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Volunteers on horseback have been recruited to help spot and report crime in the countryside across Harborough. They will act as ‘the eyes and ears’ for Leicestershire Police while out riding in rural areas by providing information on issues impacting their communities. There are 20 volunteers across the county, including riders based in Lubenham, Kibworth, […]

A long-established Market Harborough estate agents has been bought by a Midlands-based land and property company. Andrew Granger and Co, which was set-up in 1989, has been acquired by Sheldon Bosley Knight. The company’s rural, commercial and planning departments are also part of the deal, with its 50 members of staff to continue to be […]

A bride-to-be from Market Harborough has hit out at the way the sudden closure of a wedding venue was handled by its owners. Jenna Brennan was due to get married to partner Mike Bullock at Catthorpe Manor near Lutterworth next year, after winning a competition to stage their dream wedding there. The operator of the […]

More and more people are relying on Market Harborough’s Hygiene Bank for basic essentials. The cost-of-living crisis has seen demand on the voluntary service increase during the past six months, with people struggling to afford everyday items like deodorant, shampoo and toothpaste. Last year it supported around 500 people in the town and expects to […]

A Market Harborough swimming teacher says she is thrilled after winning a planning appeal enabling her to continue to offer specialist one-to-one lessons. Mel Aldridge successfully challenged a decision by Harborough District Council, which ordered her to stop using the pool in an outbuilding in the garden of her home on the Ashley Way estate. […]

Campaigners calling for more government support for those struggling with energy costs are holding a public meeting in Market Harborough tonight. There will be a number of guest speakers at the event talking about how to get help with energy bills, making homes as warm as they can be, and making the most of renewable […]

The go-ahead has been given for a Market Harborough school to build a new state-of-the-art science block. It will go up at Robert Smyth Academy as part of investment into new facilities worth £3.5m. Planning permission has been granted so the two-storey building can be constructed at the rear of the school site, off Burnmill […]

The Leader of Harborough District Council is ‘deeply disappointed’ the area’s Members of Parliament have turned down an invitation to meet him and colleagues ahead of a key decision on housing numbers. The MP’s have differing views to council officers when it comes to the authority deciding whether or not to accept a share of […]

Three more Leicestershire schools have joined a Market Harborough-based Academies Trust. Bottesford, Thrussington and Queniborough C of E Primary Schools have become part of the Learn Academies Trust ((Learn-AT) which now boasts 14 schools, the majority in and around Market Harborough, which all work closely together to share expertise and support. Senior leaders from the […]

A man arrested in connection with an incident in Great Glen during which a schoolgirl was approached has been released on bail. The 62-year-old was questioned by police over an incident in Ashby Rise last Wednesday morning and has been released pending further enquiries. The girl was not injured, but was left shaken after officers […]