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A new bid to catch litter louts, flytippers and those who fail to clean up after their pets across Harborough is to set to be launched. The Council wants to employ a dedicated Environmental Crime Civil Enforcement Officer. They would be used to patrol flytipping hotspots, in a bid to catch illegal dumpers, target people […]

New homes for people hoping to get on the housing ladder are set for Saddington after Harborough Council sold a piece of surplus land to Waterloo Housing Group. It will provide access to a site already owned by the housing association, enabling them to build affordable homes for shared ownership. Cllr James Hallam, HarboroughCouncil’s portfolio […]

A scheme between police, bank and Post Office staff has prevented people across Leicestershire being scammed out of more than £500,000 in a year. The Banking Protocol trains them to spot when someone is about to fall victim by contacting the police immediately. A number of potential fraud victims in Market Harborough have been protected, […]

Police have seized a machete with a 12-inch blade from an address in Market Harborough. Officers discovered the weapon while attempting to locate a suspect at a house in Welland Park Road this morning. Pc Paul Farrar told Hfm: “Taking this weapon off the streets has prevented it being used to cause serious harm to […]

Increased Police patrols are continuing on the Southern Estate in Market Harborough, following a spate of crime in recent weeks. Plans are also being considered to install  CCTV in the area of the shops on Western Avenue, which would be linked to Harborough Council’s central control room, monitored in Market Harborough. Cash was stolen from […]

A new high-tech monitoring station has been installed alongside the A6 in Kibworth in an area where pollution levels are dangerously high. It will enable Harborough Council to obtain more accurate real-time data of carbon monoxide levels, caused by vehicle fumes, which are consistently breaching health guidelines on a stretch of Leicester Road. An average […]

East Midlands Trains will continue to run services through Market Harborough until at least August. The firm has been handed a 24-week extension to its current franchise, which was due to end next month. Stagecoach, the owner of East Midlands Trains, is one of four companies to have applied to run services on the Midland […]

The scale of disruption the replacement water pipes in Market Harborough will cause has been revealed. The work will see several roads shut while three miles of new pipes are laid. The longest closure will be on Rockingham Road, which will shut for seven weeks by the railway bridge, from August 12th. It will also […]

A man has been charged with various offences after a Police pursuit in Market Harborough yesterday afternoon. John Bellamy, 52, from Nuneaton, is accused of failing to stop for Police, driving with no insurance and 3 counts of driving off from petrol stations without paying. He was arrested on Welland Park Road after a Renault […]

The Fernie Hunt has raised over £10,000 for the Air Ambulance by holding charity events and a bucket collection at the Boxing Day meet in Great Bowden. It’s the biggest donation ever handed over by the group, which has pledged to continue to support the cause. Spokesman Philip Cowen told Hfm the Air Ambulance is […]