- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes paid to funnyman Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
Community
Lord’s school visit
PITSFORD School hosted a talk from a member of the House of Lords to encourage students to engage more with the political and parliamentary process.
Fairtrade trail in Harborough for all
A FAIRTRADE trail of the town has been organised by a school in Harborough as part of Fairtrade Fortnight.
James takes plunge
A STUDENT is taking on a skydiving challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Grisly murder tale entertains group
LEIRE WI’s February meeting transported members back in time as they discussed a grisly murder which took place in Leicester in the 19th century.
Memory Corner: So why was Old Jack sitting up that pole?
SO what kind of epic film would enthuse a man so much he would decide to sit up a pole for five days to promote it?
Awards & Competitions
Farm shop wins regional awards
A FARM shop in Harborough has won the local foods category in a competition by the Countryside Alliance.
Olympic torch will be carried by sporty Rob
A CRICKETER has received confirmation that he will carry the Olympic torch this summer.
Arts Fresco wins award
ARTS festival extravaganza Arts Fresco has won an excellence in tourism award.
Put someone special forward for a ‘Pride’ award
THERE are so many selfless heroes and heroines in our community who get very little public thanks for the tremendous work they do.
Cash for trolley dash is handed over to charity
MORE than £1,100 collected by a group of Lutterworth fundraisers, who sold tickets to win a trolley dash in the town, has been handed over to a charity which helps people with MS.
Letters & Emails
Lenthall House should not be renamed
I NOTE in the February 9 edition of the Harborough Mail that a private company which is taking over Lenthall House from Leicestershire County Care intends to rename it Harborough Court.
This unique market town should not be turned into a clone town
This is a copy of a letter sent to Cllr Michael Rook at Harborough District Council.
Community asked to suggest sensible alternatives to Fox Yard
OVER the past few weeks this newspaper’s letter pages have been alive with hot debate about the district council’s proposed plans for the council offices and possible consequences for the Market Hall.
Wild and Woolly success
THE Wild and Woolly event held on boxing day last year has raised a grand total of just under £2,000 for charity.
How about a seven-day market?
REGARDING Market Harborough Market Hall, can Cllr Rook tell us all why he wants to get rid of a paying asset?
Nostalgia
Memory Corner video: Pensioner’s incredible pole squatting stunt
IN 1959, 72-year-old Harborough man Jack Watling sat in a hut atop a 25-ft metal pole for for five days and nights in a publicity stunt for a film which was being shown at Harborough’s Ritz Cinema - but what was the film?
Your Say
Readers’ photos: It’s a dog’s life
WILLOW the Doberman enjoys the vantage point afforded by this huge snowball in the latest photo sent in by a Mail reader.
Pensioners enjoy activities ‘on holiday’
SENIOR citizens enjoyed a day of activities at Harborough Methodist Church.
Plucky youngsters brave challenges of the night
MORE than 60 young people braved minus temperatures to take on the challenges of a nightwalk.
Creating with nature
CREATING with Nature is the title of the talk at the next meeting of the Harborough branch of the Embroiderers Guild.
Video: Do you remember when the Duke came to town?
A HARBOROUGH film-making club is putting together a film of a Royal visit to the town to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.
Announcements
Dunkley Alan : Obituary
Published in the HarboroughMail.co.uk on 22 February 2012
John Douglas Clements : Acknowledgement
Published in the HarboroughMail.co.uk on 16 February 2012
Peter Munton : Memorial
Published in the HarboroughMail.co.uk on 16 February 2012
Sylvia Joan Hammond : Obituary
Published in the HarboroughMail.co.uk on 16 February 2012
Evan James Bowen Evans : Obituary
Published in the HarboroughMail.co.uk on 16 February 2012
Local Businesses
Plans for new park cafe are put on public display
A COMMUNITY centre in Welland Park providing changing rooms, meeting facilities and business accommodation could be open by next year.
Farm shop wins regional awards
A FARM shop in Harborough has won the local foods category in a competition by the Countryside Alliance.
Lutterworth-area firm breaks into Russian market
A FAMILY-RUN firm in the Lutterworth area is crossing Europe to break into the Russian market with its unique safety lock.
Free health and safety support offered by Lutterworth firm
A LUTTERWORTH firm which specialises in health and safety is offering businesses the opportunity to seek professional advice quickly and easily over email.
Rabbit expert Claire hops to lecture appointment
A RABBIT expert from a Harborough vets has been invited to lecture at a prestigious national conference.
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Weather for Harborough
Thursday 23 February 2012
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Temperature: 9 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
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