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Plans to redevelop a former social club in Kibworth Beauchamp are facing growing opposition. More than 25 objections have been submitted to Harborough District Council over proposals to convert the former Working Men’s Club on Fleckney Road into eight flats. The majority of concerns are focused on parking and highway safety. The planning application was […]

Jobs are under threat in Lutterworth after the Original Factory Shop was placed into administration, alongside high-street chain Claire’s. More than 2,500 jobs are at risk after owner Modella Capital said last-ditch efforts to save the businesses had failed. Almost 300 hundred stores across the UK and Ireland could close, including the Original Factory Shop […]

Police are appealing for information following thefts from vehicles in Desborough. A number plate was stolen from a car parked on Union Street between 2am on 31 December and 10am on 1 January. In a separate incident, roof bars were taken from a car on Bridge Road between 4pm on January 2nd and 9am the […]

A Market Harborough-based charity is celebrating after securing £10,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. Hab Anti-bullying and Mental Health will use the funding to train volunteers and boost its counselling grants. Volunteers will receive specialist training in suicide awareness and how to support vulnerable people , with plans for domestic abuse training later this […]

A Leicestershire police constable has been charged with two counts of rape and one count of assault by penetration. Stephen Reynolds, 28, of Leicestershire, is suspended from the force and remains on police bail. The charges relate to incidents reported to have taken place in 2019 and involve an adult female victim known to Reynolds. […]

Over 130 people were arrested on Leicestershire’s roads during December’s police drink and drug drive campaign. 85 drivers failed roadside breath tests, 35 were found to be under the influence of drugs, and 12 refused to provide a sample. 47 arrests followed a collision, with 24 people taken into custody during daytime checks. In the […]

A Market Harborough man has been sentenced for weapons offences. Lee Ostler admitted possession of an unloaded air rifle and bladed article in a public place after armed police were called to Gladstone Street on November 21st last year, following reports of someone with a ‘rifle’. The 50-year-old, who lives in the street, appeared at […]

Police say no one was injured after two cars set on fire following a crash on the A6 between Market Harborough and Desborough. Emergency services were called to the scene just after 2pm on Saturday, near the turn for Braybrooke. The road was closed while firefighters worked to extinguish the flames and the vehicles were […]

Police have arrested a man following a report of inappropriate touching involving a woman in Market Harborough. The incident is alleged to have occurred in a shop on the High Street on December 3rd and officers say the man left when the woman reacted. A 56-year-old man was arrested after Police issued an appeal and […]

The Norton & Gaulby Young Farmers will be providing a Christmas tree recycling service on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th January 2026. The fee is £7.50 per tree and all money will get split between 3 fantastic charities: > East Midlands air ambulance > The Yellow Wellies Foundation > GEMS charity Book your place  – […]