A Market Harborough-based marketing, web design and PR company has given two students the opportunity to experience working in a marketing agency first hand. Sonika Mistry, a DMU undergraduate, and Sophie Burleigh, who is currently studying at Robert Smyth Academy and next year plans to study Creative Writing, are spending most of the summer finding […]
The rugby enthusiast manager of a local hotel has decided to show his support for the Rugby World Cup, starting next month. The Angel Hotel, based on the High Street, have announced that they will be offering special ‘VIP’ packages for the duration of the Rugby World Cup to help those who failed to get […]
Market Harborough based Jessica Shailes has this month announced plans for a third annual ‘Redhead Day UK’, which will celebrate all things ginger. Taking place in London on 12th September 2015, the event will see redheads from across the UK and further afield joining together in a celebration of their genetic rarity. A redhead herself […]
The Harborough Carnival of Running, which took place on Saturday 13th June, has now raised over £22,000 for a range of local and national charities. The event, which was organised by Race Harborough, consisted of a half marathon, a 10k run, and a relay challenge. Whilst £5 from each entry was donated to local charity […]
Market Harborough’s streets witnessed a new spectacle this Saturday as 500 runners took part in the town’s first Market Harborough Building Society Carnival of Running. Around seven thousand spectators lined the town’s streets to see the runners complete the half marathon & 10k event. Some had come to cheer on family and friends, whilst others […]
2014 saw the launch of the ‘I Love Market Harborough’ Festival which attracted over 600 visitors to The Square. This year, its organisers Sustainable Harborough are calling for volunteers with an interest in the town to make this year’s event an even bigger success. The event is to take place between 9am and 4pm on […]
A Desborough drinks firm is hoping to challenge the “status quo” in the spirits industry by launching an English-made vodka. Ben Jelley, owner of Jelley Distilleries, believes the company’s debut product – an elderflower-flavoured vodka – will challenge perceptions and celebrate British-made produce. The 27-year-old said: “There’s a bit of family history when it comes […]
A local digital marketing expert, this year celebrated by LinkedIn as one of the best connected women in marketing using the platform, has announced that she will be running the next in a series of Market Harborough based seminars in June – this time asking businesses ‘Are you wasting your time on social media?’. Jessica […]
Kibworth Golf Club has pulled off a “major coup” after securing a new head pro amid major new plans. One of Leicestershire’s most renowned teaching professionals Michael Bent is joining the Weir Road club from Kilworth Springs Golf Club where he has been for ten years, bringing with him the established Michael Bent Golf Academy. It […]
Market Harborough has once again been named one of the UK’s best market towns according to an annual report published in national newspaper The Times. The town featured at number one in the newspaper’s ‘Best Places to Live Guide’ for 2016. The guide selected 20 of Britain’s ‘top’ market towns based on information such as […]
It’s a common problem – what to do with the Christmas tree once the festivities are over? This year, people living in Market Harborough and Great Bowden can support a local charity by recycling their Christmas tree. In return for a minimum £5 donation, the LOROS hospice charity will collect any unwanted trees over the […]
