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Opening hours at tips across Leicestershire could be cut to save cash. The County Council is proposing to shut its household waste and recycling sites, including in Market Harborough and Kibworth, two hours earlier at 5pm during summer opening times, between April and September. Bosses say less people visit in the final two hours of […]

Welland Park is looking better today thanks to the efforts of the 1st Market Harborough Rainbows. Fifteen of the girls, aged 5 to 7, together with leaders and helpers, carried out a litter pick in the park last night, as part of their work in the community and collected six bags of rubbish.  

The Jubilee Foodbank has been able to bolster supplies thanks to a donation from the Market Harborough and the Bowdens Charity. A plea was made earlier this month for more donations of food as demand for the service in Market Harborough remains high. You can support the Foodbank HERE

A man has been charged with possessing two offensive weapons after a disturbance in Market Harborough yesterday. The 26-year-old was arrested at the railway station following an incident on St Mary’s Road just after 2pm. The man has also been charged with public order and drugs offences and has been remanded in custody ahead of […]

Harborough Council is set to declare a Climate Emergency next week.It follows calls by a group of young campaigners who held a protest demanding the action in March. If approved by councilors, it would mean the authority pledging to do more to tackle climate change locally and developing an action plan to work towards being […]

Harborough Police are urging shops and businesses not to leave cash easily accessible overnight following a spate of break-ins. Officers believe the same man is responsible for the burglaries – the most recent in the early hours of yesterday at the Cherry Tree pub in Little Bowden when four charity collection tins containing coins were […]

A Leicestershire hospital patient is among those who have died in the national listeria outbreak. The death is linked to the same provider of pre-packed sandwiches and salads. The Leicester hospital where the patient died has not been named, although is part of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. Meanwhile, the Leicestershire Partnership NHS […]

A teenager from Kibworth has been named Leicestershire Police’s Outstanding Cadet of the Year. Quinn Burgess, 16, a student at the Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough, was recognised for her willingness to help younger cadets and passion for voluntary work in the community. She is a member of Market Harborough’s Emergency Service cadets and […]

A burglar stole charity tins from the Cherry Tree pub in Little Bowden in the early hours of today. He forced a rear window to gain entry to the premises on Kettering Road at 2.15am. The owners, who live above the pub, and were alerted when the burglar alarm was activated, have branded the intruder […]

Independent retailers are joining forces to support Market Harborough In Bloom. Over 20 will be decorating their windows with flowers and floral displays, ahead of the visit of the competition judges next month. They are all members of the Harbs Collective group, who will also be holding a competition for shoppers to choose their best […]