Market Harborough
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Organisers of a major fundraiser at Harborough Leisure Centre this Saturday and Sunday say it’s not too late for more swimmers and spectators to get involved. The Rotary Club of Market Harborough reveals so far 27 teams comprising between four and six people have booked in for its 2025 SwiMarathon – including local schools, businesses […]
A brand new all-weather route for walkers, cyclists and wheelchair users between Braybrooke and Market Harborough officially opens today. The idea of the ‘Griffin Trail’ came out of the 2022 Braybrooke Neighbourhood Plan, which identified an overwhelming demand from villagers for safer and more scenic pedestrian access to the town than along the busy main […]
New shops could be built in part of the Commons Car Park in Market Harborough. The area has been identified for a mixed use retail development of at least one thousand square metres in Harborough District Council’s draft Local Plan – which maps out new home and business sites over the next 16 years. It […]
A plan to beam images onto historic buildings in Market Harborough has been shelved after being deemed not value for money. Harborough District Council had proposed installing a projector unit on its Symington Building HQ at a cost of £25,000, to promote events in the ‘Cultural Quarter’ which includes the Old Grammar School and St […]
Householders and businesses in the Harborough District are assessing their properties for potential water damage following this afternoon’s torrential downpour which turned some of Market Harborough’s streets into rivers. Vehicles and pedestrians in the town centre were left trying to navigate through floodwater as the deluge left drains unable to cope. Sainsbury’s petrol station was […]
Those taking part in Market Harborough’s two weekend Parkruns are now less likely to find their event cancelled following the donation of a dedicated defibrillator. If the onsite defibrillator at Welland Park had been used just before either a Saturday or Sunday Parkrun, organisers would previously have had to call it off on safety grounds. […]
Harborough District Council has revealed it’s still trying to track down a significant amount of public money which has remained unaccounted for, for over five years. In a recent update to the Cabinet, Cllr Mark Graves, HDC’s Portfolio Holder for Finance, called on Harborough District Leisure Trust to share with him, residents and the Council […]
A well known Market Harborough wildlife photographer has been back in action – again taking all the shots for the 2025 Matt Hampson Foundation fundraising calendar. It’s the sixth year that Peter Crowe has supported the charity in this way – with proceeds helping those who’ve suffered life-changing injuries, particularly through sports. However, Peter reveals […]
Refurbishment work to a significant Market Harborough monument is now underway – and expected to continue for two weeks. Ahead of Remembrance Day this year, Harborough District Councillors pledged to clean and restore the war memorial on The Square in the town centre after it started showing signs of deterioration. Scaffolding is in place for […]
Plans to carry on expanding a large commercial and retail area on the outskirts of Market Harborough have been approved. The application for eleven business units and two drive-thru food and drink units at Airfield Business Park on the B6047 was rubber stamped by Leicestershire County Council’s Development control and regulatory board on Thursday (11th […]
