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Two people were hurt after a car collided with four parked cars and the porch of a house in Walcote last night. A man and woman were treated by an ambulance crew at the scene after the collision on Lutterworth Road just after 8.30pm. No-one else was injured and Police say no-one was arrested. Two […]

A fire that destroyed over a thousand bales of straw in West Langton was arson. An investigation into the blaze in an open-sided barn on West Langton Road on Sunday evening has concluded it was started deliberately. Fire crews from Market Harborough, Kibworth and Wigston were called to deal with the blaze in an just […]

The popular Priest at the Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church in Market Harborough held his last mass yesterday. Father Owen O’Neill is retiring after 19 years there and some 55 years in ministry. Services with safety measures in place only resumed three weeks ago because of the pandemic. He was presented with gifts […]

A student at Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough has tested positive for Coronavirus. Pupils who had been in close contact with the Year 7 child, aged 11-12, have been told to self-isolate for two weeks as a precaution. The youngster who has tested positive had not been in school since last Tuesday and is […]

There are new calls for action to deal with air pollution along a stretch of the A6 through Kibworth. Level of nitrogen dioxide, caused by vehicle fumes, are still breaching the national limit on part of Leicester Road. Harborough District Council declared an Air Quality Management Area in 2017 and a report concluded improvements to […]

A student at The Kibworth School has tested positive for Coronavirus. Year 8 pupils, aged 12 to 13, have now been told to self-isolate for two weeks. Parents were informed this morning and told not to send them to school. It follows positive cases in the past two weeks at Ridgeway Primary Academy in Market […]

Wacky street theatre acts gave impromptu performances in Market Harborough town centre on Saturday. They were being filmed for ‘Arts Freso on-line’ which was broadcast yesterday on Youtube, as an alternative to the usual street arts festival event, which could not take place because of current Coronavirus restrictions. Organisers did not promote the fact that […]

An investigation is underway after over 1000 bales of straw were destroyed by fire in West Langton last night. Fire crews from Market Harborough, Kibworth and Wigston were called to deal with the blaze in an open-sided barn on West Langton Road just before 8.30pm. Firefighters remain at the scene this morning damping down. Leicestershire […]

A major recruitment drive has been launched for volunteers to help out at Foxton Locks. The Canal and River Trust is on the lookout for people interested in helping boats through the flight of locks and assisting with other jobs at the historic site. Tasks would include tackling litter, repairing fences, mowing grass verges and […]

A candle being knocked over is being blamed for a fire at a house in Desborough. Fire crews were called to the property in Addison Road just before 4.30 yesterday afternoon. It set fire to furniture and left the living room damaged, although no-one was hurt. Firefighters are warning people about the dangers of candles, […]