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Coronavirus cases across Harborough are continuing to drop, but not as fast as other part of the country. The latest weekly infection rate (to November 25th) is 216 per 100,000 people – down from 294 in the previous seven days – but still above the national average of 165. The District remains in the top […]
Leicestershire & Northamptonshire Police are upping their efforts to target drink-drivers this Christmas. Officers are urging people not to get behind the wheel after a festive drink and will increase the number of routine checks. The forces say people may want to celebrate even more than usual this December, as they turn their backs on […]
A mobile Covid-19 testing unit has opened at Lutterworth Sports Centre car park. Unlike the Market Harborough walk-through site, it is a drive-through facility, operating on an appointment-only basis between 10am and 4pm, seven days a week. The facility is being managed by the Department of Health and Social Care and its contractors and will […]
Police are appealing for information after a knifepoint robbery in a Market Harborough. Two men wearing balaclavas approached two boys and girl who were sitting on a bench in the park in Sherrard Road, off Ridgeway West, at around 4.45pm yesterday. One of the robbers threatened them with a knife and demanded valuables – one […]
Police are hunting a gang of youths who threw eggs at moving cars in Market Harborough last night. A number of vehicles were struck between 6.45pm and 10pm on the High Street, Church Square and Welland Park Road. Officers who were sent to search the area believe they found the group responsible, but they ran-off […]
Harborough Police have seized over 20 vehicles in four weeks in and around Lutterworth. They have included some that had been stolen, or used in crime, and others whose drivers were found to have no insurance or driving licence. Officers have been regularly sharing pictures of the seized vehicles on social media. The majority of […]
A pub directly on the border between Leicestershire and Northamptonshire will have to stay shut when the lockdown ends on Wednesday. The Wharf Inn in Welford has been told it will fall into the tough Tier 3 restrictions, along with Leicestershire, with the rest of the village – in Northamptonshire – being in Tier 2, […]
The mounting impact of the pandemic on Harborough District’s Council’s finances has been revealed. Lost income and increased expenditure now totals £3.2m. The government has only covered some of this, leaving the authority with a funding gap of £1.8m Unless it receives more cash, or can make savings, bosses will have to use money in […]
Harborough’s MP is pushing for more rapid Coronavirus test kits to given to Leicestershire. It follows the announcement the county will face the toughest level of restrictions from next Wednesday, when the national lockdown ends. The government says all areas in Tier 3 will be offered the mass community testing scheme, so even people without […]
Firefighters were called to deal with a tumble drier on fire at a house in Desborough this morning. The blaze broke out in the kitchen of the home in Alder Close at around 9.45am. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service say no-one was hurt, but the kitchen was left damaged. The cause of the fire is […]
