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A Market Harborough couple have received a card from the King and Queen to help celebrate their Platinum wedding anniversary. Laurie and Joan Drayton married on this day 70 years ago, after first meeting at a church youth club. The couple, aged 94 and 93, received the royal congratulations card this morning and have marked […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly man was pushed to the ground and kicked by a group of youths in a park in Lutterworth. The 76-year-old was assaulted after asking the teenage boys to stop kicking a bin. He suffered a cut to his head, but did not require hospital treatment. It happened […]

A man has been remanded into custody after being accused of attacking three people with a knife in Desborough. Jordan Scott, of Union Street in the town, has appeared at Northampton Magsitrates’ Court today. The 24-year-old is charged with attempted wounding with intent, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and assault by […]

Plans have been unveiled to replace aging mobile classrooms at a Market Harborough primary school. Meadowdale Primary School wants to create a new permanent building to accommodate the four classrooms and toilets on its site off Rockingham Road. If it went ahead, a new playground would be created on the site of the current mobile […]

The responsibility for maintaining public open space on new housing estates across Harborough could be taken away from management companies. It follows concerns raised by some residents and councillors about their effectiveness and value for money. Currently residents on most new estates pay a sum to a management company for the upkeep of open space, […]

An animal lover from Fleckney is celebrating completing three triathlons in six weeks to support Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital. Dani Wills put in hours and hours of training to prepare for the running, cycling and swimming events, with the final one taking place at Rutland Water. Dani set a fundraising target of £300, but has now […]

There was a bumper turnout at Market Harborough’s Comic Con event. It was held at Market Hall on Sunday, with everything to do with film and TV, including characters, actors, cosplay, collectables and toys. There was also the chance for visitors to get autographs and selfies with special guests, including Hacker T Dog from CBBC, actor […]

The campaign to save Roman Way Community Centre in Market Harborough is being stepped up. Leicestershire County Council is set to close and sell off the site this autumn and has rejected a request to make a Community Asset Transfer of the building to a group which wants to turn it into an arts and […]

Police have charged a man after three people suffered knife wounds in Desborough. Jordan Scott, 24, of Union Street in the town is accused of two counts of Section 18 – attempted wounding with intent, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and assault by beating. It follows an incident in the garden of […]

Judges from the East Midlands in Bloom competition have praised the work of Market Harborough’s volunteer gardeners. They have been taken on a tour today to look at floral displays and environmental projects, as the town’s in-bloom team hope to win the large town category of the contest for a third year. Judges Malcolm Fisher […]