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People who don’t want trick or treaters bothering them on Halloween are being urged to display signs on their doors. Ahead of Sunday, the ‘No Thanks’ posters have been produced by police, who are also urging those going door to door to respect the wishes of householders who don’t want to be called on. The […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was injured in a crash on the A6 Market Harborough bypass yesterday. The 50-year-old man’s Yamaha MT-09 Tracer bike was involved in collision with a silver Chevrolet Lacetti car just after 2pm – around a half a mile from the Welham Lane junction. He was taken to […]
A motorcyclist has been injured in a crash with a car on the A6 Market Harborough bypass. The rider was taken to hospital after the collision between the McDonald’s roundabout and the Rockingham Road/A427 roundabout just after 2pm. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told Hfm: “The motorcyclist has suffered injuries that are not believed to […]
A man caught red-handed dumping rubbish on a country lane has been fined £400 by Harborough District Council. He was filmed on covert CCTV fly-tipping furniture and other household items, including a suitcase, on London Road in Great Glen earlier this month. The man in his 30s from Leicester was tracked down by the council’s […]
A shortage of drivers is affecting some bus services in Market Harborough. Over the past few days Stagecoach has been forced to cancel some of its service 18 journeys that link the town with Desborough, Rothwell and Kettering. The company blames the impact of the pandemic, Brexit and the DVLA taking longer to process bus […]
The traditional St Joseph’s bonfire and fireworks display in Market Harborough won’t take place this year because of the impact of the pandemic on the event. Organisers, the St Joseph School’s PTFA, say it wasn’t feasible to host the event, as for it to have been ‘covid safe’ and operated within government guidance, they would […]
The plan to build a new business park on the outskirts of Market Harborough has been withdrawn for a second time. 15 office, business and warehouse units were proposed for land between Leicester Road and the canal, close to the Forest Gate garage, with a revised planning application lodged with Harborough District Council earlier this […]
Youngsters in and around Market Harborough will be able to learn more about waterways thanks to Market Harborough Building Society’s Charitable Foundation. It handed a grant of just under £5,000 to the Canal and River Trust, enabling it to buy paddle boards, paddles, buoyancy aids and helmets. The equipment, to be based at Foxton Locks, […]
Plans have been announced to expand HMP Gartree so it can house an additional 247 male prisoners. The Ministry of Justice wants to build a new four-storey prison block on the existing site, to increase the capacity of the jail to around 900 prisoners. It has launched a public consultation into the proposal, which it […]
The Halifax bank in Market Harborough has closed down. The branch on The Square shut its doors for the final time yesterday, after it was announced earlier this year it was one of 44 to be axed nationwide. Parent company Lloyds Banking Group blames the decision on more people switching to on-line banking instead of […]
