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Please note that from Monday 6 January the X3 service to and from Market Harborough will be visiting the new Wellington Place housing estate (just prior to St. Luke’s Hospital) and accordingly the timetable has been amended. The revised timetable will last until Saturday 5 April. Please check the website before you travel for the revised times – using this link.

Following on from the enormous success of D-Day 80 – 6 June 2024, in which we all commemorated the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, through the lighting of over one thousand beacons and five hundred lamp lights of peace throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK overseas territories that night, we are now focusing all our efforts on the celebration of the 80th Anniversary of VE Day which marked the end of the war in Europe and WWII as a whole on 8th May 1945, in a similar way.

Market Harborough based children and families’ charity, Home-Start South Leicestershire, launched their annual Snowdrop Appeal this month. The appeal aims to lift spirits and raise hope, using the snowdrop as a metaphor to represent challenges faced by families during the long winter months. The strength and resilience shown by this humble flower, leads to growth and positive change under the most adverse of conditions. The idea is simple: Photograph snowdrops whilst out and about and send to naomi@home-startsouthleics.org.uk or via www.facebook/homestartsl to display on the charity’s social media channels. Each photo is entered into a prize draw, and the winner will be picked at random on Saturday 1 March. This year’s prizes have been donated by Palmer’s Garden Centre, Langton Greenhouse and Garden Centre and Lamport Hall. The fundraising target is £1000, with a focus on supporting the most vulnerable families, experiencing extreme financial hardship.

Less than half of UK adults have a will, which means that their estate (their property, financial and other assets) will be left to someone they haven’t chosen when they die.

Did you know your foot and calf muscles are often called the ‘second heart’?  As the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to your whole body, it benefits from some help from your foot muscles to keep the oxygen-depleted blood flowing around the system – against gravity. Your foot and calf muscles push the blood through the veins back toward your heart.

Good progress is being made with the development work for the Community Hub with the library extension close to completion.

Tim was a Belgrave lad and grew up with a passion for every type of sport, both playing and spectating. 

People across Leicestershire are being asked for their views on a new four-year budget plan.