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The team dedicated to rural policing in Leicestershire and Rutland is being bolstered by an additional five officers. The initial team of three was launched last year in a bid to put more emphasis on tackling crime in the countryside. During that time numerous arrests have been made and stolen machinery worth hundreds of thousands […]

Market Harborough’s In Bloom Team are looking good after a housebuilder funded new polo shirts for them. Davidsons Homes donated £375 to kit out 25 of the volunteers and has also become an annual sponsor of the group, which works tirelessly to design, plant and maintain floral displays at over 70 locations across the town. […]

Police are trying to trace a Ukrainian refugee after a handbag was found in Market Harborough town centre. Officers believe it belongs to Miss Polina Volkova, who is staying with a family here as part of the ‘Homes For Ukraine’ scheme. Enquiries by officers have failed to find her and they are keen to return […]

A new opticians shop in Market Harborough has been left damaged after a car crashed into it. The vehicle mounted the pavement and collided with the front of the premises on the High Street yesterday afternoon. Luckily no-one was injured. Police and the Fire Service were called just before 4.15pm and Crew Manager Owen Raymond, […]

Firefighters have been dealing with a field fire in Church Langton. Crews from Market Harborough and Wigston were called to Stonton Road at 9.50am. An investigation into the cause of the blaze in on-going. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service declared a ‘Major Incident’ yesterday due to high demand during the heatwave: Firefighters Thanked After Heat […]

A fire at Waitrose in Market Harborough led to the closure of the store for several hours today. It broke out in an electrical cupboard on the first floor of the building on Springfield Street just after 10.15am. The store was evacuated after the fire alarm went off and no-one was injured. Firefighters were sent […]

Leicestershire’s chief Fire officer has thanked the hard work of firefighters who fought major blazes at the height of yesterday’s heat. The service declared a ‘Major Incident’ due to the unpresented demand, as it received over 200 emergency calls during the day. Crews from the Harborough District helped tackle a large field fire in Uppingham, […]

The go-ahead has been given for a new golf course to pave the way for over 1,000 new homes in the north of the Harborough District. Councillors last night approved plans for it to be created on farmland off Gaulby Lane in Houghton on the Hill and be the new home for Scraptoft Golf Club. […]

Police deployed a drone in the search for a missing man in Market Harborough early this morning. Concerns were raised for his welfare after he left a house in the town at around 1am. Leicestershire Police say the drone was launched to assist officers who were carrying out searches of the Farndon Road area and […]