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Major maintenance work is to take place to the exterior of Market Harborough’s Symington Building. Repairs to masonry, windows and the building’s tower need to be carried out. Harborough District Council, which owns the historic grade 2-listed building, has allocated £472,000 for the project and is set to appoint a specialist contractor to carry out […]

A teenager seriously injured after falling off a suspected stolen motorbike in Desborough yesterday was arrested by Police. The 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital by air ambulance following the incident on Dunkirk Avenue. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM: “The incident occurred at about 12.45pm yesterday (Monday, March 27), when the rider of […]

A Desborough man has admitted assaulting two Police officers in Rothwell. Daniel Stocker also pleaded guilty to making use, or attempting to make use of a taser stun-gun in a bid to resist arrest, during the incident in Bridge Street on February 7th. The 32-year-old, of Gold Street, appeared before Northampton Crown Court and was […]

A motorcyclist has been injured in an incident in Desborough. The male rider came off the bike in Dunkirk Avenue at around 12.40pm today and was taken to hospital. An Air Ambulance was among emergency services sent to the scene and landed in the near-by recreation ground. Northamptonshire Police say it appears no other vehicles […]

Five companies have expressed interest in running Harborough’s Leisure Centres from next year. The District Council is inviting bids for a 15-year contract worth £24m and has held initial talks with the firms, as a procurement process continues. Once awarded, the new contract will pave the way for improvements at Harborough Leisure Centre worth around […]

Work has begun to create a new community hub and café in Thurnby. The disused Pavilion in the village’s Manor Park will be transformed, after St Luke’s Church received grants totalling £400,00 and carried out its own fundraising. A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place to mark the start of the work on the new facility, […]

Three railway bridges have been demolished as part of work to electrify the tracks through the Harborough area. Work to flatten the structures near Great Glen, Braybrooke and Newton Harcourt has taken place over the past two weekends, with the line closed to trains to allow it to take place. The bridges will now be […]

Three complete sets of Beatles autographs are set to sell for hundreds of pounds when they are auctioned in Market Harborough next week. The sale at Gildings Auctioneers will coincide with the 60th anniversary of the band’s first performance at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall, on March 31st 1963. The signatures include one set collected by the […]

There has been an outpouring of support for the owner of a Market Harborough tanning shop who lost an appeal to keep pictures of people sunbathing on the front of his shop. In just a few days over 500 people have signed an on-line petition, saying they see nothing wrong with the images, including a […]

Mystery surrounds how a cow made its way into Market Harborough Tennis Club in Great Bowden overnight. Perplexed passers-by raised the alarm after spotting the animal wandering around the courts early this morning and unable to get out. VIDEO: Adam Shepherd It is unclear how the cow got into the club off Station Road, as […]