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Police hosted a Beat Surgery at Little Bowden Recreation Ground on Saturday evening. The event was in response to on-going concerns about anti-social behaviour at the park and enabled residents to speak directly to officers. Police have pledged to hold regular such events as part of a number of measures aimed at dealing with the […]

A meeting of Harborough District Council tonight will take place in the conference centre at the Three Swans Hotel, to ensure good social-distancing between those attending. The decision was made to switch the venue of the Full Council meeting from the Symington Building, because of the large number of councillors and officers due to attend. […]

A flag-raising ceremony has taken place in Market Harborough today to mark the start of Armed Forces Week. Representatives of the town’s service organisations joined council officials and other dignitaries on Church Square, as the Armed Forces Day flag was raised on top of the Symington Building. The event, held with smaller numbers than normal […]

Over 100 people have had their say on plans to ban the use of psychoactive substances in public places across Harborough. Harborough District Council is now reviewing comments made during a six-week public consultation, describing the response as ‘very good’. If adopted, the Public Place Protection Order would give Police more powers to tackle the […]

An investigation is underway after a fire at a house in Thurnby yesterday afternoon. It broke out on the first floor of the detached home on Station Road just before 4pm. Nobody was injured, with the occupants able to get out before fire crews arrived. Two fire engines and an aerial platform ladder were sent […]

Youngsters in three year groups at Kibworth Mead Academy have been told to learn from home for a second week after a number tested positive for Coronavirus. It is understood around there are around 40 cases across Years 7, 8 and 9. The school took the decision after seeking advice from Public Health England. In […]

To mark International Make Music Day, Harborough’s Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra has teamed up with Scotland’s Aberdeenshire Saxophone Orchestra for a cross-border performance. With social distancing still in place and 480 physical miles between them, they have used the power of technology to perform an arrangement of the rousing march ‘Entry of the Gladiators,’ which has […]

A man injured in a crash in Tur Langton this morning was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. Police were called to the single-vehicle collision on Cranoe Road just before 8am, after a car left the road. The driver, aged in his 20s, from Market Harborough, was taken to hospital for treatment to injuries described […]

Police have pledged to deal with people riding off-road motorbikes illegally in Desborough. Residents are raising issues daily about them being ridden dangerously on roads and pavements. Northamptonshire Police say three ‘Section 59 warnings’ have been issued to riders stopped on the Grange Estate in the past week and if they are stopped again their […]

A driver who led Police on a chase at speeds up to 165mph – before crashing in Theddingworth – has been jailed for a year. Officers pursued the Audi A3, being driven by Usman Kiani, for 60 miles down the M1 from Bradford, before he turned off at Lutterworth and headed along the A4304 towards […]