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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was left with a broken nose, chipped teeth and bruising. after he was attacked in Rothwell, It happened outside the Red Lion pub in Market Hill at around 11.30pm on Saturday. Police say the victim, aged in his 50s, became involved in a verbal exchange with two […]

Police are appealing for information after a pick-up truck was stolen from outside a house in Weston by Welland early this morning. Officers say the owner heard a disturbance and saw the black Ford Ranger being driven off from outside the property on Ashley Road at 12.40am. They are keen to hear from anyone who […]

A decision on whether Market Harborough will get a new Leisure Centre is set to be taken within the next three months. Harborough Council set-aside £15m for the facility in 2017 and has been in discussion with companies interested in building and operating it, although has also been considering a major re-vamp of the current […]

There has been a big rise in sexual offences against children in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Police data compiled by the NSPCC show there have been 1,232 recorded assaults in Leicestershire in the past 12 months – three times the number five years ago, while in Northamptonshire officers have dealt with 1,246 complaints, a rise from […]

Police are urging people to be vigilant following a spate of catalytic converter thefts in and around Market Harborough. Officers say they are being stolen from cars and vans at all times of the day, often those in car parks and the thieves are targeting mainly Honda and Toyota vehicles. It’s thought the parts, which […]

A new Urgent Care Hub for North Northamptonshire is to be built after the government approved funding of £46m. The facility will be at Kettering General Hospital and include a new Accident and Emergency Department. The existing A and E unit, which saw a temporary extension installed in 2013, was designed to cope with 100 […]

A CCTV camera could be placed at the Little Bowden Recreation Ground after anti-social behaviour problems. Harborough Council say the siting of a temporary camera will be considered if the issue continues. Around 50 youths gathered on Saturday night and as well as causing a disturbance left a large amount of litter including smashed bottles. […]

Highway bosses are to apply for £2.2m of government cash to pay for much-needed resurfacing on the A6. If successful it would see the work carried out on the Market Harborough bypass, between the McDonald’s roundabout and Rockingham Road junction, and to the county boundary past Clack Hill. Leicestershire County Council is set to submit […]

Over 700 homes and businesses in Market Harborough and Little Bowden were affected by a power cut this afternoon. Electricity went off just after 3.30pm, including the Northampton Road area, and also caused the traffic lights at the Rockingham Road/Gores Lane junction to fail. Western Power Distribution, who restored all supplies by 5.30pm, say a […]

Two new intensive care units at Leicester Children’s Hospital are to be named after Leicester City’s late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The tribute has been made by the Leicester Hospitals Charity, in recognition of the £2 million donation he made towards their appeal, following the club’s historic Premier League title win in 2016. The announcement comes […]