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The Symington Building with red lights supports the poppy appeal. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Harborough glows red to mark Remembrance commemorations this weekend

From left, Sue Rees, Lindsay Gibson, minister Ben Williams, Anne King and Paul King outside St Cuthbert's Church in Great Glen. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Two poppy 'waterfalls' pay tribute to people and animals lost in conflict

Steph Mastoris, head of museums at Amgueddfa Cymru, will present the talk.

Little Bowden Society to explore the history of Christmas cards

Canal art began flourishing in the mid-19th century.

Foxton will be coming up roses with traditional canal art painting workshop

Receiving their Coronation Champion awards - Bob Lee, Robert White, Adam Jones, Lord-Lieutenant Mike Kapur, Helen Crouch, Geoffrey Kirk, Kimberley Durham, Jasu Tailor.

Dedicated residents from in and around Harborough honoured with national awards

The collection is expected to fetch up to £5,000. Image: Gildings Auctioneers

Popular wartime fullback’s football trophies to go under the hammer

The Sarah Mansfield as it looked back in 2009. Photo: Google Street View.

Village pub gets unexpected attention

The nostalgia event will be returning in September. Image by Fernandoschi pixabay.com

Desborough residents set to go back in time as forties event returns this summer

Bag a bargain...Tommy Cook with Sharon Harris PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Thousands march to Showground for Operation Market Harborough

Chef Matt Green Chef, manager Sam Judd and shift manager Julie Stors get in the spirit. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Cheers! Harborough’s Wetherspoon pub celebrates 25 years in our town centre

Lutterworth First Responders received a donation towards their lifesaving equipment.

Lutterworth causes continue to reap benefits of fund-raising Santa’s Sleigh
Inspire of Lutterworth is a community group which continues the Santa’s Sleigh tradition in the town every Christmas

Lubenham (photo courtesy of Lubenham Parish Council)

Intriguing stories behind Lubenham homes

Alberto Costa MP with local farmer Nick Lane (fourth from right) alongside other farmers and representatives from the NFU. Image submitted.

South Leicestershire MP discusses food security with farmers at Broughton Astley

Judges, Elizabeth Fairfield, Nicholas Litherland, Barbara Tallis of Market Harborough in Bloom and judge Richard Stephen. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

In Bloom volunteers hope to come up roses in regional competition

Lutterworth mayor John Jones opens the Platinum Jubilee Park with help from consort Sheila Jones Photo by: ANDREW CARPENTER

Children flock to new and improved Platinum Jubilee Park in Lutterworth

MP Alberto Costa speaks at the Veterans Fair.

Inaugural South Leicestershire Veterans' Fair hailed a success

Desborough Carnival - pictures from the 1970s and 1980s

Desborough Carnival retro picture special - 54 photos from the 1970s and 1980s

Enemy down! Photo by David Sinclair - Corporate-Motion Film Production.

Fearsome warriors bring Dark Age history to life near Market Harborough

There will be treats aplenty.

Special flypast featuring a Lancaster Bomber will take place near Harborough

Image of the mill from planning documents.

Plans greenlit to turn Grade II listed Victorian mill in Harborough into flats

Long-serving member Jean Clarke (centre) cuts the cake with County Chairman, Glenice Wignall and President Susan Woollard. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Century-old organisation in Great Bowden marks anniversary milestone in style

Fun during the Market Harborough Roundtable It's a Knockout event.

In pictures: Photos from this year's Market Harborough Carnival and float parade

The popular carnival is back!

Harborough Carnival is in town this weekend - here are the details

The Summer Carnival is back!

All the fun of the fair at Summer Carnival this year

Mr Costa presents winners Mr and Mrs Maruda with the ‘Best in Show’ prize (left), alongside club president Roger Rose (right).

Hundreds flock to Rotarians' annual Plant, Craft and Food Fair in Lutterworth

Alberto Costa with former postmaster Nav Vara and Cllr Rosita Page outside the Ullesthorpe post office in 2019.

Village post office near Lutterworth prepares to reopen after two years

Pat Middleton on behalf of the WRENS during the wreath laying on VE Day. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Wreath-laying service commemorates the VE Day anniversary in Harborough

St Mary's Church in Husbands Bosworth.

Important guest to help mark 50th anniversary of a Harborough district church
Dr Michael Nazir-Ali will visit St Mary’s Church in Husbands Bosworth.

The Braybrooke Morris Dancers getting in the spirit.

U3A members step up their moves as Morris Dancers jig into Harborough

Scouts attempt to take on St George himself.

St George's Day highlights - human fruit machines and scouting for hot dogs

All are welcome to celebrate the King's Coronation with Bower House.

Harborough residents invited to toast the new king over a Coronation cuppa

The Hare Pie is thrown onto the battlefield by Dave Marlow and Phil Allen.

In pictures: Close-up action photos of Hallaton Bottle Kicking event

Aerial photograph of RAF Husbands Bosworth taken during the airfield's construction

Find out more about RAF Husbands Bosworth’s wartime role

A new addition to the list is the Former Station, Great Glen. Built as part of the Midland Railway London extension from Leicester to Hitchin which opened in May 1857

Steps taken to preserve historical buildings in Harborough

The presenters of 'Breakfast Time', first national breakfast television programme, UK, August 19, 1983; including Frank Bough (far left) (photo: Getty Images)

​A look back at 40 years of early morning sleepy Breakfast television

My word, our language constantly changes!

Some of our staple sayings have seen better days.

Neil O'Brien MP and Councillor Phil King pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust.

Harborough glows purple to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Digging in - MP Neil O'Brien with Meadowdale Primary School pupils

Green-fingered pupils pay tribute to the late Queen

The gallows were once a typical sight (photo: Adobe)

The gruesome business of public execution put under the microscope

Flintlock Blunderbuss pistol

Whopping £130,000 hammer price for antique weaponry at Harborough auction

King George VI who made a speech to the nation each Christmas from 1939 exxcept for one year following an operation (photo: Getty Images)

Monarch’s Christmas day speech carried on by our new King Charles III

Dave Kelly's father showing his son his old stomping ground

The importance of oral history and family

1971 jersey

Memorabilia from Leicester City FA Cup final to go up for auction

Winston Churchill carrying out some brick work at his home in Chartwell, Kent, in 1928 (photo: Getty Images)

Chartwell: Where you get to know the man who is behind the myth

The festival takes place this weekend

Longest running Christmas Tree Festival in the country returns in Desborough
It takes place this weekend.

American 18k gold hunter watch

More than 500 vintage watches amassed by local collector to go under the hammer

Market Harborough Remembrance Parade.

PICTURES - Remembrance Day marked across Harborough district

PICTURES - How Remembrance Day has been marked across Harborough district

Centre, Bob Morris chairman of Gilmorton History Group during the Gilmorton Chandler Church of England school assembly. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Time capsule placed in Gilmorton church tower and will remain sealed until 2050

LNER Azuma train bearing its poppy livery (photo: Simon Williams LNER)

LNER thanks those who have served

We will remember them...from left, Sheila Caberwal, Steve Sherwood and Jane Timms on the poppy stall at Harborough indoor market. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

All you need to know about the Remembrance Day Service and Parade

War veterans David John Dade (Left) and Ken Sprowles at the launch of the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal in central London (photo: Getty Images)

Annual Poppy Appeal is launched across the UK

The book details Lutterworth's history

Book detailing Lutterworth's history released

Harborough band in the 1930s

Harborough Band celebrates 125 years in the town with huge concert

Lutterworth Museum has opened its doors.

New museum showcasing Lutterworth's history opens