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Owners of the Canvass Café in Great Oxendon have been left devastated after the marquee that houses the business was wrecked by the high winds winds yesterday. Many of the items inside, including tables and chairs, crockery and electrical appliances, were also damaged beyond repair by Storm Ciara. Jen Lyon, who owns the cafe at […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a crash on the A508 near Kelmarsh on Friday morning. The 22-year old was driving a silver Vauxhall Corsa that was involved in collision with an blue Volvo articulated lorry and pedal cycle on Harborough Road at around 7.35am. He was pronounced dead at the […]

A police officer has been threatened with a crow bar and had a car driven at her after men tried to break into a shop in Husbands Bosworth. She was clipped by the red/maroon-coloured Renault Megane sports car in Bell Lane, having responded to calls about shutters of the High Street premises being attacked just […]

Community groups have been given a cash boost thanks to the success of last year’s Lubenham Scarecrow Festival. Over £8,000 raised at the popular September event has been handed out to organisations including the village School, Church, Scouts, Playing Fields Committee, In Bloom Team and Hfm. Jim Burbage, chairman of the festival, says the event […]

Police are treating an incident in Market Harborough that saw eggs thrown at two Brooke House College students as a racially aggravated assault. The college believes the attack on the boys from south-east Asia – aged 16 and 17 – was related to the Coronavirus, as comments were made to them by two youths who […]

140 students are taking part in a 24-hour sponsored sports marathon at Market Harborough’s Robert Smyth Academy. The ‘Lock-In’ event began at 5pm yesterday is seeing them taking part in a range of activities, including volleyball, basketball, tag rugby and dodgeball in the school sports hall. Mike Skully, Head of PE at Robert Smyth, spoke […]

A serious crash has closed the A508 in both directions near Kelmarsh. Police say a HGV was involved in collision with a car at 7.40am and the road will remain closed for ‘several hours’ while an investigation is carried out. The A508 is shut between the Arthingworth & Clipston turns, with diversions set-up. As a […]

Government officials have been taken on a tour of new development sites in Market Harborough as the area’s MP pushes for reform to what he calls a ‘broken’ planning system. Neil O’Brien says housebuilding is happening in the wrong place too often because the hands of council officials are tied, when it comes to granting […]

A robber has stolen cash after threatening a woman running a Post Office with a metal bar and pushing over a customer during a raid in Tilton on the Hill. The man went into the ‘Pop Up’ branch at the Village Hall just before 4pm yesterday and escaped with a quantity of cash. Members of […]

A new shopping venue has opened in Market Harborough today, allowing people to buy ethically under one roof. The ‘Eco Village’ has been created in the former Plumb Center building on St Mary’s Road and is home to traders and producers selling locally sourced and sustainable products, helping customers to reduce packaging and food miles. […]