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Harborough’s MP has been speaking out on behalf of residents on a ten year old Market Harborough housing estate – who’ve recently found themselves facing massive price hikes from their property management company. 87 leaseholders on Market Harborough’s Farndon Fields development are currently in the process of setting up a residents’ association – in a […]

A charity dedicated to changing the lives of those who live and work in Market Harborough, Great Bowden and Little Bowden is reminding people to get in touch if they need help with a local project. Each year The Market Harborough and the Bowdens Charity has funds available for both community organisations and individuals to […]

Registrations have opened if you’d like to be part of one of the big summer events in Market Harborough town centre. The annual Classic Car Show is back on Sunday 5th July – from 10am to 4pm – with a range of classic and vintage cars, motorcycles, scooters and commercial vehicles due to be on […]

Harborough Police and the District Council are reminding residents who need to get rid of rubbish from their homes to beware of unlicensed carriers who take your money but then fly-tip it in our countryside. Householders are legally responsible for any waste produced on their property and have a ‘duty of care’ to check that […]

Plans to help cyclists by putting lights inside a former railway tunnel in our area have been scrapped. Daventry District Councillors were considering making improvements to the 525 yard Kelmarsh Tunnel – which is now part of the Brampton Valley Way cycle route. The £50,000 scheme would have seen lighting installed for riders and pedestrians […]

Two people have been treated for their injuries by East Midlands Ambulance Service – after an accident which closed the A6 in Market Harborough early this morning. Emergency services were rushed to the scene at around 05.40am following a collision involving a van, two other vehicles and two horses at the A6 junction with Kettering […]

The former finance director of a Market Harborough tour operator has been sentenced at Leicester Crown Court after pleading guilty to swindling his employers. Jamie Tann’s offences led to the collapse of Diamond Shortbreak Holidays in 2017. 38 year-old Mr Tann, who comes from Corby, initially appeared in court last October where he pleaded guilty […]

An accolade which celebrates equality, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace and beyond has been awarded to Harborough District Council. The LGBT+ Inclusion Award recognises good practice and the advancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inclusion for organisations across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Earlier this month, Harborough District Council again flew the rainbow flag […]

Ambitious plans to modernise the interior of a Grade One listed church in Market Harborough will be on display there this Saturday (29th February). The proposed scheme to make St Dionysius in the town centre “more accessible to everyone” includes the removal of the rest of its old pews, a new kitchen and new toilets, […]