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People are being warned to be vigilant after thieves preyed on shoppers in Market Harborough on Saturday. A disabled man has his bag containing a wallet and phone stolen while in the Lidl supermarket between 11am and 12pm, while a woman had her purse stolen at around 11am while inside a shop in St Mary’s […]

A charity has had its bid to buy the Roman Way Community Centre in Market Harborough rejected. The Market Harborough and The Bowdens Charity wanted to take-on the facility so it could become a base for over 50 groups and community organisations. The charity has expressed its disappointment at the decision by Leicestershire County Council, […]

A teaching union says a council should consider ‘taking control’ of some schools in North Northamptonshire as an academy trust is to close. Loatlands Primary and Havelock infants and junior schools in Desborough, Naseby CofE Primary School, Rothwell Infant and Junior school, Rushton and Wilbarston CofE primaries and Hawthorn Primary in Kettering are part of […]

Tennis-court sized areas of woodland known as ‘Tiny Forests’ are set to be created in two parts of the Harborough District. Areas on The Headlands in Market Harborough and Devitt Way in Broughton Astley have been selected for the project, which will see hundreds of fast-growing trees put in the ground. The mini forests are based on […]

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art training facility in a Harborough village. The £7.6m facility would be set-up in Billesdon and help firefighters train for incidents like house fires, multi-story building rescues and motorway incidents. Earmarked for the the former county council depot site on Gaulby Road, it […]

There has been a fantastic response to the on-going HFM-backed Toys On The Table Appeal. Over 1,000 brand new toys and gifts have been donated in Market Harborough in the past two weeks. All will be given to a disadvantaged child in Leicestershire and Rutland, who otherwise would not have a present to open on […]

Over 200 additional homes a year will have to be built across Harborough under new targets announced by government. The 42% rise – taking the annual figure to 723 – is to be imposed on the District Council, as part of plans to increase house building nationwide. Harborough’s Conservative MP Neil O’Brien has branded the […]

No serious injuries were reported after a crash in Market Harborough last night. Two vehicles were involved in the collision at the junction of Welland Park Road and Farndon Road just before 8pm. Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service attended the scene.

Small businesses across Harborough are being warned of a mysterious scam that appears to involve the manipulation of card payment machines. Hotels have been among those targeted by the fraud, with the scammer seemingly being about to take control of machines when making transactions to issue inflated refunds. Leicestershire Police say shops and vets in […]

Leicestershire County Council plans to increase council tax by the maximum amount allowed. It is proposing a 4.99% rise from April, meaning residents in a Band D property paying an additional £80 a year. The Conservative-run council says it has no option but to propose the increase, as it remains the lowest funded in the […]