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Bollards are to be erected at the side of a road bridge in Market Harborough, after parts of it were found to be weakening. Highway bosses say it will prevent cars being able to pull onto the pavement parts of the structure on Welland Park Road, between Coventry Road and Farndon Road – the areas […]

A Market Harborough Mum is urging parents to be guard after finding several used syringes in the Welland Park toilets. She discovered them scattered on the floor of the restroom, after taking her toddler in on Saturday. Harborough District Council says the syringes were cleared as soon as the matter was reported. A spokesperson told […]

The future of a wedding and entertainment venue near Theddingworth has been secured, after a £3.5m deal to buy it was completed. It safeguards 36 jobs and all existing bookings at Hothorpe Hall, with the new owners planning to reopen the site in line with the government’s ‘roadmap out of lockdown’. The previous operator collapsed […]

The Coronavirus infection rate across Harborough has dropped to the joint-lowest in Leicestershire. Figures released today show the number of people who tested positive in the seven days to March 11th, dropped from from 75 to 57  – a 24% fall. The weekly infection rate in the Harborough District per 100,000 people was 60 – […]

Health bosses have hit out at those responsible for distributing ‘dangerous’ leaflets in Market Harborough containing ‘false information and conspiracy theories’ about Coronavirus. With the heading ‘Public Notice – Covid 19 Update’ they are being posted through letterboxes and question the legitimacy of the disease, safety of vaccines and government advice. Mike Sandys, Director of […]

Market Harborough’s Thorntons shop is not affected by the announcement all the chocolate maker’s own stores are closing. The outlet in St Mary’s Place is a franchise, operated by Cardzone, and will remain open and continue to stock Thorntons products. Adam Goddard, retail director at Thorntons: “We work closely with around 100 other franchise stores […]

Plans that could see Market Harborough get a new leisure centre are set to progress later this year. The scheme has been on hold in recent months, due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, although is to re-visited by Harborough District Council in the next financial year, starting in April. Two options are being […]

Detectives investigating a crash on the M1 near Lutterworth last Wednesday have released a list of vehicles they would like to speak to the drivers of. A man in his 30s remains in a critical condition in hospital after the five-vehicle collision on the northbound carriageway, close to junction 20, just before 6.30pm. A number of […]

There is praise today for the way students and staff are working together to make schools across the Hfm Region as Covid-secure as possible. It’s the first full week back at school for youngsters, after the staggered return to the classroom. Regular testing of students and staff for Coronavirus is taking place and Dan Cleary, […]