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Two dogs stolen from a house in Rothwell have been found and reunited with their owner. Police say a man was also arrested yesterday on Sunday (August 17th) on suspicion of burglary. An appeal to find the cocker spaniels, named Ginger and Raquel, was shared far and wide on social media, after they were taken […]
Harborough Police have issued a warning after scammers tried to trick a pensioner out of thousands of pounds. The woman in her 80’s received a call asking her to withdraw£35,000 from her bank account to pay for a relative’s medical treatment. Luckily she told a neighbour in Broughton Astley before doing anything and they in […]
Easter 2020 took place while we were in lockdown. Dave Irving ran an Easter drawing competition on his Breakfast Show and the winners were announced. Normally they would have received an Easter Egg but of course that was not possible in lockdown. Now, with HFM still closed to visitors, Toby and Lilly-Mai have received their […]
A man who admitted stealing a disabled pensioner’s bags in Market Harborough just before Christmas has had his sentencing deferred. Lance Collins grabbed the 78 year old woman’s handbag and shopping from her car in the Sainsbury’s car park on Springfield Street on 19th December. The 33 year old, of St Stephens Road in Nottingham, […]
Saturday 7th March marks three years since the new St Luke’s Treatment Centre first opened it’s doors in Market Harborough. However, questions are still being asked about the extra services promised there when the state-of-the-art building replaced the Cottage Hospital. NHS managers said there’d be more clinics and an increased number of specialists – to […]
Harborough’s MP is the author of a new think tank report published today – which finds the East Midlands is getting a raw deal in terms of spending on the sorts of things which encourage growth. Ahead of next week’s Budget, Neil O’Brien has found that considerable “levelling up” is needed here in areas such […]
Supermarket giant Aldi has handed in amended plans to Harborough District Council for a new five million pound supermarket in Lutterworth. The retailer wants to build it on land off Rugby Road, opposite St Johns Business Park – to include the creation of a new park and picnic area – and says it will create […]
Police have confirmed that a fire which destroyed a hundred bales of hay at East Farndon on Monday morning (March 2nd) was started deliberately. The blaze forced the closure of Harborough Road during the morning rush hour whilst firefighters attended the incident. Officers are now appealing to the public for information about the arson attack […]
Harborough’s MP has been speaking out on behalf of residents on a ten year old Market Harborough housing estate – who’ve recently found themselves facing massive price hikes from their property management company. 87 leaseholders on Market Harborough’s Farndon Fields development are currently in the process of setting up a residents’ association – in a […]
A charity dedicated to changing the lives of those who live and work in Market Harborough, Great Bowden and Little Bowden is reminding people to get in touch if they need help with a local project. Each year The Market Harborough and the Bowdens Charity has funds available for both community organisations and individuals to […]
