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Police are thanking all who provided information and shared their appeal after a pensioner went missing in Broughton Astley. Officers found the man, aged 72, safe and well during the early hours of yesterday. An extensive search was launched and appeal made for information after concerns were raised for the welfare of the man just […]

Retail giant Next is in talks to acquire a stake in Market Harborough-based Joules for around £15m. The fellow Leicestershire firm has been in negotiations for several weeks, although Joules say there is no guarantee they will end in a deal. The fashion and homeware company, which employs around 400 people at its Rockingham Road […]

The generosity of people across Harborough to people who have fled to war in Ukraine is being highlighted. 190 Ukrainian refugees are now staying with families in the District and a further 52 are set to arrive here soon, after having visas granted. The latest government figures show more people here than in any other […]

Campaigners have raised £18,000 to help fight plans to build a ‘super-prison’ near Market Harborough. People opposed to the 1,700-capacity jail going up in the countryside near the existing Gartree Prison has been pledging cash to pay for legal representation at a Public Inquiry in October. The Gartree Action Group is hoping to raise £25,000 […]

Portraits set to be sold for £3 on a bric-a-brac stall in Little Bowden turned out to be the original work of renowned British artist Sydney Arrobus. Sheila Caberwal was pricing up items to be sold at the St Nicholas Church fete when the frame containing two pen and ink portraits caught her eye. After […]

People can find out more about a safety scheme which will see the road outside a village school closed to traffic at drop off and pick-up times. The first of two Drop-in sessions will take place on Wednesday at the Memorial Hall in Thurnby, for residents to ask questions and air any concerns. The four-week […]

A fundraising drive is underway to help a Market Harborough teenager who has a very rare condition which affects his muscles. Milosz Leska, 14, has Myotubular Myopathy, which affects one in 100,000 people and causes muscle weakness, including the muscles which control breathing and swallowing. Milosz needs specialist physiotherapy sessions weekly, but his family is […]

Controversial plans to build new homes on the edge of Church Langton will be the subject of an appeal. A developer is challenging Harborough District Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for eight houses on fields off Church Causeway in the village. Councillors ruled the development would harm the rural character of the area when they […]

Harborough Leisure Centre and Lutterworth Sports Centre is offering free membership to children in care. Operator Everyone Active says it wants to reduce the barriers between young people participating in sport and activity. The membership, being offered to youngsters in foster care and residential care, will give them access to a range of facilities depending […]

The cost of rural crime in Leicestershire amounted to £1.2m last year. A report by insurers NFU Mutual ranks the county fourth in a list of places with the largest number of claims. It highlights thefts of livestock, vehicles, equipment and machinery and the impact crimes have on victims, the majority of which are farmers. […]