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More than £35,000 has been raised for good causes since the launch of the Harborough Lotto a year ago. Cash prizes totalling nearly £9,000 have also been won by people playing it, plus nearly £3,000 in free tickets and £250 worth of Amazon vouchers. Over 1000 tickets a week are being sold, with 60p from […]
The latest of HFM’s quiz nights was held on Wednesday June 5th. The event – held at the towns Angel Hotel was hosted by Dave Irving ably assisted by Pat Stones. The fun evening takes place on the first Wednesday of each month. Teams of up to six battle it out over several rounds of […]
Shoppers at Market Harborough’s Aldi are to trial a new green carrier bag scheme which could end up being rolled out nationwide. From next month they’ll have the option to buy a fully compostable carrier bag for 6p. Made of a bio-degradable material, they’re designed to be completely compostable within a year. The supermarket chain […]
Plans are afoot for Christmas lights to return to Market Harborough’s Church Street this December. There was outcry when the traditional cross-street displays were not erected last year, because of changes to health and safety legislation. Now, following a meeting with business owners, Harborough Council is drawing up plans for new light displays and has […]
Market Harborough’s Farndon Fields estate will get a bus service from the end of the month. Operator Arriva is extending the route of its X3, meaning eight journeys a day will stop there. The changes, from June 30th, will mean buses no longer serving parts of Kibworth, including Wistow Road, Barnards Way and Warwick Road. […]
Plans have been announced for a new 60-bedroom Extra Care facility in Great Glen. The scheme, for 32 acres of land off Chestnut Drive, also includes new sports facilities for the neighbouring Leicester Grammar School and car parking. A joint planning application from the school and Homes England, the government’s Housing, Land and Regeneration Agency, […]
Severn Trent Water say it is ‘disappointing’ someone moved road closed signs and barriers on Great Bowden Road overnight. It meant vehicles could turn off Rockingham Road early this morning, before the three-week closure, that began yesterday, to allow new water pipes to be laid. was brought back into force. A spokesman for the company […]
Market Harborough’s former Cottage Hospital will be demolished next month. Specialist contractors have moved into the building to remove asbestos, ahead of the bulldozers entering the site. Developers expect the demolition to be completed by mid-July, when work will then start to build a new 70-bedroom care home which is expected to be completed in […]
Police say nobody was seriously injured after a lorry and two cars were involved in a crash in Kibworth this morning. Officers together with East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the Fleckney Road/Warwick Road junction just after 11.30am. One person was treated at the scene by paramedics but didn’t need to be taken to […]
A new campaign urging all road users to respect each other has been launched by Police. The new initiative, entitled ‘Share The Road’ is aimed at reducing the number of crashes and encouraging mutual respect among all who use the roads. In the Harborough District officers are concentrating on making drivers more aware of motorbikes, […]
