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Police are continuing efforts to locate two men with links to Market Harborough who remain on the run after absconding from open prisons last year. Patrick Gavin, 36, walked out of HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire on October 24th. He was serving a five-year, one-month sentence for grievous bodily harm with intent following a stabbing in […]

Plans have been unveiled for around 580 new homes in Kibworth Beauchamp. Developer Manor Oak Homes wants to build on 81 acres of land west of Warwick Road, which is made up of three agricultural fields. A previous proposal for 400 homes and a primary school on the site was refused by Harborough District Council […]

A Market Harborough man is inviting the community to join him as he completes the final day of a gruelling fundraising challenge for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA). Scott Castell, who recently turned 40 has been performing 400 chest-to-floor burpees every day for the past 40 days to mark the milestone birthday. His efforts […]

Volunteers are lending their support as Market Harborough prepares to bid to become the UK’s first ever Town of Culture. Harborough District Council will enter the government competition, which offers a top prize of £3m, with assistance from Creative Harborough. Creative Harborough supports and showcases arts and cultural organisations and events across the district, helping […]

A man has been arrested after a shopkeeper was threatened with a kitchen knife during a robbery in Market Harborough last night. The incident happened at Keya News on Logan Street just before 6.30pm, when a man produced the weapon and demanded the till be opened. When the shop worker refused, the robber left the […]

A Market Harborough Dad is raising awareness and funds for charity following the devastating loss of his wife and baby son within weeks of each other. Charlotte Jelley died suddenly in August 2024, aged 32, from a pregnancy-related blood clot – just a day after the funeral of her son Arthur, who died during birth. […]

Firefighters came to the rescue after a woman accidentally locked herself out of her car with her child still inside in Kibworth yesterday. The alarm was raised just after midday, and a crew from Kibworth Fire Station was dispatched to Fleckney Road. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Our crew assisted in […]

The office of Leicestershire and Rutland’s Police and Crime Commissioner has requested an investigation after confidential information about a complaint against Rupert Matthews was leaked to the press. The complaint stems from an incident in which Mr Matthews allegedly asked a police officer to help organise an election campaign photo with a horse, referencing Vladimir […]

Plans to demolish the former Lawrences shoe factory in Desborough have been approved by North Northamptonshire Council. The historic building on Gladstone Street, which dates back to 1883, has stood empty for almost 30 years and has been described as structurally unsafe, as well as a hotspot for anti-social behaviour. A previous proposal to sell […]

Drivers in Market Harborough and Little Bowden are being warned of upcoming road closures due to railway bridge work. Overnight tonight, Kettering Road will be closed from 11pm until 6am while Network Rail carries out repairs. Next Tuesday (Jan 27th), there will be further closures on Kettering Road and at the Rockingham Road bridge, as […]