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Police are appealing for information after two high performance cars were stolen in Desborough. The BMW M-Series models were taken from outside a house in Millholm Road just before 4.30am yesterday, after the property was broken into to steal the keys. Both vehicles are white – one was an M140 model and the other an […]

A man has been arrested after a woman was seriously assaulted in Desborough. Northamptonshire Police say the victim of the ‘domestic assault’ suffered facial and arm injuries in Gold Street last Thursday evening. (May 1st) The 34-year-old man was arrested in the town’s High Street on Saturday morning, on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. […]

The go-ahead has been given for a former church hall in Market Harborough to be converted into flats. Planning permission has been granted for three self-contained flats to be created within the building, adjacent to St Hugh’s Church on Granville Street. The former hall was sold by the church to help fund changes within the […]

Residents across Harborough will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day with street parties. They be held on Saturday in Clarke Street in Market Harborough and Queen Elizabeth Crescent in Broughton Astley on Saturday, while on Sunday villagers in Mowsley will get together in Main Street. Yesterday parties were held in Mulberry Close, Lutterworth and […]

A former construction firm boss from Husbands Bosworth has been jailed for taking part in a £2m bribery scandal. Richard King of RK Civil Engineering was involved in bribing to two former Eon energy company employees, to secure lucrative contracts at a major housing development in Devon. The 51-year-old was one of six people sentenced […]

Reform UK is set to rule Leicestershire County Council after other parties ruled out forming any kind of coalition. Reform secured 25 seats at last week’s election but just fell short of securing a majority, meaning no political party has overall control of the authority. However, the party is now expected to continue into the […]

Vandals smashed a large window at a new shop in Market Harborough after hurling an advertising board at it. It happened at Fenella Clothing in the Old Town Hall building on High Street during the early hours of yesterday. Leicestershire Police received a report an A-Board had been thrown at the window just after 5am […]

May the fourth be with you! It’s Star Wars Day tomorrow and a fundraiser will celebrate it in Market Harborough. The event by the Old Grammer School between 10am and 4pm will include characters, face painting, games and a droid hunt around the town centre. The event, sponsored by bakery store Butterwick, is supporting Northamptonshire […]

A VE Day Anniversary Party In The Park is to take place in Market Harborough’s Welland Park. The free event on Sunday May 11th will include a host of activities for the whole family, with live music from Harborough Band, Annemarie Marlow, Dolce Sisters and the Ukulele band, vintage vehicles, stalls, crafts, a bar and […]

A flag-raising ceremony and Act of Remembrance will take place in Market Harborough to mark the 80th anniversary of the VE Day. The flag will be raised on top of the Symington Building during a short ceremony on Church Square at 10am on Thursday (May 8th). A commemorative service of thanksgiving will be held at […]