News

Market Harborough Baptist Church has temporarily closed after an electrical survey found a number of serious faults. The Coventry Road building will be out of use for two to three months while essential repairs are carried out. During the closure Sunday services will move to the Jubilee Hall at the Congregational Church on Bowden Lane […]

A body has been found by Police searching for a university student from Market Harborough who went missing in Lincoln. While formal identification has yet to take place, officers believe it to be Connor Calleja, 20, who had not been seen since the early hours of Sunday. Connor, a student at the University of Lincoln, […]

Market Harborough Sea Cadets are celebrating a rare double success at national level. The unit has received a Captain Sea Cadets’ Commendation for the second year running and has also secured its twelfth consecutive Burgee — the Sea Cadet equivalent of an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The annual Unit Review highlighted outstanding achievements in waterborne training, […]

Police are appealing for information after a Porsche 911 was stolen in Rothwell. The car was taken after burglars broke into a home on Rushton Road between 2.30pm on Thursday, January 8 and 12.50pm yesterday. The intruders forced open a rear patio door lock to gain entry before stealing a number of items, including the […]

Councils in the HFM region have been named among the worst in the country for pothole repairs and road maintenance. Under a new government traffic-light system, Leicestershire County Council and West Northamptonshire Council are among 13 authorities to have been given the lowest, ‘red’ rating. North Northamptonshire has been classed as ‘amber’. The new ratings […]

Norton & Gaulby Young Farmers are celebrating the success of their Christmas tree recycling scheme in the Harborough district. They recycled over 560 trees and raised £4,500, which will be split between GEMS Charity, East Midlands Air Ambulance and the Yellow Wellies Foundation. The group would like to thank everyone who supported the scheme.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has issued a safety warning after footprints were spotted on the frozen canal in Market Harborough. Officers say walking on frozen water is extremely dangerous, as ice can easily break, and are urging people – especially children – to stay away from canals, ponds and rivers. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue […]

Plans have been announced for this year’s Rotary SwiMarathon in Market Harborough and you’re being urged to get involved. More than twenty teams of swimmers are already signed up for the event at Harborough Leisure Centre over the weekend of 7 and 8 March. Teams of up to six people swim in relays for 50 […]

A flood alert has been issued for the River Sence in Leicestershire, as Storm Goretti brings the risk of flooding from heavy rain and melting snow. Low-lying farmland and roads around Great Glen, Kilby Bridge, South Wigston and Blaby could be affected, along with the road at Crow Mills. The Environment Agency say river levels […]

Due to the weather, the following schools are closed today: Kibworth Mead Academy Leicester Grammar School, Great Glen Leicester Grammar Junior School, Great Glen LGS Stoneygate schools in Great Glen Uppingham Community College Guilsborough Academy Delayed openings at the following schools: Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough – school opens at 10.30am. Ridgeway Primary Academy […]