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There are no rail services operating from Market Harborough because of a fault with the signalling system. The line between Leicester and Kettering was closed just before midday. East Midlands Railway is running a replacement bus service to take passengers north to Leicester and south to Kettering, where they can re-join rail services. Network Rail […]

A £100 reward is being offered for the return of a sentimental ring lost in Market Harborough town centre yesterday afternoon. The owner inherited from her great grandmother and believes it fell off her necklace between the Congregational Church on High Street and The Square. It is hoped someone may have picked up the ring, […]

Harborough’s rail users are being warned there will be major disruption to services during the festive period. Engineering works means there will be no direct trains to and from London between December 21st and 29th. East Midlands Railway services will start and end at Bedford, with passengers having to use a replacement bus service to […]

An Olympian and Paralympian cut the ribbon to celebrate the major refurbishment of Harborough Leisure Centre. Swimmers Rebecca Adlington and Maisie Summers-Newton were the star guests as a family open day marked the occasion on Saturday. The multi-million pound upgrade was funded by Harborough District Council and Rebecca told HFM she was impressed with what […]

Over 200 properties in Market Harborough were left without electricity for up to seven hours on Saturday. National Grid was alerted to the outage on part of the Southern Estate at around 6.30am when the power went off and smoke was seen coming from a pavement. It affected the Stuart Road and Western Avenue areas. […]

A man from Fleckney has been charged with a firearms offence. Police say armed officers responded to reports a member of the public had been threatened in Wellington Street, Kettering on Friday night. No-one was injured. The 38-year-old is accused of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and possessing […]

Santa is touring town in the run-up to Christmas with his team of helpers from the 3rd Market Harborough Scouts. He will be out on his sleigh from approx 5.30pm on weekdays and 4.30pm on weekends to visit dozens of streets and see as many children as possible. The Santa Sleigh fundraiser has been running […]

There is football fever as Harborough Town prepare to make history by playing in the second round of the FA Cup tomorrow. The Bees are the joint-lowest ranked team left in the competition and will play away at League One side Reading. Over  3,000 fans will be making the trip to Berkshire to cheer on […]

An Open Day will be held at Harborough Leisure Centre tomorrow to celebrate the completion of a multi-million pound upgrade. The work funded by Harborough District Council has included creating a new gym with state-of-the-art equipment, an extended and refurbished wellbeing studio and refurbished group cycling and group exercise studios. The pool area has been […]