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Work to build a new Aldi store in Market Harborough is progressing at pace. Buildings have been demolished on the former Glenmere Timber site on Rockingham Road, to make-way for the development costing £5m. Construction of the new store is set to take around ten months and once open the store will replace the retailer’s […]

Harborough District Council has apologised after the live stream of a key meeting was broadcast with no sound. Human error was blamed for the technical glitch, which prevented members of the public and media from following proceedings of Monday’s Cabinet Meeting. Funding for new temporary accommodation for the homeless and the results of a review […]

Harborough police officers couldn’t believe their eyes when they found a motorbike displaying a large picture of Taylor Swift as the registration plate. PC Reece Breslin and PCSO Dom Judge spotted it parked up near the Pug and Greyhound pub in Great Glen. The owner had gone to some trouble to show off their love […]

A community meeting will take place in Little Bowden tonight after Sunday’s serious flooding. Over 20 properties were affected when the River Jordan burst its banks and sent water gushing into surrounding streets. Homes, the Cherry Tree pub and the Scout Hut were among those flooded and firefighters had to evacuate and rescue some residents […]

Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the A427 between Market Harborough and Corby this morning. Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the stretch of road between Stoke Albany and Brampton Ash at 7.50am. Six vehicles including a motorbike were involved in the collision. Northamptonshire Police say none of the […]

There’s the chance to support Market Harborough’s High Street at a new late night Christmas shopping event tonight. Over 50 shops in the town centre will be staying open until 8 or 9pm, with traders at Harborough Market and The Village also joining in. The event comes ahead of next Friday’s Christmas Fayre and has […]

It looks likely the Homebase store in Market Harborough will be taken over by homeware retailer The Range. The store off Springfield Street is not on a list of over 70 Homebase branches put up for sale, after the DIY chain collapsed into administration earlier this month. However, there is no official confirmation that it […]

There is concern at a big increase in shoplifting in Market Harborough. 209 thefts have been reported to police in the past year – a 59% increase on the previous 12 months, when the number stood at 131. Gareth Thomas, president of Market Harborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce, spoke to HFM: Leicestershire Police are […]

Authorities have met today to discuss the serious flooding in Little Bowden on Sunday evening. Leicestershire County Council organised the talks through its role as as the Lead Local Flood Authority. Representatives from the Environment Agency and Harborough District Council were among those in attendance, along with volunteer Flood Wardens. The multi-agency partnership meeting came […]

Firefighters released two adults and a child from an overturned car after the driver crashed into a ditch on the A6 in Kibworth Beauchamp. Emergency services were called to Harborough Road just after 3.15pm yesterday after receiving reports the vehicle was on its roof. Leicestershire Police say no other vehicles are believed to be involved […]