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Trees inside the church. Picture: Samantha Peverett

Market Harborough’s St Dionysus Church gearing up for Christmas tree festival

Festival volunteers (Picture: MHLF)

Organisers celebrate success of first Market Harborough Literary Festival

Performers in the town centre. Picture: Arts Fresco

Volunteers needed to secure future of Market Harborough street theatre festival

Northampton & Lamport Railway's 30th anniversary gala.

Northampton & Lamport Railway's 30th anniversary gala over bank holiday weekend

Authors Diana Bretherick and Helen Kennedy, are the organisers behind the first Market Harborough Literary Festival. Photo supplied

Organisers of literary festival 'overwhelmed' community interest in event

Desborough Carnival parade and fun day will take place in June /Desborough Carnival

Desborough set for day of fun with carnival and fete

Mrs Hinch uses adjustable organisers to keep things like food neatly organised in her kitchen (pictured).

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The third edition of Steampunk, a science fantasy event, is coming to Harborough Market later this month Photo: Harborough Market

Alternative science fantasy event coming to Harborough Market later this month

Last years show

Family Fun Day and Motor Show returns to Harborough district this August

Estelle Keeber, founder of Immortal Monkey and a PR and visibility specialist, will be speaking at Hashtag 10, a week-long live business festival marking ten years of Hashtag Events.

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Bob Vylan will perform at Shambala next summer. Photo by Ki Price.

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David Lander and John Feavyour from the Harborough Community Bus scheme with MP Neil O'Brien

Harborough MP will help community bus scheme in its attempt to get a Blue Badge

East Midlands Food Festival returns to Melton this weekend

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The exhibition raised £1,400 for the church.

From woodland wedding venue to dyed dress – wedding exhibition is a success

Community litter picks are popular during Great Big Green Week

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Karen Hobson from Wiltshire, has been showing her Irish terriers for 10 years at Crufts and this year she will be attending with 3 generations of her 4 generations of Irish terriers. BC (L-R) Ailis and Dana and FR (L-R) Roisin and Cillian.March 3 2025.

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Leicestershire farmers are rallying together to stage a Tractor Run from Market Harborough to Leicester this weekend.

Farmers will be driving tractors through Harborough this weekend

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Love will be in the air this summer at this year's Market Harborough Carnival

Bikers on Harley Davidsons deliver Lemmy's ashes to Nottingham's Rock City

Special moment a parade of bikers deliver Lemmy's ashes to Rock City

Men can be seen throwing chairs across the room at the Winter Gardens first Euros Fanzone match.

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Harborough Carnival comes to town this weekend - here's what you need to know

The event will carry a health and wellbeing theme this year.

More details revealed about Harborough’s 2024 Carnival event this summer

The carnival hopes with money raised it will be able to fund defibrillators across the town.

Date and theme set for Market Harborough's carnival

It will take place this Saturday.

Christmas bazaar to take place at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church

From left, John Ragg of Market Harborough Lions and Market Harborough Royal British Legion chairman Stewart Harrison on the poppy appeal stall at the indoor market.

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Market Harborough Poppy Appeal Launch on the Square with help from Oadby and Wigston Support Group.

Poppy Appeal launches in Market Harborough

Emily Isham, 8, and Thea Campion, 9, both of 5th Market Harborough Brownies.

Daredevil teddy bears take the plunge from Harborough's St Dionysus Church

Eastern Front Living History Group’s battle re-enactments at the popular 1940s festival.

Festival turns ugly as locals clash with men dressed as Nazi soldiers

Garaghty and Thom’s Street Comedy proved a hoot! Image: John Routledge

Annual Arts Fresco event returns to Market Harborough for its 21st festival

Teddies will zipline through the sky

Daredevil bears to fly through the sky on zipline from Harborough church

Winter Wonderland is returning to London’s Hyde Park

Winter Wonderland organisers issue update ahead of 2023 event

Goodwood Festival of Speed was cancelled on Saturday due to poor weather

Goodwood Festival of Speed day 2 cancelled due to poor weather

Lana Del Rey breaks silence over controversial Glastonbury

A Just Stop Oil protester runs onto Court 18 and releases confetti

Breaking Just Stop Oil disrupt Wimbledon with ‘orange confetti & jigsaw pieces’

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King Charles has made a last minute change to the coronation

King Charles bans TV cameras from filming ‘sacred’ part of coronation

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Harborough dance show will go ahead after changes to theatre closure

The coronation of King Charles will take place on May 6

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An anti-monarchy group has revealed plans to protest along King Charles’ coronation procession route.
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Glastonbury Festival’s iconic Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture.

Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture

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Hallaton Christmas Fair will take place on Saturday December 3 from 10am-4pm at Hallaton Church.

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