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Sniffer dogs are being used to detect counterfeit tobacco products in a new clampdown across Leicestershire. Trading Standards are teaming up with Police in a bid to catch those trading in cheap illicit cigarettes in a bid to shutdown local supply chains. So far this year over 7,000 such products have been seized and it’s […]
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital after a crash near Horninghold on Saturday afternoon. His bike was involved in collision with a car at the junction of Belcher’s Hill with the B664, just before 4.45pm The Air Ambulance conveyed the man to hospital in Coventry – Police say his injuries aren’t life threatening.
A decision on whether opening hours will be cut at the Urgent Care Centre in Market Harborough has been delayed. It was due to happen this week , although comments made during a period of public consultation are still being collated. A decision will now be taken at a meeting next month. The facility at […]
Market Harborough’s Summer Fayre takes place on Sunday and organisers say it will be a great day out for the whole family. It’s the fourth year the event has taken place to charities and good causes – this time Macmillan Cancer Support, Harborough-based Inclusive Youth and Hfm will benefit. Attractions at the Showground will include […]
Plans to create six one-bedroom homes on the site of a closed factory in Market Harborough have been given the go-ahead. The development is set for King’s Road, where moulding firm Tooms and Co was based. Harborough Council has granted planning permission for the conversion and alteration of the existing building, to make way for […]
There’s an appeal for information after a dog was dumped in a country lane in sweltering temperatures. The RSPCA say the flea-ridden terrier-cross, described as being in an ‘awful’ condition, was lucky not to have died from heat exposure, after being left tied up in a lay-by on Thurnby Lane between Stoughton and Thurnby on […]
A pensioner robbed in Market Harborough has met the man who brought the person responsible to justice. 79-year-old Gus Rudkin, who has lived in town all his life, had his wallet stolen while walking with his zimmer frame along Walcot Road in June. Steve Daly saw what happened and ran after the thief, confronting him […]
Northamptonshire County Council has backed massive cuts to jobs and services in a bid to tackle a funding shortfall of £70m. Councillors supported the move at a crisis meeting earlier, in which they also pledged to protect services for vulnerable people as much as possible. Children’s services, road maintenance and waste management are among the […]
Thieves have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage after stripping lead from the roof of the church in East Farndon. They targeted the porch area of St John The Baptist on Main Street, escaping with some of the lead and dumping another amount at the entrance. A near-by resident was awoken by noise just […]
The re-location of Market Harborough’s ambulance crews to the town’s Police station has moved closer. Plans have been announced to demolish an existing garage and build a new one in the car park of the base on Fairfield Road, as well as to alter the parking layout, to make way for ambulances. The co-location plan, […]
