Volunteers

Tiny forests aim to encourage more green spaces, wildlife and biodiversity.

Market Harborough residents dig in to create ‘tiny forest’

Forterra-158 - Volunteers from Forterra's Desford Factory

Forterra’s Desford team helps nurture woodland habitats

Previous volunteer days at Desborough Pocket Park

Desborough Pocket Park needs you this weekend!

Ranvir Singh volunteering for the Canal & River Trust as the charity calls for more people to get involved

Call for volunteers in Leicestershire to help wildlife by keeping canals alive

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Caught on Camera: Dog rescued by RNLI after falling 14ft into river

Injured man rescued from snow-covered mountain

Dramatic moment injured man is rescued from snow-covered mountain

Paying respects at the Gynn Square memorial service to officers who died in the 1983 rescue mission at Blackpool.|Lucinda Herbert, Blackpool Gazette

Video: Police sea tragedy remembered as memorial goes ahead in snow

Dad makes teddies with medical devices to help sick youngsters

The drive has raised over £15 million to support children from some of the poorest parts of the UK

Over 300,000 disadvantaged UK children will open gifts on December 25

Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment huge waves crashed into a yacht- seconds before rescue.

Terrifying moment yacht gets slammed by huge waves in dramatic rescue

Poppy collectors from left, Lesley Croft of Market Harborough Lions, Stewart Harrison chairman and poppy appeal organiser, Brian Wain volunteer and Steve Sherwood of the Royal British Legion on their stall at the indoor market. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Market Harborough Poppy Appeal well under way

The Annual Poppy Appeal is now well under way, after a very successful 2023 appeal which raised £30,800 for the Royal British Legion.

Andrew Carpenter

A lost dog has been reunited with his owner - after she caused the motorway to temporarily shut down 8 TIMES!!!

Lost dog shuts M25 eight times - watch beloved pet get rescued

Watch as War Horse memorial gets purple poppy coat to remember fallen service animals

Watch as War Horse statue gets draped in beautiful purple poppy coat

Video grab from heartbreaking footage showing 'waterfalls' of 3,000 bits of rubbish including drinks cans and Santa hats left by people on Mount Snowdon.

'Waterfall' of rubbish cascades down Mt Snowdon in heartbreaking video

‘Seeds of Change’ has been launched by HMPPS as part of a new recruitment drive that encourages people to combine their passion with their career for something more fulfilling

Community Payback roles are open to outdoorsy and garden-loving people

Neil has enjoyed getting to know his 'young person'.

Council calls on volunteers to form 'meaningful bonds' with young people in care

Supergran Mary Lamb to 'climb' the Three Peaks with her assistance dog Sheldon.

UK’s first female wheelchair user to ‘climb’ the Three Peaks

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Watch: Moment RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Residents are being encouraged to have their say on how the town could be improved. Image: Andrew Carpenter

Volunteer-led forum group leads the way on Harborough's Neighbourhood Plan

Danny Reid from Quinns Bookshop

Volunteers and donations needed to spruce up new town garden in Harborough

Kim Oldfield and Councillor Darren Woodiwiss.

Harborough's community fridge saves tonnes of food from going to landfill

The rescue of Ben Longton, 18, in snowy conditions on Scafell Pike, by Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team.

Watch dramatic rescue as boy falls down waterfall in freak blizzard

(L to R) Lynn Hart, Hazel Barker, Carol Dunkley, Sandra Searle and Stuart Martin beside the knitted tank.

Watch: We knitted a life-sized tank to commemorate D-Day

Volunteers Ray Perkins and Jerome Anderton presented the cheque to Lutterworth Community Transport manager Graeme Thomson

Lutterworth Community Transport receives donation after Santa's sleigh visits

Preston thanks his horse, Millie

Expansion plans for Kimberley House Riding for the Disabled

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

Lesley Croft, John Bush and Sarah Hill of Market Harborough Lions Club get ready for the Christmas Card delivery service.

Harborough Lions set to spread Christmas cheer by delivering Christmas cards

Volunteers are needed to log important trees

Volunteers sought to record important trees in Harborough district

They would log the details of ancient trees in a new app.

By The Newsroom

The Christmas Gala will be held in Desborough

Desborough Christmas Gala Night and light switch on to be held this week

A St John Ambulance volunteer at a fireworks display

Remember, remember first aid in November

Britain in Bloom judges with Chairman Cllr Barbara Johnson and Harborough in Bloom volunteers at Welland Park rose garden

Market Harborough scoops gold in prestigious Britain in Bloom competition

The Jubilee food bank is an independent charity

Market Harborough food bank to hold event raising awareness of its services

Market Harborough in Bloom

Harborough in Bloom volunteers 'thrilled' to have scooped gold

Market Harborough Fixers

Market Harborough Fixers receive donation to continue sustainable work

Loch Ness Monster 2023: Volunteers wanted for biggest ‘monster hunt’ in 50 years - how to apply

Volunteers wanted for biggest Loch Ness Monster hunt in 50 years

Louis the Jack Russell with his owner after being rescued

Dog rescued after falling down one of UK’s biggest waterfalls

PD Arnie has graduated as a police dog despite harsh conditions in his early life

Puppy graduates as police dog after being found during raid

Metropolitan Police officers march along The Mall in London as they head to their positions for of the coronation processions of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Coronation: Street safety volunteers arrested over rape alarm concerns

Sally Field pictured with the late Paul O’Grady

Britain's oldest dog walker crowned coronation champion by RSPCA

The cast for the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has been revealed. (Credit: Getty Images)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - full cast

Market Harborough Carnival

Volunteers needed for Market Harborough Carnival

Thousands of volunteers are needed to offer their helping hands over the course of King Charles III’s coronation celebrations - Credit: Getty Images

King Charles III coronation looking for thousands of volunteers

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients

Tree planting this Saturday in Lubenham. It's fun for all ages and makes space for wildlife.

Can you spare the time this weekend to plant more trees in the Harborough area?

British National dies in Ukraine, Foreign Office confirms

British National dies in Ukraine, Foreign Office confirms

 A British National has died in Ukraine amid ongoing conflict in the region

Will Millar

Just Stop Oil protesters guilty of conspiring to cause public nuisance at Silverstone British GP

Just Stop Oil guilty over British GP track invasion - watch protest

Positive Community Action (PCA) volunteers with the bus

Generous donation from Harborough battery manufacturer helps to get charity’s co...

Theatre volunteers with Leicester’s Lord Lieutenant, Mike Kapur.

Theatre volunteers commended for long-standing dedication

A dead 12ft whale was washed up on the banks of a British river last week.

Huge dead whale found washed up British river bank

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, have gone missing in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Two British men who volunteered in Ukraine go missing

A walrus called Thor was spotted having a rest at Scarborough Harbour ahead of the New Year

Walrus pays a visit to Scarborough harbour en route to the Arctic

Cllr Phil King with Bob Lee, volunteers and FCC Environment

Harborough litter pickers thanked for tireless work keeping district clean

Meet some of the volunteers at Trussell Trust food banks in the UK

April Jones went missing in October 2012 - her body was never found.

Mystery of April Jones as Channel 4 documentary revisits murder

Lesley Croft, John Bush and Sarah Hill of Market Harborough Lions Club get ready for the Christmas Card delivery service.

Harborough Lions set to spread Christmas cheer by delivering Christmas cards

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