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A Desborough man who subjected his vulnerable elderly friend of nearly 20 years to a prolonged attack has been convicted of murder. Samuel Field violently beat 93-year-old Martin Glynn in a cannabis-fuelled attack inside his flat in the town’s Gold Street for over a 10-hour period, before eventually calling the emergency services more than 24-hours […]

Plans for a new Greggs in Market Harborough have moved forward. Approval has now been given for signage and air conditioning units on the proposed store at Welland Business Park, in a new unit fronting Rockingham Road. Planning permission for the single-storey building was granted last year by Harborough District Council, which has also given […]

A man has been charged after police were called to the A4304 near North Kilworth yesterday morning. Officers responded to reports of an injured person beside the carriageway just after 7.30am. A 57-year-old man from Welford is accused of being in charge of a motor vehicle with an alcohol level above the legal limit. He […]

Police are appealing for information following two incidents involving vehicles in Rothwell. In the first, items including bank cards were stolen from a car parked on High Street between 9.20am and 2pm on Saturday. In a separate incident on Connolly Drive, a blue badge was stolen from a car between 10.55am and 11.05am yesterday. Officers […]

A man from Broughton Astley has been jailed after a major police investigation into drug supply networks operating between Leicestershire and the West Midlands. Michael York, 34 formerly of Devitt Way, was sentenced to six years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs. The case is part […]

Tributes have been paid to an RAF veteran and musician from Harrington who has died aged 90. John Timms served in Cyprus and Egypt in the 1950s after signing up for national service aged 17, and was awarded a medal for his service during the Suez Crisis. He regularly attended memorial events in Market Harborough […]

Shoppers were treated to a spontaneous line dance display in Market Harborough as part of a global event. The spectacle on The Square was part of the International Line Dance Flash Mob and saw over 50 people take part. Members of Leicester Boots ‘n’ Beats, who meet in the town and Kibworth, were joined by […]

By Chris Harper, Local Democracy Reporter Leicestershire County Council bosses say results of an efficiency review could save £60m – but opposition members have called the plans a ‘risky experiment’ that will cost the taxpayer. The Reform UK-led authority announced what it called a ‘groundbreaking’ review of spending within the county council after the consultancy […]

A warning has been issued after a hay bale was deliberately set on fire in a field in Rothwell. Firefighters were called to Desborough Road shortly before 6.30pm on Saturday and found the bale well alight. Crews from Desborough used wildfire backpacks to extinguish the blaze and prevent it from spreading. The fire was contained […]

There are problems with water supplies in the north of the Harborough district. It is affecting the Tilton on the Hill and Skeffington areas, with some residents experiencing no supply, low pressure, or discoloured water. Severn Trent Water has not said what has caused the issues but has apologised and says its teams are working […]