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Plans are well underway for one of Market Harborough’s most popular free events. The Classic Car Show will return on Sunday July 6th when over 250 cars, motorbikes and other vehicles will be on display across the town centre. Food and drink stalls will compliment the event, organised by Harborough Live Events, with support from […]

Mounting concern about a potential expansion of Leicester’s boundaries has been raised by Harborough’s MP in the House of Commons. Over 7,000 people have signed a petition opposing the move put forward by Leicester City Council, which is part of one of three proposals for local government re-organisation for the city and county. The government […]

Three men with links to Leicestershire have absconded from an open prison at the same time. Police are warning people not to approach Jason MacDonagh, 34, Daniel Harty, 34 and Barney Casey, 24, who all fled from Spring Hill Prison in Buckinghamshire on Monday evening. All three are described as white and about 5ft 9in […]

The community is being thanked for raising over £1,000 to help save the life of a abandoned dog found seriously ill near Market Harborough. The two-year-old Dachshund was taken to the town-based Dogz Dinner Animal Foodbank for help, after being discovered in distress off the A6 near Rockingham Road earlier this month. After being seen […]

Ten charities and community groups and have received a cash boost thanks to Market Harborough Twenty 12 Lions Club. Grants totalling £3,000 have been handed out after the club ran its Community Awards Scheme for a second year. Organisations to benefit were HFM, Harborough Scouts, Market Harborough Fixers, Market Harborough Sea Cadets, Ian’s Chain, Jorgies […]

Local music talent will be showcased at a free festival in Market Harborough this Sunday. Somewhere Fest will return to The Square for a second year and feature singers and bands connected with the town’s community record label – Somewhere Records. The event will run from 12noon until 7pm. Deiah Green is helping to organise […]

Police have stepped up patrols over concerns about youths gathering into the early hours in a wooded area in Market Harborough. Drug use has been reported and fires started in the open space off Clarkes Avenue on the Wellington Place estate. Near-by residents are also being kept awake by noise and some have been threatened […]

Police are trying to trace the owner of a suspected stolen trailer after it was seized in Rothwell. Rural crime officers have released a picture of the distinctive high-sided Paxton trailer, which has extended mesh sides, in the hope it can be reunited with its rightful owner. If the trailer is yours or you have […]

Four people have been arrested after police discovered a large cannabis factory near Tilton on the Hill. A number of plants and cultivated cannabis worth an estimated £60,000 was seized after being found in an outbuilding, which had been specially adapted for cannabis production. Officers from Harborough’s Neighbourhood Priority Team executed a warrant at the […]

Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a man with links to Desborough who is wanted for failing to appear in court. West Yorkshire Police have released a picture of 29- year-old Ethan Wright, as they ask anyone who knows where he is to make contact with officers. Anyone with information which may […]