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A Market Harborough man who was reported missing has been found safe and well. Leicestershire Police issued an appeal about Andrew Loake on Thursday evening. The force is thanking all who shared the appeal and passed on information about the 48-year-old.  

The publication of Harborough District Council’s draft Local Plan has been put-back. The authority had been due to release the details yesterday, but will now do so in late February/early March next year. The document will detail where new housing and business developments will be built across the district over the next 17 years, ahead […]

Burglars have stolen a high performance car after breaking into a house in Desborough to steal the keys. The Audi S3 Quattro was taken from Buttercup Road during the early hours of yesterday. Police say the intruders forced open a back door while the occupants were asleep. The incident happened between 1.40am and 2am and […]

Santa and his team of helpers touring Market Harborough want to track down the owner of a ring which was discovered in a collection tin. They believe it was probably being stored in the person’s purse and was accidentally picked up along with coins when they made a donation. The team is keen to return […]

A Market Harborough woman has hit out at the government for rejecting calls to compensate those affected by changes to the state pension age. Sue Milne is one of the millions of women born in the 1950s who were not properly informed of the decision, leaving them out-of-pocket. Similar to the so-called Waspi group, she […]

There will be major disruption for Harborough’s rail users for nine days from tomorrow because of essential engineering works. East Midlands Railway will be unable to run any direct trains to and from London, with services starting and ending at Bedford. Passengers travelling to London St Pancras will be required to transfer to rail replacement […]

A successful Market Harborough company is to open a new distribution centre as part of expansion plans which will create new jobs. The new 67,000 sq. ft base for Bramble Foods will be built as part of the final phase of Airfield Business Park, work on which has begun this week. The fine food manufacturer […]

Hundreds of parcels are missing after thieves stole a delivery van in Market Harborough. It happened while the driver was making a delivery in Woodward Drive on the Wellington Place estate just before 2pm yesterday. Leicestershire Police say two men on a motorbike pulled-up and one then got into the vehicle and drove it away. […]

A Flood Alert has been issued for rivers in the Harborough area following heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. Water levels have risen in the River Welland through Market Harborough, the River Jordan, from Braybrooke through Little Bowden to the town; and on the River Sense in the Great Glen area. With regards the […]

Over 100 people have been arrested across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire during the first fortnight of a festive drink and drug drive campaign.  58 drivers have failed roadside breath and drugs tests in Leicestershire, with two arrests on the A6 in Kibworth, one in Fleckney and another on the B6047 near Shangton. In Northamptonshire, 48 arrests […]