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A horse has been left injured after getting trapped in a gate in Kibworth Beauchamp. The animal was left with cuts following the incident at Smeeton Road Recreation Ground this afternoon, which is believed to have happened when it reared-up after being ‘goaded’ by a group of schoolchildren. The horse, which is kept in a […]

A familiar sound has returned to Market Harborough after being silenced for the past few weeks. The hourly chime has returned to St Dionysius Church, following specialist repairs to the clock mechanism yesterday. A mechanical fault had caused the problem.

Joules has been given the go-ahead to open a new flagship store in a former bank in Market Harborough. The town-based fashion retailer has been granted planning permission to convert the ground floor of the former Lloyds Bank building, on the corner of Church Square. Joules will re-locate from its long-standing shop on the High […]

A plan to turn Harborough Leisure Centre’s sports hall into a children’s soft play facility has been rejected. Harborough District Council turned down the proposal by its leisure contractor, following concern from clubs who use the space. They would have had to relocate to the recently revamped sports arena, formally the ‘Dome’, but said the […]

Drivers are being warned one of the main routes in and out of Market Harborough will be closed this weekend. Rockingham Road will be shut between Great Bowden Road and the railway bridge, outside the railway station, from 8am on Saturday until 8pm on Sunday. The closure is needed so National Grid can undertake new […]

The founding leader of a Market Harborough-based primary schools’ trust has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Dr Stef Edwards, who retired from the Learn Academies Trust last year, has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to education. Stef started teaching in 1986, specialising in primary English and […]

Plans to build over 1,400 new homes to the north of Market Harborough have moved forward. Hallam Land and William Davis Homes have submitted first stage proposals to build on 350 acres of land, east of the B6047 Harborough Road and south of Gallow Field Road. Shops and a new ‘all-through school’, or potentially separate […]

A man accused of being involved in what Police described as a ‘crime spree’ in Great Glen has been remanded in custody. Clint Caines is charged with conspiracy to steal from a motor vehicle on June 3rd. The 40-year-old of Welford Road, Leicester, is also accused of breaching a civil injunction and appeared at Leicester […]

One person was cut free from the wreckage of a car after a crash on the A14 near Rothwell earlier today. Emergency services were called to the eastbound carriageway between junctions 4 and 5 at 11.20am, after two cars were involved in the collision. Police say one person suffered ‘minor injuries’ in the incident. A […]