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Desborough’s on-call fire crew will be temporarily based at Rothwell while essential repairs are carried out at the King Street station. The building, which opened in 1975, needs a new roof costing more than £30,000 and scaffolding is being put up ahead of work starting on Monday. The town’s fire engine will be moved to […]

Joules has opened its new flagship store in Market Harborough today after relocating from its longtime home. The town-based fashion retailer has moved into the former Lloyds Bank building at the corner of Church Square. The previous High Street shop was the first Joules store to be opened by Tom Joule in 2000, next door […]

A Market Harborough teacher has been named Primary School Music Teacher of the Year in a national competition. Mandy Thompson from St Joseph’s Catholic Academy impressed judges with her passion and dedication to making music accessible for every pupil. As part of the award, the school will receive over £3,000 for new music equipment. Mandy […]

EE has apologised for poor mobile phone signal in the town centre area of Market Harborough. Customers have reported issues over the past week, with some unable to make calls or access the internet. The problem has been caused by the de-commissioning of an EE mast in the Friendship Park on Northampton Road, which was […]

Residents have welcomed the opening of the first shop on the Wellington Place estate in Market Harborough. The Sainsbury’s Local convenience store opened its doors today at the Local Centre on Harvest Road, bringing with it 16 new jobs. It has been over four years since the first residents moved onto the estate, and until […]

Two motorcyclists were injured in a crash on the B6047 near East Langton yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene on Melton Road shortly before 5pm. One rider sustained a fractured leg, while the other was treated for an arm injury. Police have thanked volunteer medics who provided first aid to the injured […]

A warning has been issued after an elderly woman fell victim to a charity scam in Market Harborough yesterday. Two women, who claimed they were deaf and collecting donations for a deaf or disabled children’s charity, approached her on a path near Sainsbury’s. After the victim agreed to donate £5 using her bank card, she […]

Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough has unveiled plans for a new teaching block as part of a £5.2m project to increase pupil numbers. The two-storey building would contain five classrooms and be built on a disused part of the school site, alongside a new car parking area. A planning application for the new development […]

Harborough District Council has acted after unauthorised work began to create traveller pitches in a village near Lutterworth. All work has been ordered to stop in a field on Woodway Lane in Claybrooke Parva, after several caravans appeared on the site and reports emerged of hardcore being laid. A council spokesperson said: “Harborough District Council […]

A former police officer is among four people facing jail terms for using drones to smuggle contraband into Gartree Prison. Packages including Class A and B drugs, synthetic drug spice, tobacco, and mobile phones were ‘flown to order’ into the jail near Market Harborough during 2021 and 2022. One package intercepted by a prison officer […]