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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.

Harborough's poppy appeal reaches £9,000 in first week

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

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

Wimbledon is the latest sporting event to be targeted by environmental activist group, Just Stop Oil

Glastonbury 2024 dates confirmed: how to get tickets, price & registration info

Glastonbury 2024 dates confirmed & how to get tickets

The Baton of Hope UK Tour 2023: full list of locations and dates

Glastonbury

Glastonbury confirm The Churnups are Foo Fighters

Spanish rider Raul Torras Martinez competes during the 54th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

Tributes to motorcycle rider who died in crash at Isle of Man TT

Blaston Show

Organisers urge visitors to 'save the date' ahead of Blaston Show in Harborough

King Charles has made a last minute change to the coronation

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

The Core Dance Company.

Harborough dance show will go ahead after changes to theatre closure

The coronation of King Charles will take place on May 6

Anti-monarchy group plan protest along King Charles procession route

Joasia Zakrzewski finished 14th in the 2014 Commonwealth Games marathon (Picture: Kai-Otto Melau/Getty Images)

Ultrarunner claims ‘miscommunication’ for using car

Eurovision 2023 final in Liverpool to be shown live in UK cinemas

There will be free sanitary products, breast-feeding areas and more support for women on the day

London Marathon to hand out free sanitary products in this year’s race

Best Picture Oscar nominations with highest Rotten Tomatoes rating

Rough Collie dog breed at risk of extinction say Kennel Club

Spice Girls rumoured for reunion at King Charles’ Coronation concert

Glastonbury Festival’s iconic Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture.

Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture

The Strokes have been confirmed this morning that they will return to All Points East this year alongside fellow NYC group Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Strokes to headline All Points East 2023 - how to get tickets

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

Hallaton Christmas Fair returns this year with a range of gifts on offer
The Hallaton Christmas Fair will return this year with a range of gifts on offer.

Will Ferrell needs a spare room in Liverpool

Will Ferrell needs a spare room in Liverpool for Eurovision 2023

The World Conker Championship returned this past weekend

What is the World Conker Championships?

Thousands have rallied on the streets around the country to protest the cost of living-crisis.

Thousands take to the streets around UK in Enough is Enough rallies

There will be some great events for walkers and cyclists during the Harborough Big Green Week, which takes place between September 24 and October 2.

Walking and cycling events during the Harborough Big Green Week

The flower festival at Bitteswell church planned as a celebration to the Queen, depicted through wonderful floral displays, will still take place this weekend.

Flower festival will celebrate the Queen’s life at church near Lutterworth this ...

Author Stephen King is one of the headliners on Cheltenham Literature Festival this year

Horror writing legend Stephen King and mystery specialist and TV star Richard Os...

A community hub which promises to be the ‘eyes, ears and voice’ for the town has been set up in Market Harborough.

Community hub promises to be 'eyes and ears' of Harborough

Gail and Mackenzie Devereux-Batchelor enjoying the event. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Market Harborough turns back the clock at huge WW2 event

The car rally rolls into town

Classic cars race into Harborough for car rally

World’s biggest four-day week trial begins in UK affecting thousands of workers

People from all over the Market Harborough area handed over an incredible 10 tonnes of aid at collections in Great Bowden and Haselbech last week.

Organisers of Harborough Ukraine appeal say they do not need any more physical d...

Michael and Steve Crook of Harborough at War during the presentation of £400 to Flt/Lt Mark Cheetham of 1084 ATC Squadron in Market Harborough. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Organisers behind the Harborough at War spectacular hand donate money to Market ...

Previous winners of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour competition

Win the chance to have your car turned into a Hot Wheels model

The three-day Harborough Beachfest extravaganza.will taeke place at Market Harborough’s 90-acre Showground off Leicester Road from Saturday until Monday.

Get ready to hit the beach this bank holiday weekend - right here in Harborough!

Photo by Andrew Carpenter.

Naseby fair near Harborough smashes all expectations with huge turnout

Olympic rings in Tokyo. (Pic: Getty)

Here's when the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finally gets underway this summer

The Great Glen Wheelbarrow Race during a previous year.

Popular Harborough village fundraising event called off for the second year in a...
Organisers say they haven’t got enough time to put it on safely this year

Here's all you need to know about Wimbledon 2021 - from capacity limits to ticke...

The four-day Noisily festival set to go ahead in the Harborough district next month has been cancelled for the second year running.

Music festival set to go ahead in the Harborough district next month has been ca...

Northampton and District Young Farmers Club are inviting spectators of all ages to get out in the fresh air and enjoy the tractor spectacle on Sunday (May 30).

Here is the route of the tractor run which will roar down the streets of Harboro...

The Lubenham Scarecrow Festival.

Much-loved Lubenham Scarecrow Festival cancelled due to the Covid pandemic

Grand National 2021: what time does it start and how to watch TV coverage

Met Police faces court challenge after threatening organisers of Sarah Everard v...

Driving instructors haven't been banned from having relationships with teenaged students (Photo: Shutterstock)

Driving instructors haven't been banned from having relationships with teenaged ...

This year’s Download Festival has been cancelled organisers have now confirmed, making it the second year in a row the rock and metal festival will not go ahead due to the Covid pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

Download Festival 2021 has been cancelled - what to do it you have tickets

Paul Townend riding Al Boum Photo celebrates winning the Gold Cup in front of spectators at Cheltenham Racecourse on 13 March 2020. (Pic: Getty Images)

This is when Cheltenham Festival takes place in 2021 - and how to watch the cove...

Organisers say they have been overwhelmed by the support shown by Harborough residents

'The response has been stunning' - how your foodbank donations will help many st...