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Burglars have raided homes on a new housing estate in Desborough while builders were away for Christmas. They broke into 11 unoccupied houses on Saxon Park off Harborough Road and stole bespoke boilers worth thousands of pounds. Electric vehicle charging points were also stolen from outside some properties on the Bloor Homes site. The burglaries […]

Revised plans have been revealed to build new ‘affordable’ homes on the edge of Market Harborough’s Farndon Fields Estate. The previous proposal for land off Angell Drive proved controversial, with over 50 residents lodging objections with Harborough District Council. The new plan reduces the number of homes on the site from 40 to 38, to […]

An amber weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for the HFM region. It will be in force from 6pm tomorrow until 12pm on Sunday after the Met Office upgraded its previous yellow warning for the area, following the freezing temperatures overnight. The Met Office says there is some ‘uncertainty in details’ but […]

Harborough District Council say bin crews will pick-up a ‘reasonable amount’ of extra recyclable waste after collections did not take place on New Year’s Eve. The issue has left many residents in Market Harborough with overflowing blue-lidded bins, which were already extra full because of the festive period. Strong winds over the weekend also saw […]

Lutterworth’s Olympic champion Lauren Henry has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours. The 23-year-old has been recognised for services to rowing, after being part of the women’s quadruple sculls team who won gold at the Paris Games last year. Lauren joined Leicester Rowing Club at the age of 13 and worked her […]

A man needed hospital treatment after he was assaulted in Rothwell. The victim aged in his 60s suffered a head injury during the incident on Sunday evening. It happened in an alleyway between Evison Road and Elizabeth Road at around 6.45pm. A 44-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of assault has been released on […]

Harborough District Council has apologised after recycling bins were left unemptied today. Staffing issues have been blamed for the problem, which affected residents in Market Harborough. The usual Wednesday collection had been switched to today because of New Year’s Day. A statement on the council’s website reads: “Unfortunately, due to issues with agency staff, we […]

A cat was rescued after getting stuck around 20ft up a tree in Market Harborough town centre. The moggy named Dante got stranded after scaling the tall tree outside the Phase Eight shop on the High Street. Concerned members of the public alerted Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service this morning and firefighters arrived on the […]

A teenager from Rothwell who was reported missing has been found safe and well. Concerns had been raised for the welfare of 13-year-old Kyran and an appeal to find him was launched by Police on Sunday. He was found in Corby last night. Police and Kyran’s family have thanked everyone who shared the appeal and […]