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A driver escaped injury after his car burst into flames in Rushton earlier today. Firefighters from Desborough were called to deal with the Mini ablaze on Desborough Road at 10.30am.                         The car was well alight when they arrived and the crew used breathing […]

Firms are celebrating winning awards at the 2020 Harborough District Business Awards. 23 finalists were competing in eight categories at the Hfm-backed ceremony at the Three Swans Hotel on Friday night. Winners were Waterloo Cottage Farm in Great Oxendon, who won the Community Award, Refill Revolution, based at Harborough Market and the Eco Village – […]

Swimmers raised over £5,000 at the Market Harborough Swim Marathon over the weekend. The Hfm-backed event at the Leisure Centre saw teams from groups, clubs and schools swim in relay for fifty minutes non-stop. Over 180 swimmer took part, covering a total of 5008 lengths of the pool, which is nearly 125km. Two teams of […]

B&M is closing its store in Market Harborough town centre. It will shut at the beginning of next month and the discount retailer says it is working with staff to relocate them to other near-by stores, including its other one in Harborough off Rockingham Road. The store in the Commons Car Park has been open […]

With cases of Coronavirus now confirmed in both Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, bosses at Market Harborough Medical Centre say they are prepared for COVID-19 here, too. Two cases were confirmed in Leicestershire over the weekend and Public Health England is now contacting people who have had contact with them. The number of cases in Northamptonshire rose […]

A man who admitted stealing a disabled pensioner’s bags in Market Harborough just before Christmas has had his sentencing deferred. Lance Collins grabbed the 78 year old woman’s handbag and shopping from her car in the Sainsbury’s car park on Springfield Street on 19th December. The 33 year old, of St Stephens Road in Nottingham, […]

Fundraisers are getting set to make a big splash for charity in Market Harborough this weekend. The annual SwiMarathon is taking place at the Leisure Centre and it’ll be extra special since it’s the tenth year of the big fundraiser. Teams of up to six people will swim in relay for fifty minutes non-stop at […]

Saturday 7th March marks three years since the new St Luke’s Treatment Centre first opened it’s doors in Market Harborough. However, questions are still being asked about the extra services promised there when the state-of-the-art building replaced the Cottage Hospital. NHS managers said there’d be more clinics and an increased number of specialists – to […]

Harborough’s MP is the author of a new think tank report published today – which finds the East Midlands is getting a raw deal in terms of spending on the sorts of things which encourage growth. Ahead of next week’s Budget, Neil O’Brien has found that considerable “levelling up” is needed here in areas such […]

Schoolchildren in the Harborough District will be alerted to the dangers of violent drug gangs by a hard-hitting touring play being staged here next month. Commissioned by Leicestershire Police, “County Lines” will warn pupils – and also parents, teachers and professionals – about the national drug trafficking threat. Performed by three actors, it’ll raise awareness […]