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Players from Welford Victoria Vets Football Team have tackled their nerves and stripped off for a charity calendar. The players, all aged over 35, have bared all, with some strategically placed footballs, to raise money for Leicester-based Hope Against Cancer, a charity close to their hearts. Joanna Sutton-Larsen, player Jonny Larsen’s wife, was diagnosed with […]

A serious crash was averted last night after an elderly driver travelled the wrong way along the A14 for over two miles. Police received several 999 calls at around 7.30pm, after a Fiat Panda was seen going westbound on the eastbound carriageway, towards on-coming traffic. A lorry driver was able to stop the car close […]

One of the victims of a vandalism spree in Market Harborough is happy with how Police dealt with those responsible. A woman, aged 20 and a boy, aged 16, have paid compensation to people who had Christmas decorations, and other items damaged outside their homes, and sent letters of apology. Officers used a ‘Community Resolution’ […]

The Fernie Hunt’s Boxing Day meet in Great Bowden will not take place this year. Organisers say they had no option but to cancel the traditional event, because of the on-going Tier 3 restrictions, not least to ensure the well-being of the local community. It’s the first time in recent memory the meet has had […]

A dog stolen from the garden of a house in Kibworth Harcourt has been found safe and well. Betsy, a Chow Chow, was spotted beside the railway tracks at the back of Warwick Park in the village just before 2pm today, by someone walking their dog. She has now been reunited with her delighted owners […]

A fundraising drive has been launched to help an inspirational Market Harborough man who is battling cancer. Ben Johnson, 33, also wants to raise awareness of alternative treatments available for people like him, which are not offered by the NHS. Ben was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer in 2017 and had extensive surgery […]

Two vandals who went on a wrecking spree in Market Harborough have paid for the damage they caused and sent letters of apology. Christmas decorations, garden items and some cars were damaged outside several homes in streets off Coventry Road in the early hours of December 6th, including wires to festive lights being cut. A […]

A time capsule is to be buried in the grounds of a new Market Harborough care home, to mark what has been an extraordinary year. Rosewood Manor on Coventry Road will open next month, on the site of the former Cottage Hospital. A tree will also be planted and a plaque erected to mark the […]

Market Harborough Building Society has given over £30,000 to charities and community groups this year. Some of the grants from the society’s Charitable Foundation have been to assist their work during the pandemic. Staff also raised over £8,000 for the Air Ambulance Service, their charity of the year, after taking part in a walking, running, […]

A fire at an electricity substation in Market Harborough caused a widespread power cut early this morning. Firefighters were called to Andrew Macdonald Close at 3.55am, after residents reported hearing an explosion and seeing sparks coming from the building. The blaze involved a transformer unit and was quickly dealt with by the crew from Market […]