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A poignant Poppy display has been created outside Market Harborough Fire Station. It features dozen of woollen poppies in the ground, either side of a silhouette of a soldier standing next to a white cross, and firefighters have also added a silhouette of a soldier leading a horse. Pupils from St Joseph’s and Farndon Fields […]

A stranger danger alert has been issued after a schoolboy was reportedly followed home in Market Harborough yesterday afternoon by a man in a van. The younger, who was riding a scooter on his way home from the Market Harborough C of E Academy, says he was followed from Leicester Road into the Alvington Way […]

A burst water main outside St Luke’s Hospital in Market Harborough will mean the main vehicle entrance will be shut to traffic from tomorrow morning. Severn Trent Water are set to begin repair work at 9am and diversion signs will direct people to access the site from the other entrance off Leicester Road, which leads […]

The expertise and dedication of the grounds team at Harborough Town FC has been recognised with a top award. The club has won the Community/ Grassroots Sport Club Grounds Team of The Year award, beating off competition from dozens of other clubs nationwide. The Bees say the industry-recognised accolade is down to the tireless work […]

A new volunteer group has been set-up in Market Harborough in a bid to make the town look better. Called ‘Small Town Eco Warriors,’ they will hold their second community litter pick this Saturday along the Millennium Mile and are encouraging people to join them. Laurie is one of those involved: The group is meeting […]

A large cannabis factory has been found inside a house on a residential street in Great Glen. 200 plants, with a potential street value of tens of thousands of pounds, were discovered in what Police have described as a ‘sophisticated set-up’ at the large property in Coverside Road. Officers gained entry to it yesterday following […]

Market Harborough’s Farndon Fields Farm Shop has reached the final of a prestigious competition. It’s in the running to win the Farm Shop category of the Guild of Fine Food’s Shop Of The Year awards. The family-owned business will now go head-to-head with nine other finalists, including a ‘mystery shopper’ visit, ahead of the results […]

There has been a big drop in fly-tipping across Harborough following the launch of a campaign to crackdown on those responsible. New figures show there have been 270 incidents reported since April, nearly 100 less than in the same period last year, representing a 27% drop – the biggest fall since records began. A zero […]

The Market Harborough Building Society is being lit up red after dark in support of this year’s Poppy Appeal. It is one of 25 buildings across Leicestershire taking part in an initiative led by the county’s president of the Royal British Legion, Mike Kapur. And it’s particularly apt as the Building Society’s Welland House HQ […]

Organisers of tomorrow’s major fireworks and bonfire night in Illston on the Hill have been forced to cancel it because ground conditions are not safe. The event, in aid of Leicestershire’s Wishes 4 Kids charity, attracts 10,000 people and was also due to feature an appearance by Leicester City players James Maddison and Ben Chilwell, […]