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Sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs have found a new home at the LeicestershireWildlifeHospital thanks to the generosity of a Harborough company. Estate agency and chartered surveyors Andrew Granger & Co has sponsored part of the construction of a new hedgehog enclosure at the hospital in Kibworth. The outdoor enclosure has communal feeding areas and individual [...]

A company in Market Harborough, Leicestershire has developed a range of products that kill 99.9% of bacteria from surfaces and continues to work for four weeks after its initial use. The cleaning solution by Micro-Fresh® (www.microfresh.co.uk), who are based in BowdenBusinessVillage, has been specially formulated and tested to decrease the spread of bacteria. “Eighty percent [...]

An artist from the Harborough area is celebrating his involvement in an award winning church renovation. Architectural glass artist, Derek Hunt of Limelight Studios in Medborne designed and constructed the 35 sq metre glass installation in St Lawrence Church in Alton, Hampshire. The renovation project, incorporating the addition of a pod containing toilets, a kitchenette [...]

Bottle-kicking is an old Leicestershire custom that takes place in the village of Hallaton each Easter Monday. Records of bottle-kicking date to the late 18th century, but the custom is thought to originate much earlier, from before the Christian era. more info… BOTTLE KICKING AND HARE PIE SCRAMBLE When: 9 April 2012 (Easter Monday) Where: [...]