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Congratulations to our Mothering Sunday winner – Sophie Williams. Sophie was nominated to win the beautiful hand tied bouquet of flowers from Jessica Mary Flowers of Abbey Street Market Harborough. Sophie’s name came out of the hat during Chris Jones show on Sunday. http://www.jessicamaryflowers.co.uk/
A green area of Kibworth Beauchamp is to be transformed thanks to cash developers have had to pay for trespassing on the land. New fencing will be erected and shrubs and trees planted in the play area on Melbourne Close at a cost of £2,500. The Parish Council is funding it through a ‘penalty payment’ […]
Legendary drummer Clem Cattini came to HFM towers on Friday March 29th. He came with co-writer Clive Smith to talk about the launch of his new book “My Life, Through The Eye Of A Tornado”. Listeners were invited to come and meet Clem – who as a session drummer has drummed on an incredible 43 […]
A long-awaited new footbridge over the railway in Little Bowden has finally opened today, meaning two sides of the village are connected once again. It has been nearly four years since the well-used light-controlled pedestrian crossing linking Glebe Road with Braybrooke Road was closed by Network Rail, after being deemed a safety risk. The bridge […]
The plan to build a new specialist care home on the site of Market Harborough’s Ambulance Station has moved forward. Developers have handed in a planning application to demolish the aging building to make way for the 76-bedroom three-storey facility. East Midlands Ambulance Service is selling the Leicester Road site for around £1m, with crews […]
Developers are to fight for the right to build 130 new homes on the edge of Fleckney. They were refused permission to build the estate on land east of Fleckney Road on the Saddington side of the village last year, on the grounds it would harm the landscape and impact the surrounding countryside. But Gladman […]
Volunteers have sprung into action to repair football pitches at the Symington’s Recreation Ground in Market Harborough, that were damaged when ‘boy-racers’ drove onto them. It means training and games for over 100 youngsters at Borough Alliance FC can take place as normal this weekend. Large areas of the grass were churned up after cars […]
Some parking machines in Market Harborough will only accept card payments from next month. Harborough Council is stopping coins being used in three of the pay and display machines located in the Sainsbury’s Car Park, off Springfield Street and two in the Commons Car Park. Bosses hope it will reduce the risk of them being […]
Over £24,000 has been raised for good causes since the launch of the Harborough Lotto. Over 500 people are regularly playing the community lottery, with an average of 1,000 sold each week. Prize money totaling £8,000 has been handed out in the first year of its operation. The figures have been revealed in a report […]
A pile of rubbish was flytipped in the middle of a country road near Clipston. Full of branches, a mattress and part of a bed, it’s believed it was dumped from the back of a vehicle on the road between Clipston and Sibbbertoft, close to the turn for Marston Trussell, late last night or early […]
