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Tributes are being paid to a much-loved Market Harborough man who spent his entire working life keeping the town clean. Billy Kimpton, who has died aged 73, started work for the council when he left school in the early 1970’s aged 16, and continued as a street cleaner until his retirement 30 years later. Billy […]

A free drop-in event will be held in Market Harborough tomorrow aimed at helping people save money on energy bills. ‘Warmer Homes, Greener Homes’ is taking place at the Symington Building between 10am and 3pm and will include information on renewables and insulation. Project Manager Sarah van der Walt is from Harborough Community Energy.  

A Market Harborough woman and a 13-year-old girl have been charged after police recovered stolen goods worth more than £2,500. The pair are accused of stealing items including children’s clothing, footwear and pyjamas from shops at Leicester’s Fosse Park shopping centre on Tuesday. They were arrested after officers carried out the search of a vehicle. […]

All jobs have been lost after a long-standing Market Harborough company ceased trading and called in administrators. Allen Glenold supplied coloured paper and board products to the education sector and online craft retailers and had been family-owned since 1967. Administrators RSM said the business, which was based on Crosby Road, faced ‘significant challenges’ since Covid […]

The Royal British Legion in Market Harborough is thanking residents for their generosity after raising over £5,000 in the first week of this year’s Poppy Appeal. Volunteers are continuing their efforts with a stall at Harborough Market and street collections. Over 100 Union flags are flying across the town centre in support of the campaign, […]

Leicestershire County Council has approved a new £2m programme to tackle flooding. It follows serious incidents in the past year including in Market Harborough, Little Bowden and Great Glen. The funding was originally earmarked for carbon reduction initiatives but re-allocated by the ruling Reform UK administration. Cllr Adam Tilbury, cabinet member for flooding, spoke at […]

A campaigner from Market Harborough has welcomed the announcement Menopause screening is to be incorporated into NHS health checks for the first time. Jane Pangbourne has been calling for better advice to be offered to patients on the symptoms of perimenopause and the effectiveness of regulated hormone replacement therapy (HRT), with over 55,000 people signing […]

There has been a break-in at The Well community café in Kibworth Beauchamp. It happened just after midnight at the base on the High Street, after glass in the front door was kicked through. An attempt was then made to steal a till, which was empty, but it is believed the burglar or burglars were […]

Leicestershire Police are warning residents about a rise in ‘courier fraud’ targeting the elderly. Tricksters have been calling people, pretending to be police or bank officials, and asking them to withdraw cash or hand over bank cards. In one case, a woman in Anstey lost over £9,000 after a caller falsely claimed her husband had […]

‘No Thanks’ posters have been produced by Harborough’s community safety bosses and police ahead of Halloween. People who don’t want trick or treaters at their door on Friday can pick one up from the Symington Building in Market Harborough or download a poster from Harborough District Council’s website. Sgt Pete Jelbert is from Market Harborough’s […]