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Firms across the District are being urged to get involved with the first ever Harborough Jobs Week which aims to help people made unemployed by the pandemic. It’ll run from March 22nd to promote vacancies and support available for people searching for work, including webinars offering advice on things like writing CVs and job applications. […]

A new insurance firm to move into Market Harborough is searching for a good cause to become its charity partner for the year. A-Plan Insurance has opened on The Square, initially creating three jobs. Paul Ensor from the firm told Hfm they are keen to work with the community:   A-Plan have over 100 branches […]

A man has appeared in Court accused of attempting to run over Police officers and a Police dog in Rothwell. Alexander Lundy, 44, of Maidford Road, Corby, is charged with seven offences, including attempted GBH on two officers. Northamptonshire Police say it relates to an incident on Friday, in which a Police car was rammed […]

The owner of a car park in Market Harborough which floods during prolonged rainfall, has pledged to take action in a bid to stop cars getting submerged. It follows talks with Harborough District Council, the Environment Agency and Harborough MP Neil O’Brien, amid on-going concerns about the situation. The car park opposite the railway station […]

The Coronavirus infection rate in the Harborough District has fallen below the national average for the first time since the lockdown began. Latest Public Health England figures also show it has dropped under 100 per 100,000 thousand people. In the week to February 23rd, the infection rate was 97 per 100,000 – the England average […]

Firefighters removed part of the thatched roof of a cottage in a Harborough village, amid fears it would set alight. Six fire crews were sent to Main Street in Peatling Parva on Saturday evening, after a chimney fire broke out. They identified a ‘hot-spot’ in the roof and carried out the action as a precautionary […]

A drive-in cinema will return to Market Harborough this June, with over 30 films shown across three weeks. The Covid-secure event, the biggest in the region, will be the first event to be held at the new East Midlands Drive-In Venue, being created at Market Harborough Showground. There will be films for all the family […]

A Market Harborough company is hoping to raise £10,000 for Loros Hospice by hosting an on-line ‘Bonkers Bake Off’ and charity auction. Welcomm Communications has teamed up with freight firm Trucklink EU to support the Leicestershire charity, whose funds have been hit hard by the pandemic. Business bosses have already signed up to be part […]

Harborough’s Community Safety team has teamed up with Police following a spate of dog thefts in the Hfm Region. They have purchased scanning devices, to easily identify any dogs with microchips that are found and could be stolen, and are sharing advice in a bid to stop owners falling victim. Thefts have increased nationally during […]