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There are fears for the future of the Market Harborough and District Canine Society as it struggles to find new premises. The group, which has been run by volunteers for the past 41 years, helping to train dogs, has been given notice to leave it current base. Despite an extensive search it’s not been able […]
40 drivers have been arrested in the first ten days of Leicestershire Police’s summer drink and drug drive campaign. 36 have failed roadside breath tests, including one stopped in Saddington, and 4 drivers were found under the influence of drugs at the wheel. Ten of the arrests were made at the scene of crashes. Police […]
A number of roads across the Harborough District have been left blocked by trees following the strong winds and heavy rain overnight. Leicestershire County Council says it has received reports of 53 partially or completely blocking roads, 14 of which are in the Harborough District, including: Hillside Road, Market Harborough B6047 Melton Road, Tilton on […]
Police are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen from outside a house in Sutton Bassett in the early hours of Saturday. The Red and Black Kawasaki ZX 900 was taken from Main Street sometime between 2am and 5.30am. Officers are keen to hear from anyone who noticed suspicious people in the village between […]
A Market Harborough youngster whose life was saved by a five-organ transplant has been crowned a ‘Harborough Hero.’ The award was presented to Jay Crouch, aged 8, at yesterday’s Market Harborough Carnival, to recognise his bravery and how well he has recovered from the ten-hour operation last April., which saw him given two new kidneys, […]
Burglars have stolen a large quantity of meat after forcing their way into a farm in Ashley. They cut locks to get onto the site off Main Street, before getting into chillers. Farming equipment was also stolen in the raid, that happened between 10pm last Thursday and 5.20 on Friday morning. Police are appealing for […]
New wooden bollards have been installed at the Symington’s Recreation Ground in Market Harborough, in a bid to stop cars being driven onto it. It follows problems in March when so-called boy racers caused major damage to the grass, in an area used by Borough Alliance FC as pitches. Harborough Council has taken the action […]
There was a good turnout at the Market Harborough Carnival which took place on a Sunday for the first time! Bad weather on Saturday forced organisers to cancel activities on the Symington’s Rec but they were instead held yesterday. The float parade around time also had to be cancelled on Saturday and couldn’t be re-organised […]
An elderly woman was taken to hospital with suspected neck and back injuries after a crash in Market Harborough yesterday afternoon. Firefighters released her from one of three cars involved in the collision on Rockingham Road, close to the railway bridge, just before 3pm, which saw the road closed to traffic for a time. They […]
A Market Harborough woman wants to give hope to children during a six-day trip to a refugee camp in Greece. Emma McNamara is making her eighth visit in three years to the country, returning to one of the camps she has volunteered at before. As part of a screen-printing art project entitled ‘Birds Of Hope,’ […]
