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There are concerns at plans to scrap the installation of a zebra crossing near a new primary school in Market Harborough. The safety measure on Airfield Road was included in the original plan for Wellington Place Primary School, but developers say there is no longer adequate space to accommodate it. Leicestershire County Council has proposed […]

A new initiative has launched which aims to help tackle retail crime across Harborough. The app-based system called DISC is being rolled out across the district to enable shops and businesses to share information between each other, Police and council community safety officers. It also allows members to collect information and pictures about ‘Persons of […]

A drop-in event will be held in Market Harborough on Wednesday following last month’s floods. Experts from the Environment Agency will be there to answer questions and offer advice, alongside representatives from the county and district councils and and other key organisations. Some shops and businesses in the town centre were flooded during intensive rainfall, […]

Work to expand a business park in Kibworth has been completed. New office and industrial units have gone up on the 15-acre site off Wistow Road, after all the premises built in the first phase were occupied quickly. Agents say deals have already been agreed for several of the new units at Beauchamp Business Park. […]

A deliberately-started fire has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a stand at Rothwell Corinthians Football Club. It broke out at the Sergeants Lawn ground off Desborough Road at around 7.15pm yesterday and destroyed over 20 plastic seats. Members of the club’s committee rushed to the scene after being alerted to the incident and […]

Sainsbury’s has pledged to fix broken streetlights in the car park outside its store in Market Harborough as soon as possible. Customers have complained that some parts of the car park off Springfield Street are very dark, which is posing a safety risk. Harborough District Council, which manages the car park, has also called on […]

A dog owner has been left devastated after his two pets were stolen from his home near Lubenham. The female Spaniels named Indy and Velmer were taken from a kennel in the back garden of John Asher’s house during the early hours of Saturday. Indy, who is black and white in colour is 10 years old, […]

A coroner has ruled that neglect and a series of failures at Kettering General Hospital contributed to the death of a 13-year-old girl from Market Harborough. Chloe Longster, who was a student at Robert Smyth Academy, contracted pneumonia and sepsis and died a day after being admitted to the hospital in November 2022. Chloe’s parents […]

Market Harborough’s Animal Food Bank has provided its 10,000th meal as it marks its seventh anniversary. Dogz Dinner was the first food bank dedicated to animals to launch in the UK and helps owners struggling to afford to feed their dogs and cats, thanks to generous donations from members of the public. It also provides […]