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As the new academic year approaches, more young people are being invited to become part of Harborough’s Youth Council. Formed only in January this year at Harborough District Council, members aged 11-18, have used their voices to influence council decision making on matters concerning them, their peers and future generations. It has monthly meetings in […]
Today sees the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when the allies secured victory over Japan, bringing World War Two to an end. It includes special services to honour those who served in the Far East – including at the War Memorial in Market Harborough… That’s the Chairman of the Royal British Legion in Market Harborough, […]
A property developer is appealing Harborough District Council’s refusal of planning permission on a large green field site to the north of our area. In 2023, Parker Strategic Land submitted plans for a 70-bed residential care home alongside 230 new houses on land adjacent to Firs Road at Houghton On The Hill. These also included […]
A Market Harborough carpet fitter has just hung up his Stanley Knife for the final time after half a century working for the same family company. Gary Freestone (pictured above, far right, in the past) was employed by H Monk & Sons in the town as a teenager, straight out of school, having been given […]
A drive to ‘enhance’ green spaces across Harborough has been launched by Harborough District Council. Financed from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the Council has launched what it calls a ‘proactive’ new initiative to identify public open spaces which could be enhanced for local residents via ‘community masterplans.’ A total of £80,000 of funding has […]
A two-year project that’s seen the installation of hundreds of swift nesting boxes in buildings across Leicestershire has been hailed a huge success. In 2023, Leicestershire County Council was awarded a grant from Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme Scheme to help to boost the numbers of the threatened birds. The Swift Action for Swifts project […]
A farmer from the Harborough District has been ordered to pay more than £5000 in fines for risking the safety of the food chain. 34-year-old James Beesley from Cranoe pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court to twenty breaches of cattle identification laws. These included failing to report cattle deaths within seven days and reusing ear […]
A Poet Laureate and a Junior Poet Laureate are set to be formally appointed for Harborough District. The honorary roles will celebrate local culture with poetry and provide a voice for the community through verse. The titles will be decided as part of bi-annual competitions run by Wingates Gallery in Market Harborough – in association […]
A new home has been revealed for Race Harborough’s ‘Run Rabbit Trail Festival’… That’s Mary Pearson, owner of Race Harborough, which organises the annual gathering. Their 2025 festival will take place over the weekend of the 17th/18th May, with runners invited to try out numerous newly created routes across three events, combined with guest speakers, […]
As more details about national events in celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day are announced, residents in the Harborough District are going to be able to “street party” for free! It’s because Leicestershire County Council has announced the usual fees for road closures between the 8th and 11th of May will be waived […]
