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Police are appealing for help to find a man with links to the Market Harborough area who is on-the-run from an open prison. Darren O’Halloran, 40, was serving a 12-year sentence for burglary offences and absconded from HMP Leyhill in Gloucestershire last Wednesday. He was jailed in 2023 for his involvement in more than 50 […]

Market Harborough’s new Banking Hub has been officially opened in St Mary’s Place. MP Neil O’Brien cut the ribbon on the hub’s new permanent home in the town centre earlier today. The hub has relocated from the Symington Building, where it had been operating on a temporary basis since earlier this year following the closure […]

Organisers of the HFM-backed Toys On The Table appeal are thanking listeners for their generosity. Hundreds of new toys and gifts have already been donated in Market Harborough – and there is still time to help. The appeal ensures disadvantaged children across Leicestershire and Rutland have a present to open on Christmas Day. Bill Bowley […]

Northamptonshire singer-songwriter Catherine Di Mambro is using her music to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association with her new original Christmas song, It’s Christmas Eve. Half of the proceeds from the festive release will go to the charity, following the recent MND diagnosis of her friend Lewis Moody – the former England […]

Costa Coffee has confirmed its new Drive-Thru on the outskirts of Market Harborough will open next spring, creating 14 jobs. Construction of the store is almost complete, forming part of the Airfield Business Park expansion near the Harborough Innovation Centre, off the B6047. A Costa Coffee spokesperson said: “We’re looking forward to opening our first […]

Harborough District Council has hit back at criticism from MP Neil O’Brien, after he claimed the authority’s new parking machines were making it harder for people to park. The council says it has received positive feedback about the upgraded ticketless machines in Market Harborough and insists the changes improve accessibility and reflect how most people […]

Market Harborough Building Society kicked off the festive season with a special celebration for almost 200 members. Charity and community partners were also invited to the ‘Soulful Christmas’ event, which featured a performance by the University of Leicester Gospel Choir. The gathering also highlighted the society’s ongoing support for young people, following the launch of […]

Leicestershire Police are urging people to check bank notes when selling items online after a rise in counterfeit cash. Fifteen incidents have been reported in the last month, including in the Lutterworth area, mainly involving high-value phones sold on Facebook Marketplace. Officers say buyers often left before sellers realised the notes were fake, and are […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a ram-raid in Brixworth early this morning. Thieves used a bronze Nissan Navara pick-up truck to drive into the front of the Co-Op on Harborough Road at 1.10am, before stealing the cash machine. The front of the shop was left damaged following the raid and a Police scene guard […]

Residents look set to pay more for services provided by Leicestershire County Council next year. The authority’s draft budget proposes a 2.99% council tax rise – around £50 extra a year for a Band D household – which would generate an additional £12.9m. The Reform UK-led council is facing a funding gap of more than […]