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The future of a long-established food company’s presence in Market Harborough is unclear after its base was put up for sale. The large warehouse and office complex on Great Bowden Road is home to Moguntia Food Group and is being marketed as a substantial manufacturing and distribution facility. The company, formerly known as Sherriffs Foods, […]

Serious concerns have been raised about safety and conditions at Gartree Prison, with a watchdog warning of rising violence, self-harm and drug use. The findings are contained in the latest annual report from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), which oversees conditions at the Category B prison near Market Harborough. The report says prisoners increasingly feel […]

Tributes have been paid to a well-known Market Harborough businessman who died following a crash near Church Langton. Graham Mitchell, who ran the menswear store Room 17 on Adam and Eve Street, was riding his motorbike on the B6047 when it was involved in a collision with a vehicle on May 28th. The 53-year-old has […]

Concern is growing about the reliability of rail services through Market Harborough, with passengers reporting frequent delays, cancellations and overcrowding. East Midlands Railway has acknowledged the problems, blaming delays to the rollout of its new Aurora train fleet and a series of technical issues affecting trains already in service. A shortage of rolling stock is […]

Police have made two further arrests as part of an ongoing investigation into a serious assault in Desborough. A 47-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman, both from Desborough, were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, following an incident on the High Street during the early hours of Monday morning. A 16-year-old […]

A man has pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a crash in Market Harborough. The two-car collision happened on Lubenham Hill shortly after 5.20am on November 24th last year and left a woman with serious injuries. Emergency services attended the scene and firefighters were required to free one person who had […]

Two teenagers who sprayed graffiti across Market Harborough town centre have apologised and helped to remove it. Lewis Morley, 18 and his friend, 17, spent yesterday cleaning up the daubings – some of which were offensive and racist – after Lewis’s mother publicly identified them as being responsible. The pair targeted vehicles, buildings and pathways […]

A new McDonald’s has opened on the outskirts of Lutterworth today, creating 70 jobs. The 80-seat restaurant at Leaders Farm, off the A4303 Coventry Road, follows significant investment by franchisee Angus Fraser, who now owns and operates seven McDonald’s restaurants across Leicestershire. Mr Fraser said: “We are delighted to be opening a brand-new McDonald’s restaurant […]

Four people including a former police officer have been sentenced for using drones to smuggle contraband into Gartree Prison. Packages were effectively “flown to order” into the jail near Market Harborough and HMP Onley in Northamptonshire during 2021 and 2022. Drones were used to deliver Class A and B drugs, synthetic drug spice, tobacco, mobile […]

A colourful community fundraiser is being held later this month in memory of Market Harborough teenager Chloe Longster. The event, Chloe’s Colour Run, will take place in Harrington on June 27th – what would have been Chloe’s 17th birthday. Chloe was a student at Robert Smyth Academy and tragically died from pneumonia and sepsis in […]