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A CCTV camera has been installed on the Southern Estate in Market Harborough. It follows a call by Police, following an increase in crime and antisocial behaviour in the area around the shops on Western Avenue. Earlier this year thieves blew up the free-standing cash machine in the area steal money – garages have also […]
A special presentation was held last night as the Rotary Club of Market Harborough gave grants totalling over £6,000 to 19 community groups and organisations. The money was raised at the SwiMarathon, held at Harborough Leisure Centre in March, when 39 teams with over 190 swimmers, swam over 3,918 lengths at one of the biggest […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted burglary in Sibbertoft. The incident happened last Thursday between 7am and 10am, when someone tried to pry open the back door of a house in Naseby Road. They were unsuccessful and made off from the area. A white van was seen to be acting suspiciously nearby at […]
Harborough Council is to get a new Leader. Councillor Phil King was chosen for the role at a meeting of the ruling Conservative group last night and will take up the position next week, following the Annual meeting of the Council. The member for Kibworth, who has been on the Council for 12 years, takes […]
Churches in and around Market Harborough are hoping to raise £11,000 this week to help people in Sierra Leone. They are teaming up to support Christian Aid Week by holding various fundraisers, including a door to door collection. The African country is said to be the most dangerous place in the world to become a […]
Police are appealing for information after a tradesman’s van was stolen in Market Harborough. The white Ford Transit – that contained drainage equipment – was taken from Lathkill Street at around 11.30pm on Saturday. The van, with the registration number ND11 BXW, was last seen driving towards Northampton Road. Anyone who saw the vehicle being […]
The Gliding Centre at Husbands Bosworth is set to become the first in England to enable disabled youngsters to take to the air. It has teamed up with children’s charity Variety in a bid to fund a specialist hoist which would allow children to get safely in and out of the cock pit. The equipment […]
There is an appeal for sightings of a missing man after his car was found in Kibworth. Shaun Egan was last seen on April 15th in Loughborough, although his red Nissan Duke has been discovered abandoned in the car park of Kibworth Grammar School Hall on School Lane. Police think he travelled to the Harborough […]
Talented Harborough artists are throwing their doors this weekend! The Open Studios event will see a whole host of art on display from paintings and photographs, to sculptures and ceramics. The event on Saturday and Sunday is completely free and has been organised by the Harborough Artists Cluster. Download a map and more information about […]
A developer has abandoned their fight to build 130 new houses on the edge of Fleckney. They have withdrawn their appeal against Harborough Council’s decision to refuse permission to build the estate off Fleckney Road on the Saddington side of the village. Gladman Developments had asked a government planning inspector to review that decision, taken […]
