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A thief has admitted stealing bikes worth over £1,000 from outside Market Harborough Railway Station. Richard Marlow, 41, of Havelock Street, Kettering, stole four bicycles from a temporary cycle storage area off Rockingham Road during July, August and September last year. He has pleaded guilty to five charges of theft at Leicester Magistrates – four […]

Up to 80,000 Covid-19 test kits a week are to be sent to Leicestershire, after it was added to a list of trial areas. It follows discussions between the county council and Department of Health & Social Care this afternoon, after the county was not initially included in a list of over 60 parts of […]

A family from Fleckney has been left distraught after their pet dog died when it was startled by a loud firework. Greyhound Faye collided with patio doors at their home, after bolting when the firework exploded close-by while she was in the garden. The dog, aged 9, had been adopted by the Wilford family in […]

A man who was reportedly pointing a gun at children in a Leicestershire village has been shot with rubber bullets by armed police. Officers were called to reports the man was walking around Sarson Street in Quorn, near Loughborough, with “a long-barrelled firearm” just after midday. Leicestershire Police said the “less lethal option of a […]

The operator of Harborough Leisure Centre is backing a call for gyms to be allowed to re-open during the lockdown. Everyone Active wants them recognised as an ‘essential service.’ The company, who run the facility as well as Lutterworth Sports Centre, on behalf of Harborough District Council, says the closures of gyms across the country […]

A warning has been issued about scam phone calls being made to people in and around Desborough. The caller claims to be from the ‘Desborough and Rothwell emergency care group’ – which doesn’t exist – offering to arrange a home visit to install an emergency care button for £1. There are concerns people could think […]

Plans have been announced for the first phase of a massive new development of 600 houses on the edge of Market Harborough. Developer Davidsons have handed a planning application to Harborough District Council, for the first part of building on 88 acres of land off Kettering Road at Clack Hill. It will see 164 houses […]

A small but poignant socially-distanced ceremony has taken place in Market Harborough for Armistice Day. Representatives from the town’s services organisations and Harborough District Council placed wreaths on the gates of the Memorial Gardens, with the start and end of a two-minutes silence in memory of those killed in conflict, marked by the firing of […]

The route of Market Harborough’s town bus service has been changed because parked cars are blocking access. The issue has worsened recently, with more people staying a home because of the pandemic. Service 33 will no longer serve Northleigh Grove, Logan Street, Highcross Street and will not call at the stop on Wartnaby Street, adjacent […]

Developers are appealing the decision to refuse planning permission for a new housing estate in Great Bowden. They are challenging Harborough District Council’s ruling not to allow the redevelopment of the Bowden Fencing site off Leicester Lane, to make way for 33 homes. Planning permission was refused in June on the grounds the application went […]