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A new self-defence course is to be held in Market Harborough to empower people with skills to navigate the rising issue of knife-crime. It will also focus on first aid and be run by East Midlands Kung Fu based on St Mary’s Road, in partnership with Northamptonshire charity Off The Streets. A proportion of the […]

Market Harborough is to host its first ever fight show later this month entitled ‘Market Mayhem’. The event at Welland Park Academy’s Sports Hall will include 20 bouts across boxing, kick-boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts, with competitors from marital arts schools nationwide taking part. The respected combat sports promotion has previously been held […]

An abandoned lorry trailer has been removed from a layby near Lutterworth after a large amount of rotten meat was discovered inside. Police and council officials attended the scene after being alerted by concerned members of the public about the stench emanating from the trailer. Cllr Darren Woodiwiss, Cabinet lead for Climate Change and Neighbourhood […]

A new Aldi store has opened in Market Harborough today. The discount retailer has invested £5m in the larger premises on Rockingham Road, which has replaced its previous store on Springfield Street. Shoppers queued outside ahead of Paralympic high jump gold medallist Jonathan Broom-Edwards cutting the ribbon to declare the store open at 8am, alongside pupils […]

A man from a Harborough village has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of the sexual touching of a seven-year-old girl. Ashley Carnell, 52, of Main Street in Willoughby Waterleys was also been placed on the Sex Offenders Register, when he was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court. The investigation by detectives from […]

Residents have formed a campaign group to fight plans for 85 new homes between two housing estates in Market Harborough. They have a number of concerns about the proposal for 30 acres of fields separating the Farndale View and Farndon Fields estates, including flood risk, loss of habitat and the impact on roads and health […]

Police were called to a crash on the A6 near Market Harborough this afternoon. The collision at the junction with Langton Road, near the McDonald’s roundabout, happened just before 3pm and blocked the road for a time. Leicestershire Police say no-one was injured or arrested and officers left the scene just after 3.45pm.

Three new pieces of striking street art have been unveiled in Market Harborough – on neglected utility cabinets. Students from Welland Park Academy put forward the design ideas, before a judging panel decided which ones should be used. Virgin Media allowed the use of their cabinets in Abbey Street, Farndon Road and Walcot Road, which […]

Market Harborough’s peregrine falcons could soon have their own nesting platform on top of the historic Symington Building. A pair of the birds have attempted to breed by nesting on St Dionysius Church in the past, but evidence suggests they have been unsuccessful due to a lack of shelter and protection for their eggs. Harborough […]

Racist graffiti has been removed from a road near Lutterworth as people are urged to stop painting on the highway. It was daubed on Mere Lane in Bitteswell and has been condemned by Leicestershire County Council. Several mini-roundabouts, including in Market Harborough, have had colours of the St George’s flag painted on them as part […]