]

A Market Harborough Mum is urging parents to be guard after finding several used syringes in the Welland Park toilets. She discovered them scattered on the floor of the restroom, after taking her toddler in on Saturday. Harborough District Council says the syringes were cleared as soon as the matter was reported. A spokesperson told […]

The future of a wedding and entertainment venue near Theddingworth has been secured, after a £3.5m deal to buy it was completed. It safeguards 36 jobs and all existing bookings at Hothorpe Hall, with the new owners planning to reopen the site in line with the government’s ‘roadmap out of lockdown’. The previous operator collapsed […]

The Coronavirus infection rate across Harborough has dropped to the joint-lowest in Leicestershire. Figures released today show the number of people who tested positive in the seven days to March 11th, dropped from from 75 to 57  – a 24% fall. The weekly infection rate in the Harborough District per 100,000 people was 60 – […]

Health bosses have hit out at those responsible for distributing ‘dangerous’ leaflets in Market Harborough containing ‘false information and conspiracy theories’ about Coronavirus. With the heading ‘Public Notice – Covid 19 Update’ they are being posted through letterboxes and question the legitimacy of the disease, safety of vaccines and government advice. Mike Sandys, Director of […]

Market Harborough’s Thorntons shop is not affected by the announcement all the chocolate maker’s own stores are closing. The outlet in St Mary’s Place is a franchise, operated by Cardzone, and will remain open and continue to stock Thorntons products. Adam Goddard, retail director at Thorntons: “We work closely with around 100 other franchise stores […]