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Harborough man David Candy is backing the eye awareness campaign

Retired lecturer backing county-wide eye disease awareness drive

A retired university lecturer from Market Harborough whose performance on the tennis court has been affected by his eye disease is urging people to get regular sight checks to spot early signs as part of a countywide awareness drive.

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Anti-bullying campaign is gathering strong momentum

A campaign to beat bullying and to offer support and advice to victims is gaining pace and spreading its wings.

Crowds show their support. (Mail Picture: Andrew Carpenter/001611-8)

Video: KibFest 2013 video Picture gallery

While the rain held off, around 1,500 people flooded the gates of a festival held in memory of a man who died in a collision while out cycling last year.

Visitors get up close to a Meteor aircraft at Bruntingthorpe during the Whittle weekend. (Mail Picture: Andrew Carpenter/001611-20)

Video: Whittle weekend was so wonderful video Picture gallery

A special exhibition exploring the work of Sir Frank Whittle showed there is still plenty of interest in the aviation
pioneer more than 70 years after his jet engine first flew.

Cancer support bus in town centre

Macmillan Cancer Support’s bright green bus will be in Lutterworth town centre next Thursday.

Kibworth, unveiling history plaque on The Old House

Video: Blue plaque remembers famous Kibworth siblings video

A blue heritage plaque has been unveiled at The Old House in Kibworth to mark the importance of two of its former residents, writer John Aikin and his sister, the poet and writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld.

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Runners to the rescue after horse’s fall

Runners helped rescue a horse which was running free after its rider suffered a fall.

Happy hour at pop-up pub

Have a drink at a pop-up pub being set up in Harborough tomorrow (Friday).

Fashion show will benefit Third World

Discard the winter woolies and inject some colour into your wardrobe with a women’s fashion show in Harborough today (Thursday).

Drew Smith with daughter Abbie

Mission to Haiti for Drew and his group of helpers

A man from Desborough is embarking on a mission to help people in Haiti.

Parishes across the district to benefit from a share of £250,000 homes cash

Parishes in the Harborough district are to get a share of £250,000 to spend on projects to improve their communities.

Great Britain's Jessica Ennis celebrates winning the Heptathlon, after the 800m event at the Olympic Stadium, London, on the eighth day of the London 2012 Olympics. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday August 4, 2012. Stephen Pond/PA Wire.

Relive the golden Olympic moments on the big screen

One year on from the London Olympics and they are still serving to inspire events in the district for all the family to get involved in.

Cllr Blake Pain, pictured around the Old Grammar School and church in Market Harborough, is the new leader of Harborough District Council.

Blake confirmed as council leader

As predicted, Cllr Blake Pain was confirmed as the next leader of Harborough District Council last night (Monday).

Pupils and teachers at St Mary's Primary School in Bitteswell celebrate their 'Outstanding ' Ofsted report . Headteacher Hazel Maher with the staff and pupils of the school

Outstanding Ofsted rating for village school

A primary school has achieved the top grade in its recent Ofsted report.

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Horse rider airlifted to hospital after fall at Rockingham trials event

A woman was airlifted to hospital after falling from a horse at Rockingham Castle.

The fire service were called out to deal with the incident

Harborough firefighters free person trapped in bedroom

Firefighters attended a home in Harborough to free a person who had become trapped in a bedroom.

Police were called after residents reported hearing a gunshot fired.

Armed response unit called to Harborough after gun shot heard

Armed police were deployed in Market Harborough yesterday (Sunday) after reports of a gun shot being heard.

Cancer charity offering support in Harborough

Macmillan Cancer Support’s bright green mobile information and support centre is coming to Harborough tomorrow (Tuesday).

Market Harborough, Methodist Church sponsored bounce:
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Bouncing fundraiser great fun for children

A sponsored bounce by tots and toddlers has raised more than £400 for charity.

The Harborough Mail's longest continuous reader, 96-year-old Mr Cooper.

Jack’s still reading the Mail after 90 years!

We all like our home comforts and while Jack Cooper was away on service during the Second World War it was his weekly copy of the Mail that brought him not only news but a sense of solace.

Our tiniest columnist, the Baby Harborian

Our tiniest columnist: The Baby Harborian on...the carnival princesses competition

So, I’m not a happy bunny (and no, that’s not just a turn of phrase, since I’m currently sporting my Easter get-up)....

Mail editor Neil Pickford. The Mail is the media partner for the Spark initiative in Harborough

Mail columnist: Helping to Spark district’s economy

The Mail is delighted to be helping to launch a fantastic new initiative that will help spark new business and further prosperity in the district.

Chloe Dilks (left) and Evie Anderson

Readers vote for their princesses at 2013 carnival

The two princesses that will ride at the front of the Harborough Carnival parade will be nine-year-olds Chloe Dilks and Evie Anderson.

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Elderly residents get together to help surgeries

Elderly residents at a housing scheme in Brixworth have come to the aid of a local doctor’s practice.

Mail columnist Canon Brian Davis

Brian’s Bit: For better or for worse?

I reckon taking weddings is the icing on the cake, with the church full of happy people. And this year I have 19, in eight different churches, as well as four wedding blessings at Hothorpe Hall.

Rick Martins who has been calling for action to repair the potholes in Theddingworth Road between Hothorpe Hall and Marston Trussell.

Is this the worst road for potholes in district?

A frustrated resident who has been waiting four months for proper repairs to a pothole- ridden road outside his home says the highway needs to be completely resurfaced.

