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Police are investigating after a man told a young woman to get into his car on the outskirts of Market Harborough. The driver pulled up beside the 18-year-old while she was walking along Leicester Road on Tuesday evening. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told Hfm: “Shortly before 9.45pm on Tuesday 24 May, a report was […]

A man suffered suspected spinal injuries after falling from height at a building site in Fleckney. Emergency services were called to Freer Road just after 3.30pm yesterday. The worker fell onto scaffolding and firefighters, including a specialist rescue team, lowered him to safety before he was taken to hospital. In its report of the incident, […]

A man has appeared in court accused of seriously injuring a hunt saboteur by riding a horse over him during a meet near Sibbertoft. Chris Mardles is charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Mel Broughton, an animal rights activist with the Northants Hunt Saboteurs group. Mr Broughton suffered a collapsed lung and several broken […]

Arsonists started a fire which badly damaged buildings at a disused mushroom farm near Great Bowden overnight. Four fire crews were called to Welham Road at 4.20am, together with an aerial platform ladder and water carrier. Two large outbuildings were involved in the blaze and firefighters spent a number of hours dealing with the incident […]

A samurai sword was among items handed in at Market Harborough Police station during a week-long knife amnesty. It was among 37 blades surrendered after officers encouraged people to handover unwanted knives, with no questions asked, The initiative last week was part of a the national Operation Sceptre campaign, aimed at tackling knife crime. Sgt […]

A small group of travellers who moved onto an area of the Commons Car Park in Market Harborough have departed. Harborough District Council say the group, who arrived on Monday, left this morning. Two caravans and three vehicles were parked up in the corner of the car park, off Coventry Road. The council says the […]

The plan to create new temporary accommodation for the homeless in Market Harborough is set to move forward soon. The District Council wants to build the facility in the town centre and an open evening is now being planned, so residents and businesses can find out more. The authority wants to demolish a disused property […]

Harborough Town Football Club have been given the go-ahead to install a new 100-seat grandstand. It will increase seating capacity at the Community Ground, which is one of the stipulations of playing at a higher level of the football pyramid, following the Bees’ promotion this season. Members of Harborough District’s Council’s planning committee unanimously approved […]

Harborough District Council has a new Chairman. Cllr Neil Bannister, who has served on the authority for the past 12 years, received the chains of office at a meeting last night. Cllr Bannister, who represents the Dunton Ward, has chosen to support the Leicestershire and Rutland branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association during his […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and teenage boy were seriously assaulted in a Market Harborough car park. The pair was punched by a man in the Sainsbury’s car park at around 12.15am on Sunday. Leicestershire Police say a 20-year-old man suffered serious facial injuries and a 14-year-old boy was knocked unconscious. The […]