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A pick-up truck stolen from Lubenham has been found in Lincolnshire. The vehicle was taken when criminals targeted a number of workshops in and around the village early on Monday. They also stripped doors and a bonnet off two Land Rover Defenders. Police recovered the Ford Ranger in Spalding yesterday – no-one was with the […]

Work will take place to deal with persistent flooding in parts of Market Harborough, Thorpe Langton and Broughton Astley. Leicestershire County Council has approved plans totalling tens of thousands of pounds and is now working on the detailed designs for the flood alleviation schemes. They will take place on: Northampton Road, Market Harborough – to […]

A major bid to help transform bus services across Leicestershire has been rejected by the government. Ministers have turned down the entirety of the County Council’s £58m bid, which would have helped pay for a raft of improvements aimed at encouraging more people to use buses. It would also have helped to secure the future […]

People from across the Harborough District are among around 500 in Leicestershire to have offered space in their homes for refugees from Ukraine. They have registered for the Government’s Home for Ukraine scheme, which will bring individuals and families to the UK who have fled the war in the country. Organisations including Councils, the NHS […]

Burglars have targeted Land Rovers and stolen tools worth over £20,000 during raids in and around Lubenham. The intruders removed doors from a Land Rover Defender which was parked inside a workshop and then stole doors and the bonnet off another parked near-by. Specialist tools were also taken from the workshop, off the A4304 between […]

Market Harborough’s animal food bank has launched an urgent appeal for donations after running out of supplies. It means it currently can’t support dog and cat owners struggling to afford to feed their pets, or local rescue centres. A big increase in demand over the past few weeks has seen supplies of dog and cat […]

The amount of fly-tipping across Harborough has dropped for a third year. There were 322 incidents in the last 12 months, compared with 469 the previous year. The fall of nearly a third bucks the national trend, with many other areas of the country seeing large increases in illegal dumping. Harborough District Council say its […]

Stephen Sanderson Transport is to move the majority of its operations out of Market Harborough. The haulage and distribution firm, which has been based in the town since 1973, is to create a new major base in Corby, adjacent to its existing warehouse site there. Sanderson’s, which employs around 130 people, will continue to have […]

An inquest has opened into the death of Leicestershire’s former Chief Constable Simon Cole. The 55-year-old was found dead at his home in Kibworth Harcourt on March 30th, less than two weeks after he retired from the force. Leicester Coroner’s Court heard Mr Cole was formally identified by his wife Joanne on the same day. […]

The first volume of a new book about Market Harborough’s history has gone on sale today. The town’s Historical Society have published it following months of extensive research and support from town-based charities, who helped with the costs. The book was officially launched at an event at the Symington Building last night and covers the period […]