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Two people are being questioned by police after a man was assaulted in Rothwell last night. Officers were called to Coopers Garage on Fox Street at around 6.45pm following reports of an altercation, which left the victim with a broken hand. A man aged 55 and a 16-year-old boy were arrested and remain in custody.

A developer is challenging a decision to refuse permission for new homes on the edge of Lubenham. Harborough District Council rejected the proposal for five house on land at Chapel Farm on Foxton Road, saying it was ‘unjustified development in the countryside.’ The plan for the site, which formed part of an RAF base during […]

A litter bin overflowing with bags of dog waste in a children’s play area in Market Harborough estate is to be removed. People have complained about the situation causing a health hazard in the area on Ashton Rise off Lubenham Hill. The private management company responsible for emptying it blames dog owners for using the […]

A Desborough man accused of assaulting three people with a knife has appeared at Northampton Crown Court today. Jordan Scott admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, following an incident in the garden of a house in Paddock Lane on June 29th. The 24-year-old, of Union Street, […]

Young people are being screened for hidden heart conditions in Market Harborough today. Harborough Town Football Club has teamed up with charity Cardiac Risk In The Young (CRY) to host the sessions, following similar previous events. The importance of the screenings was highlighted after a check on a teenage boy last year revealed he had […]

A new project is aiming to get men in Market Harborough singing and promote the mental health benefits. The Great Bowden Recital Trust is hoping to form a male voice choir to meet regularly from next month, ahead of performing at a Christmas concert. The initiative called ‘Men Sing for Movember’ will also support men’s […]

A developer wants to delay the opening of the final part of a new link road through Market Harborough’s Airfield Farm estate on health and safety grounds. The main stretch of the route between the A4304 at Lubenham Hill and the B6047 Leicester Road via Peter Callis Way is on-course to open later this month, […]

A man is to go on trial after denying kidnapping and raping a teenage girl in Market Harborough. Elvis Biddle, 19, of no fixed abode, appeared at Leicester Crown Court today. He also pleaded not guilty to intentional strangulation and threatening to share a photograph or film of a person in an intimate state. The […]

There has been an outpouring of support for a man living in a hotel in Market Harborough after being made homeless. Keith Squibbs was evicted from his family’s home in Weston by Welland three weeks ago, after being unable to meet massive mortgage repayments. He had moved back from America to care for his elderly mother […]

Police responded to concerns illegal road-racing was about to take place on the A6 bypass near Great Glen last night. Officers received reports a large number of cars were parked in a layby on the stretch of road which has previously been the scene of high-speed racing, prompting safety worries. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police […]