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Harborough District Council is proposing significant changes to its rewilding project following a review by the new Conservative administration. The scheme, covering more than 100 acres of council-owned land alongside the A6 near Market Harborough, would continue, but with a different approach. Under the proposals, one area would be leased to and managed by the […]

Warnings have been issued over the use of jet skis at Saddington Reservoir during the hot weather. The Canal & River Trust says the activity is dangerous, disrupts other visitors and has been reported to police after concerns were raised by local residents. The charity says it is now looking at physical measures to prevent […]

A man accused of a series of shop break-ins in Market Harborough has admitted one burglary but denied two others. Damion Maloney pleaded guilty to stealing £30 from Windowsill houseplant shop on Roman Way in May after smashing a glass door. He denies burglaries at Lilybelle Beauty and Nails and clothing store Bebooted, both in […]

Police will step up patrols at Saddington Car Boot Sale over the coming weeks to help tackle the sale of suspected stolen goods. Officers will engage with sellers and buyers, identify suspected stolen property and discourage criminal activity. They will also be carrying out checks on trailers, which officers say remain a popular target for […]

By Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter The Reform UK administration at West Northamptonshire Council has been accused of ‘concocting a vote to silence’ an opposition councillor. It follows a decision at Monday’s full council meeting to bar the leader of the Liberal Democrat group, Councillor Jonathan Harris, who represents Brixworth, from speaking for the remainder […]

A Market Harborough teenager has set sail to represent the UK in one of the world’s biggest sail training events. Sixteen-year-old Sea Cadet Otto Mackenzie departed today to take part in the international Tall Ships Races, spending the next fortnight aboard the Sea Cadets’ flagship training vessel, TS Royalist, as part of a 20-strong crew […]

The future of a planned apartment development in Market Harborough town centre has been thrown into doubt after the site was put back on the market. A vacant plot on Roman Way, close to Church Square, is now being advertised for sale with an asking price of £250,000. The site was created last year when […]

One of Market Harborough’s best-loved events is taking a break this year after a delay in funding left organisers with too little time to prepare. The Arts Fresco free street theatre festival will not take place this September, with organisers now aiming to return “bigger and stronger” in 2027. The volunteer organising committee says the […]

Fire crews have tackled a shed fire which spread to fencing and the outside of a property in Desborough. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a shed on fire in a garden on Burghley Close at around 11am today. Two crews arrived to find the shed completely alight, with the fire […]

A man has been found not guilty of attempting to murder another man near Market Harborough. Henry Gaskin was cleared after a 10-day trial at Leicester Crown Court. The 21-year-old, of Bodkin Row, Oakthorpe, had been accused of stabbing a man in his 20s on Gallow Field Road on 19 July last year, after an […]