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The Parole Board has ruled Leicestershire child killer Colin Pitchfork can be released from prison. He was jailed for life in 1988, for the rapes and murders of teenagers Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, after their bodies were found in Narborough. The Board says it is satisfied Pitchfork, aged 61, who was the first to […]

Detectives investigating a major cyber-attack on a Market Harborough school’s IT systems have handed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service. Prosecutors will now decide if a man, arrested in connection with the major hack at Welland Park Academy in January, will be charged. The ‘sophisticated cyber-attack’ during lockdown prevented remote lessons taking place for […]

Flytipping across Harborough has fallen for a third year running. New figures show the District has bucked the national trend, by seeing a decrease in the past 12 months. The number of incidents dealt with fell from 484 to 467. Over the past three years the number has dropped by 35%. Bosses say the fall […]

The world famous Red Arrows flew over Market Harborough this afternoon. Pilots from the RAF display team were en-route from their base in Lincolnshire to RAF Fairford in Cheltenham and passed over town at around 3.20pm. The flight was in preparation for their first full display since the pandemic started, at the Midlands Air Festival […]

Public Health Bosses are urging people to take action now after a sharp rise in Coronavirus cases across Harborough. 30 were reported in the district in the seven days to yesterday, compared to six in the previous week, which was one of the lowest figures in the country. The infection rate per 100,000 people now […]

Villagers in Hallaton and Misterton with Walcote have voted to adopt their Neighbourhood Plans. Referendums were held yesterday, with an overwhelming number of residents supporting the documents, which include detailing preferred sites for new housing developments. In Hallaton, 109 people voted in favour and 21 against, with a 30.4% turnout. 78 villagers in Misterton with […]

Over one million Covid-19 vaccinations have now been given across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Latest figures show over 106,000 jabs have been administered in the Harborough District. 61,621 people (78% of adults) have had one dose and 44,309 (56.8%) two doses. Up to 30th May 2021 1,068,296 first and second doses of the vaccine have […]

A booking system at tips across Harborough will be reviewed when social distancing guidelines are updated. It was introduced during Covid-19 lockdowns last year, meaning people have to make an appointment to visit waste and recycling sites across the county, including in Market Harborough, Kibworth and Lutterworth District Councillor Phil Knowles told Hfm he would […]

The world famous Red Arrows are due to fly over Market Harborough this afternoon. Pilots from the RAF display team will be en-route from their base in Lincolnshire to RAF Fairford in Cheltenham and should pass over town at around 3.20pm. The flight is in preparation for their first full display since the pandemic started, […]

A female cyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in a Harborough village yesterday afternoon. Two bikes were involved in collision with a van on Main Street in Kilby just after 4.30pm. The woman was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire by Air Ambulance, although Police say her injuries are not […]