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Unusual venues are to be used as polling stations when people across Harborough vote in the county council elections on May 6th. Traditionally schools have been used, so closed for the day, but where possible alternative locations will be, including The Crown pub at Tur Langton and restaurant of the Dog and Gun in Kilby. […]

Work is starting to build a new electricity substation beside the railway near Desborough. It will go up on land adjacent to the A6, approaching the B576 junction, and provide power for when the tracks are electrified between Market Harborough and Kettering. Contractors working on behalf of National Grid are beginning to clear vegetation to […]

Plans have been announced for a new business park on the outskirts of Market Harborough, which has the potential to create hundreds of jobs. It approved, it would be constructed on 33 acres of land between the B6047 Harborough Road and Gallow Field Road, behind Harborough Innovation Centre and adjacent to the Showground. A number […]

The fifth dog stolen from kennels in South Kilworth in February has been found safe. ‘Bashful’ was recovered last night by Police last night in the Greater Manchester area, after the four other Basset Hounds taken were found there earlier this week. Westerby Basset Hounds are thanking all who helped in the search for the […]

Four dogs stolen from South Kilworth in February have been found by Police in the Greater Manchester area. It follows a major search for the Basset Hounds, which were taken from the Westerby Basset Hounds kennels. The dogs were recovered at two separate addresses over the weekend. Two women and a man, arrested on suspicion […]

Harborough Police have recovered a stolen car after officers found it abandoned on a country road near Wistow this morning. The Audi was missing the bonnet and front lights. Officers say the car had been stolen from the Harborough area and enquiries are continuing.    

Leisure Centres in Market Harborough and Lutterworth will re-open on Monday. Operator, Everyone Active, has confirmed the doors will open again, after being shut for three months because of lockdown restrictions. The indoor leisure sector is being allowed to re-open, together with non-essential retail, in-line with the next phase of the government’s road map out […]

Vandals have caused damage at an allotment in Market Harborough used by people with learning disabilities. Several tables and chairs were broken and a shed broken into at the site in Stevens Street. Glass bottles were also smashed and left strewn across the area, together with contents of first aid kits. Freedom Support, which provides training […]

A road and section of canal has been closed after a van crashed into a bridge and set on fire. The historic structure on Bunkers Hill Road, between Theddingworth and Foxton, was badly damaged in the crash just after midnight on Saturday, with part of it collapsing into the water. Police say the driver of […]