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There’s a chance to find out about the next phase of the major upgrade to Market Harborough Railway Station today – as Network Rail hosts a public drop-in event there this afternoon. It comes as work to dig out the new track bed to straighten the line through the station continues – alongside the strengthening […]

Proposals to reduce dangerous levels of air pollution in Kibworth are the focus of a public consultation there today. Representatives from Harborough District Council are at the Kibworth Grammar School Hall between 10 and 4 to give villagers more details about the ‘Air Quality Action Plan’. It’s after tests along the A6 showed that levels of […]

Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a series of distraction burglaries in Desborough at the weekend. The burglaries happened on Saturday between 11am and 3pm, when a man targeted elderly people in the area by knocking on their doors and pretending to be from the Council or Waterboard, and needing access to their homes […]

A Harborough motorist found guilty of drink-driving AND carrying an offensive weapon has been banned from our roads and fined almost £900 pounds. Natalie Cooke, a carer from Market Harborough, was recently stopped by police for driving erratically on Roman Way in the town. Officers who breathalysed the twenty-two year old found her over the limit […]

Young footballers in our area are benefitting from a new sponsorship deal from a local estate agent – and sporting a brand new, all-red kit.   Harborough Town now has more than 700 players aged from six to 70 representing 48 teams. These include boys, girls, inclusive, adult male, veterans and even “walking football” for […]

  Network Rail has revealed a piece of engineering equipment falling over was to blame for major disruption this morning at Market Harborough Station. Midland Mainline trains were cancelled and services diverted right through the rush hour after the incident caused the scheduled weekend line improvement works to overrun. Services are now reported to be […]

If you don’t want trick or treaters bothering you later this month, you can get a FREE ‘No Thanks’ poster to display on your door…   They’ve been produced by police and community safety officers at Harborough Council in the run up to Hallowe’en. They’re now available to pick up from the front desk of […]

A Kibworth man, whose cherished bike was stolen, has it back – thanks to his OWN detective work!   Kyle Needham was left devastated when his cycle was taken from outside his house earlier this month, just hours before he was due to ride it in a competition. So he posted pictures of the purpose-built […]

Around 80 horses that were fly-grazing without permission on the Market Harborough Showground have been moved by their owner. The Leicestershire Agricultural Society – who run the site – say just five of the animals – remain and they are due to be moved soon.     Concerns had been raised next year’s County Show […]

Call handlers have been given extra training following a tragic accident that claimed the life of a Market Harborough woman, who was struck by a police van – the driver of which was searching for her. An inquest jury has concluded Helen Loveday’s death in Norfolk last year was an accident. The hearing heard officers […]