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There are just a few days left for community and charity groups across Harborough to apply for one of ten £70,000 grants to leave a lasting legacy of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year. The £700,000 fund set-up by Harborough District Council is aimed at helping organisations make major improvements to buildings or outdoor spaces. Applications […]

A large fire in the open near Lamport over the weekend is thought to have been started deliberately. A large quantity of fly-tipped material went up in flames off Rothwell Road. The alarm was raised just after 11.30am on Saturday, with fire crews working to deal with the blaze and stop it spreading. A spokesperson […]

Police pointed a taser gun at a man in Desborough after he ran off from officers following a domestic incident at a house. The 27-year-old was found near-by a short time later and arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. Police were called to Union Street at 12.45pm on Saturday and a spokesperson for Northamptonshire […]

Lutterworth is to lose its only bank after Lloyds announced it is to shut its branch. The company says there has been a 65% drop in customers going in over the past five years and will shut the bank on Bell Street on October 27th. South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa says the closure will cause […]

A motorcyclist on a riding lesson was injured after a crash in Great Oxendon. Emergency services were called to the A508 Harborough Road at 10.45am on Saturday, after the bike left the road and came to rest in a tree. A fire crew from Desborough attended the incident, at the junction with Main Street, to […]

A Kibworth man has been charged following a major Police drugs operation. Rahim Hidri of Dairy Way is accused of Conspiracy to produce cannabis. The 29-year-old was arrested on Thursday morning when Northamptonshire Police executed a search warrant at a property in the street, one of a number of simultaneous raids. He is due to […]

A man from Kibworth Harcourt has been arrested during a major Police operation targeting the illegal supply of cannabis. The 29-year-old is being held on suspicion of drug offences, after officers executed a warrant at a property in Dairy Way early yesterday. It was one of 15 simultaneous raids coordinated by Northamptonshire Police, targeting an […]

New toilets have finally opened today at Market Harborough Railway Station. They are located within a new waiting room on the northbound platform. The project, which has cost £1.25m, has been hit with several delays and problems, with the final set-back coming last month, when it emerged the cubicles were too small and had to […]

A care home operator is considering launching an appeal after being refused permission to open a new facility in Kibworth Beauchamp. Councillors went against the recommendation of planning officers to reject the plan for the 72-bedroom home earlier this week. They ruled it would have been over development of the countryside location on Fleckney Road […]

The Red Arrows have cancelled a display today meaning they won’t be flying over the Harborough area as planned. ‘Operational difficulaties’ have been blamed for the decision. The iconic RAF jets were due to pass to the east of Market Harborough this lunchtime and return a short time later, en-route to and from from a […]