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Aldi is set to submit a planning application for a new store in Market Harborough later this month. The discount retailer wants to spend £5m on the development at the corner of Rockingham Road and Gores Lane. If approved, the store would replace the firm’s existing supermarket on Springfield Street, which it says is too […]

A pair of Robins have taken up residence on a shelf at the B&M store in Market Harborough. The birds have built a nest among pots of grasses in the outside Garden Centre area, which has been cordoned off to ensure they are not disturbed before eggs hatch. Staff say shoppers are being incredibly respectful […]

People with illegal, unwanted and unlicensed guns can hand them in at Market Harborough Police Station with no questions asked from today. Leicestershire Police is holding the two-week firearms surrender in a bid to get guns off the streets. The force says many guns are held in innocence and ignorance of their legality and are […]

A teenager has been seriously injured after being stabbed in Desborough. He was attacked in Regent Street at about 10pm on Tuesday. Police say the victim, aged 16, suffered ‘serious injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening’ and he remains in hospital. A 15-year old boy was arrested on suspicion of Section 18 Grievous […]

Star Wars memorabilia amassed by the Market Harborough-born actor who played Boba Fett has sold at action for £155,000. Jeremy Bulloch, who featured in the original Star Wars trilogy, died in 2020 from complications related to Parkinson’s Disease. A ‘substantial’ donation from the sale is going to charity Parkinson’s UK. The 75-year-old’s unique collection, including […]

Roadside verges in 17 villages across Harborough are being transformed into wildflower areas. The parishes, including Kibworth, Foxton, Great Bowden, Hallaton, Burton Overy and East Langton, signed up to a County Council scheme aimed at boosting biodiversity and encouraging wildlife. The areas are not normally mown between April and August to allow time for the wildflowers […]

Residents across Harborough are being encouraged to save on energy bills and help cut carbon emissions by investing in solar panels through a new group-buying energy scheme. Solar Together Leicestershire aims to help people get them at a reduced rate, with everyone who registers entered into an auction, where suppliers compete by offering the lowest […]

A fox cub rescued from the canal in Market Harborough has sadly died. The animal had been making good progress at Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth, but is thought to have been suffering from pneumonia and passed away last night. Russ Bennett from Desborough was praised for swimming into the water to save the cub […]

An American man researching his father’s time in Market Harborough during World War II is thanking all who have made contact with him. Bill Bonnamy has been visiting to find out more about when troops from the US 82nd Airborne Division were stationed at Papillon Hall in Lubenham, in the run-up to D-Day in 1944. […]

Businesses have donated £10,000 in just a week to ensure Market Harborough Carnival can take place next month. Organisers have been overwhelmed by the level of support, after issuing an urgent appeal for funds when their major sponsor pulled out. Both independent and national businesses based in and around the town have rallied round to […]