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Harborough District Council has been given an extra £100,000 of government funding to help it cope with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic – although it’s been described as ‘a drop in the ocean.’ It takes the financial support provided since March to just under £1.2m, but still leaves the authority over a million pounds […]

A driver escaped with minor injuries after a car overturned near North Kilworth last night. Emergency services were called to the B5414 Pincet Lane at around 7pm and found a VW Beetle on its roof. The female driver managed to get out of the car and was treated at the scene, but did not need […]

Police are investigating the death of a woman in Rothwell. Officers were called to a house in Crispin Street at about 1.20pm and remain at the scene. A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman, told Hfm: “Police officers were called to reports of the sudden death of a woman at an address in Crispin Street, Rothwell, at about […]

CCTV footage has been released in a bid to catch four burglars who raided a sports club in Brixworth. They forced their way into the building in St David’s Close between 1am and 2am on Monday and stole televisions, cash and alcohol. The club is run by volunteers and is home to several football teams, […]

For the first time in 20 years, Market Harborough’s Memorial Gardens will not be transformed for the Remembrance period, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since the year 2,000 over 300 white crosses have been laid out to honour those from the town who lost their lives during the first and second world wars. A Sunset […]

The RSPCA is appealing for information after the body of a pregnant dog was dumped in a pond near the old Desborough Airfield. The dachshund was discovered wrapped in a towel inside a bag on Sunday by a 13-year-old boy and was then taken to a vets who alerted the animal charity. It is suspected […]

Cyclists using canal towpaths in and around Market Harborough are being urged to slow down. The Canal and River Trust says some are going too fast, putting pedestrians at risk. The waterways charity has launched a new campaign entitled ‘stay kind and slow down’ to raise awareness of the issue. More people have been using […]

The Royal Navy’s white Ensign Flag is flying in Market Harborough’s Memorial Gardens to mark Trafalgar Day. Members of the town’s Royal Naval Association raised it earlier today, to celebrate of the Navy’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar on October the 21st 1805. Usual events across the country to mark the anniversary had to be cancelled […]

Villagers were left puzzled after a three-piece suite appeared in the middle of a children’s playground in Kibworth. It turned out the unwanted furniture had been left outside a house a quarter-of-a-mile away in Elliot Close, but vanished before it could be collected, and was spotted in Warwick Park on Saturday morning. It not known […]

Drive-in fireworks displays are to be held in Market Harborough and Husbands Bosworth next month. The event at Market Harborough Showground will take place on Saturday November 7th and is being organised by Harborough-based Komodo Fireworks and Roaming Giraffe Events. The firms have teamed up to organise the Covid-safe display after the town’s usual one […]