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Nationwide is extending the opening hours of its bank in Market Harborough. It’s in response to the recent closure of Lloyds bank in the town centre and ahead of Santander shutting its doors. The branch on the High Street will be open on Wednesdays from this week, meaning it will be available to customers five […]

Harborough’s community groups are being encouraged to apply for a share of £3,000. The Market Harborough Twenty 12 Lions Club is running its Community Awards scheme for a second year, with ten grants of £300 up for grabs. Volunteer-led groups of any size can apply before May 10th. Sarah Hill is president of the club: […]

Firefighters tackled a car blaze near Great Bowden last night. They were called to Leicester Lane just after 8pm after receiving reports the vehicle was well alight. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire, close the bridge over the canal. No-one was injured and the cause of the fire was a mechanical failure in the […]

Nearly 300 people attended a public meeting called by campaigners fighting plans for a ‘new town’ near Great Glen. Concerns are mounting over the proposal to build 6,000 new homes across fields at Stretton Hall, stretching towards Oadby. The ‘Stop The New Town’ campaign organised the meeting at Leicester Grammar School on Thursday evening. 4,000 […]

Harborough Town Football club is hosting an open day on Monday as it prepares to launch a new education programme. The club will be taking on post-16 students to study for a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in sport – equivalent to three A Levels – from September. It is teaming up with training provider Advanced […]

Officers came to the rescue after a puppy escaped from her home near Market Harborough Police Station. The Pomeranian puppy named NikNak was spotted running up and down Leicester Road, including in-and-out of traffic. PC Reece Breslin and Sgt Eaves were able to capture her after ‘a lengthy foot-chase’ and ‘some intense negotiation’. They initially […]

Leicestershire Police say no-one was seriously injured after a crash on the A6 between Market Harborough and Kibworth this afternoon. Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the scene of the two-vehicle collision at the West Langton Road junction at 3.18pm. The crash partially blocked the carriageway, which led to lengthy tailbacks for […]

Harborough Town Football Club will welcome 100 Spanish fans to their home game tomorrow. The Bees have been building a strong following in Spain since partnering with leading Spanish media channel La Media Inglesa earlier this year. The channel live-streams Harborough’s games, not only in Spain but in other Spanish-speaking Countries such as Mexico, Argentina […]

Burglars tried to steal money from St Dionysius Church in Market Harborough early this morning. They attempted to smash open the collections safe, but were unsuccessful and fled empty handed. Leicestershire Police were alerted at 2.45am after the intruders forced open a door to get into the historic town centre building and officers were quickly […]

A ten-year-old from Market Harborough is raising awareness of cancer and fundraising to keep his Dad’s memory alive. Brody Dixon wants to use his experience of losing a parent to help other children. He was four-years-old when his Dad James died from cancer in 2018, aged 45. Brody is planning a series of fundraisers, including […]