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Four people have been arrested after police were called to a building site in Market Harborough in the early hours of today. Officers were called to St Mary’s Road at around 3.45am following reports that a group had entered the site, where new apartments are currently being built. Four males, aged 16, 17, 18 and […]

Police are increasing patrols after receiving reports of a man behaving inappropriately towards women in Little Bowden. The incidents are said to have taken place in the open space next to the skate park between Bellfields Lane and Glebe Road. The man is described as being aged between 60 and 70, around 5ft 4in tall, […]

A dispute over the safety of East Midlands Railway’s new Aurora trains has escalated, with the RMT union announcing strike action and demanding the fleet is withdrawn from service until ongoing faults are resolved. RMT members will walk out on Saturday 1 August, Saturday 8 August and Saturday 15 August, claiming the operator has continued […]

A petition has been launched calling on the government to rethink controversial plans to redraw council boundaries in Leicestershire. The campaign follows last week’s announcement that areas including Great Glen and Wistow will be transferred into an expanded Leicester City, while the remainder of the Harborough district will become part of a new unitary authority […]

Staff at Market Harborough Medical Centre are trying to trace the owner of a bicycle that has been left outside the surgery for more than three weeks. The bike has been chained to a lamp post in the medical centre’s car park and has remained unclaimed despite being left there for an extended period. The […]

A six-year-old from Market Harborough is encouraging young people to get outdoors this summer by launching a photography competition. Ezra, a pupil at Market Harborough C of E Academy, came up with the idea after discovering a love of taking pictures while exploring the countryside with his family. With help from his dad, Josh, he […]

Construction is set to begin next week on what will become the largest solar farm in the Harborough district. More than 103,000 solar panels will be installed across 227 acres of farmland at Wistow Lodge Farm, off Fleckney Road in Wistow. The development, approved by Harborough District Council in 2024, is expected to generate enough […]

Safety could soon be improved for pedestrians and cyclists on one of Market Harborough’s busiest roads. Leicestershire County Council is planning to install a new light-controlled Toucan crossing on Northampton Road (A508). The crossing is proposed around 80 metres north of the roundabout at the edge of the town, providing a safer route for pedestrians […]

A former Army Cadet Force base in Market Harborough is set to be given a new lease of life after plans to convert it into office space were approved. The disused building, in Yeomanry Court off Coventry Road, had previously been earmarked for demolition to make way for five new homes, but that application was […]