Stall holder John Cleaver confronts councillor Michael Rook at the indoor market in one fo the more challenging issues to crop up during Cllr Rook's leadership. (Picture: Andrew Carpenter/001395-91)

Outgoing council leader looks back on his time in charge

The departing leader of Harborough Council has reflected on his time at the helm in his final column for the Mail.

Time bank launched to swap skills

An innovative new time bank project in which people offer their skills in exchange for help from others is being launched in Lutterworth.

Scene of the accident after a car ploughed into a wall in Kibworth Harcourt

Video: Car crashes through wall video

A driver, who is not believed to be seriously injured, was taken to hospital after their car crashed through a six-foot wall into a garden.

Rachel Panther interviews Chris Allington, managing director of Oxford Innovation, in one of the videos on the Spark website.

Exciting new business project Sparks into life

A new initiative which is hoping to inspire bussinessmen and women in Harborough district is proving popular just one week after it launched.

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Slideshow: A week in pictures video

A selection of pictures taken by Mail snappers over the last seven days.

Head teacher Colin Dean of Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough.
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Academy merger plan is amended

Plans to merge Harborough’s Robert Smyth and Welland Park academies are going out to public consultation once again.

Party will help two good causes

The mum of a 16-year-old girl who has spina bifida and
hydrocephalus is organising a fundraiser for charities that have supported her and her daughter.

A Lancaster bomber flies over Eyebrook Reservoir in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid during WW2.

Video: Flypast marks 70 years since Dambuster Raids video

Celebrations were held at Eyebrook Reservoir today (Thursday, May 16) to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters Raids.

From left, Erin Hibberd (5), Ted Heaps (5), tutor and Mail columnist Ruby Hryniszak, Alfie Brinley (6), tutor Mike Heaps, Lillie Heaps (7), Mae Maltby (4), tutor Martin Whiteman, Eva Maltby (6) and Finn Singer (6) during a Room For Music workshop at Harborough Methodist Church.

Feature: Room for Music

Their name may not be the most well-known in the district, but Harborough district organisation Room For Music is providing great support for young musicians and studio technicians alike.

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Slideshow: Awards for adventurous scouts video

Scouts from the Harborough district have been busy pursuing adventure in all its forms.

Harborough-based band the Stereosonics are one of the bands lined-up for Kibfest this Saturday

Great line-up of bands ahead for KibFest

Charity music festival Kibfest is set to kick-start the summer with an impressive line up of bands this weekend.

Clubbing together...Penny Squires, Cilla Squires and Suzi Munton. (Mail Picture: Andrew Carpenter/001610-77)

Players needed for Mail’s charity golf day

A charity golf day is being organised by the Harborough Mail to help raise funds for a good cause at the same time as having a fun day out on the course.

Bruce Airhead performs on the Square during the Arts Fresco in Market Harborough in 2010. (Picture: Andrew Carpenter/001345-7)

Shock at decision to axe Arts Fresco event

What began as half a day of free entertainment featuring 25 street artists turned into arguably the biggest event in Harborough’s calendar .

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Man killed on motorway near Lutterworth

Officers from Leicestershire Police’s serious collision unit are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the M1 motorway near Lutterworth.

Support...centre, Gavin Green, Mason Millward (6) and Warren Lee during the charity headshave at the Kings Head. (Mail Picture: Andrew Carpenter/001610-71)

Video: Gavin loses his locks for a good cause video

A man stepped up to have his locks chopped off to raise funds for a charity close to his brother’s heart.

Emma Howells presents Susan Morgan of Welford with her commemorative crystal award

Award for life-saving Welford blood donor

A blood donor from Welford was honoured for rolling up her sleeves to help save lives.

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Charity walk after Solar House fall

A house builder has teamed up with a Great Glen pub to raise money for the Air Ambulance after two workmen were injured in an accident at the Solar House development in the village.

The NHS 101 phone service is being delayed for Leicestershire.

Brakes put on NHS 111 service for Harborough and wider county

The roll-out of the new non-emergency NHS 111 phone service for Harborough and the wider county will now not launch next month as previously planned, health bosses announced yesterday (Monday).

Sir Edward Garnier

Twitter impersonator should ‘get a life’, says Sir Edward

Harborough MP Sir Edward Garnier has urged the person behind a fake Twitter account purporting to be him to ‘get a life and do something useful instead’.

Mail’s publisher ‘on track for strong performance’

Harborough Mail publisher Johnston Press reported its first increase in operating profit for nearly seven years yesterday in spite of the challenging economic environment.

Workshop will focus on dementia

A free training workshop for families whose loved ones are affected by Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia is being offered.

Dr Tom Blake and Dr Hugh Delargy

Doctors on their bikes for deserving charities

Doctors who between them serve hundreds of patients in the Harborough district have been getting on their bikes to raise money for deserving causes.

Nine-year-old Poppy Robinson, the winner of the Young Handler section at last year's Blaston Show, with her Leicester long wool sheep Joe

Jumping towards 56th annual Blaston Show

With six weeks left until the gates open for the 56th annual Blaston Show on Sunday, June 30, businesses are showing their support for the event.

Fish Project: Leicestershire Craft Gallery fishes designed by Harborough residents going on display in Leicester l-r Katharine Wright and Andrea Greenaway

Video: Spot your fish video

A school of fish is floating to Leicester after hundreds of people in Harborough joined together to support a Leicestershire Craft Centre project.

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