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A popular Market Harborough café is to close after serving customers for nearly three decades. Aldin’s Tea Rooms on Church Square will shut its door for the final time on Saturday. Alison Fretter, who has worked at the cafe for 28 years and owned the business for the past 20 years, is retiring and the […]

The Fire Service has issued a warning as the heatwave continues. People are being urged not to have bonfires and to be very careful when having a barbecues, as the ground is so dry that fire can spread extremely fast. Both Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Services have dealt with a number of field […]

Part of a large tree blocked the A6 in Kibworth after it fell onto the carriageway. Luckily it did not strike any vehicles or pedestrians, but partially blocked Harborough Road. Police were called just before midday today and closed the road for a time, to allow Leicestershire County Council highway teams to remove the debris. […]

The extent of dog cruelty across the region has been revealed by the RSPCA. The charity received 700 reports in Leicestershire and 491 in Northamptonshire last year, with 250 cases  classed as ‘intentional harm’. Incidents have increased on the previous 12 months and the charity fears numbers could rise further, with more people becoming dog […]

Thousands turned out as Market Harborough Showground was transformed back to the 1940s over the weekend. Harborough At War featured re-enactment and living history groups, military vehicles and music from the era. A flypast by a Lancaster Bomber was one of the highlights of the event on Saturday, while a display saw a tank crush […]

A group of boys used a catapult to smash windows at houses and a church in Braybrooke by firing stones at them. Homes in Newland Street, Griffin Close, Mapletoft Close and Latymer Close were among those targeted, along with the Baptist Church. The damage was caused between 6pm and 11pm last Tuesday and Police are […]

A Market Harborough man has been jailed for three years for burgling a house and driving the wrong way down a motorway in a bid to evade Police. Sullivan Lee made off from officers in West Yorkshire because he knew he was wanted for the break-in, during which jewellery worth £3,000 was taken. Bradford Crown […]

The new president of Market Harborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce wants to build on the partnership working achieved during the pandemic. Kyra Williams also wants to ensure the opinions of businesses on issues affecting the community are heard. Kyra, who runs her own visual media company, has taken over at the helm of the […]

A fire that destroyed crops in two fields on the outskirts of Desborough yesterday is believed to have been started deliberately. The blaze off Arthingworth Road also spread to hedgerow, vegetation and fencing at the side of the A6, which led to the closure of the road due to smoke posing a hazard to drivers. […]