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A car ended up on its side after colliding with two parked vehicles on a residential street in Desborough yesterday. Emergency services were called to Pioneer Avenue just before 4.30pm. Police say the driver was able to get out and did not require hospital treatment. The road was closed until the car was recovered.

Public toilets have reopened today in Market Harborough’s Welland Park and at Little Bowden Recreation Ground. Harborough Council say additional cleaning arrangements are in place and new signage to encourage social distancing. The toilets have been shut since March when the Coronavirus lockdown came into force. Loos in the Commons Car Park in Market Harborough […]

Harborough Council’s Tip-Off campaign, that has dramatically reduced illegal dumping across Harborough, and led to numerous prosecutions, is in line for national awards. It’s been shortlisted in the Campaign Of The Year and Local Authority Success categories at the National Recycling Awards. The use of covert CCTV has resulted in some flytippers being caught red-handed […]

Police are studying CCTV footage after disorder in Market Harborough town centre on Saturday night, after pubs re-opened for the first time since March. There were a number of incidents on the High Street, including a woman being assaulted and a man being assaulted, which resulted in a 21-year-old man being arrested. Officers implemented a […]

Police have implemented a Dispersal Order in and around Market Harborough town centre, following disorder and anti-social behaviour. It gives officers the power to order people to leave the area if they suspect they are causing or likely to cause crime, nuisance or anti-social behaviour to members of the public. They face arrest if they […]

Police say fines could be issued if people are caught breaching Leicester’s lockdown restrictions. There are fears some will travel out of the zone, created to prevent the spread of coronavirus, to visit pubs in the Harborough District which can re-open from tomorrow, while those in the city and its suburbs remain closed. Some local […]

Tributes are being paid to Alex Blackwell, the former Deputy Editor of the Harborough Mail, who has died aged 40. Alex, who lived in Kibworth, worked for the newspaper for eleven years, starting as a trainee reporter, before leaving in 2015. He was well known for his personable approach and involvement in many community events […]

The future of a Market Harborough charity shop is being threatened by the closure of Adam and Eve Street to traffic. Age UK had been hoping to re-open their shop, but say the restriction is hampering footfall. Executive Director of  UK Leicestershire and Rutland, Tony Donavon, spoke to Hfm:   Other shop owners in Market […]

A Market Harborough man has appeared in Court charged with sexual assault on a female and two counts of assault on an emergency worker. Phillip George. 42, has been remanded in custody by Leicester Magistrates to appear at Leicester Crown Court later this month. He was arrested on Tuesday evening.

Various measures are being considered to prevent a repeat of scenes at Saddington Reservoir last week. Owners of the beauty spot, the Canal and River Trust, met with Police, Harborough Council and Fire and Rescue service yesterday. Hundreds gathered there during the hot weather and concerns were expressed at the large numbers of people swimming, […]