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A new Sainsbury’s Local convenience store is set to open in Market Harborough early next month. It will be the first shop on the Wellington Place housing estate and be located within a ‘local centre’ on Harvest Road. The food retailer is creating 16 jobs by opening the store and a Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “We […]

Three men were caught red-handed fly-tipping thanks to a quick-thinking Harborough farmer who blocked their escape with hay bales. Police were called to a field near Tilton on the Hill just after 11pm yesterday, after the group arrived in a van and started dumping plasterboard. The farmer, who spotted their bright yellow vehicle after tending […]

Security fencing has been placed around the site of the former Aldi store in Market Harborough after the discount retailer relocated to new premises. The move means the car park area outside the former base on Springfield Street, adjacent to the Waitrose store, is no longer accessible. It is not yet known if a new […]

An trial that saw streetlights across Leicestershire dimmed is set to be made permanent after it saved over £500,000. Most lights were reduced to 30% brightness between 8pm and 7am during the 18-month trial, from January last year to this June. The county council say no formal complaints were made and there was no evidence […]

Market Harborough Building Society has announced plans to redevelop its historic base in the town centre. It wants to create four self-contained flats on the upper floors of Welland House on The Square and significantly expand the branch area on the ground floor. A further apartment is planned for another area of the ground floor, […]

A new self-defence course is to be held in Market Harborough to empower people with skills to navigate the rising issue of knife-crime. It will also focus on first aid and be run by East Midlands Kung Fu based on St Mary’s Road, in partnership with Northamptonshire charity Off The Streets. A proportion of the […]

Market Harborough is to host its first ever fight show later this month entitled ‘Market Mayhem’. The event at Welland Park Academy’s Sports Hall will include 20 bouts across boxing, kick-boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts, with competitors from marital arts schools nationwide taking part. The respected combat sports promotion has previously been held […]

An abandoned lorry trailer has been removed from a layby near Lutterworth after a large amount of rotten meat was discovered inside. Police and council officials attended the scene after being alerted by concerned members of the public about the stench emanating from the trailer. Cllr Darren Woodiwiss, Cabinet lead for Climate Change and Neighbourhood […]

A new Aldi store has opened in Market Harborough today. The discount retailer has invested £5m in the larger premises on Rockingham Road, which has replaced its previous store on Springfield Street. Shoppers queued outside ahead of Paralympic high jump gold medallist Jonathan Broom-Edwards cutting the ribbon to declare the store open at 8am, alongside pupils […]

A man from a Harborough village has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of the sexual touching of a seven-year-old girl. Ashley Carnell, 52, of Main Street in Willoughby Waterleys was also been placed on the Sex Offenders Register, when he was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court. The investigation by detectives from […]