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People in Market Harborough have been finding out how to reduce the chance of becoming a victim of fraud. A Leicestershire Police roadshow supporting the national Stop! Think Fraud campaign has been on The Square today. With fraudsters using an increasing number of scam calls, texts and emails to try and dupe people into passing […]

Taxi operator Uber has pledged to talk to Harborough District Council after concerns were raised about its drivers operating illegally in Market Harborough. Town-based drivers have complained about Uber cabs parking in the town centre rank and claim some drivers are carrying out illicit cash-in-hand work. Although out-of-town taxis can legally pick up and drop […]

Harborough MP Neil O’Brien fears someone will be seriously injured or killed if illegal street racing continues on the A6 bypass near Great Glen. Around 50 drivers were involved in a car meet there at around 9pm on Saturday evening, with cars parked in laybys and reports of some travelling at high speed on the […]

Three men were arrested after a large amount of items were stolen from shops in Market Harborough yesterday. Police were alerted by shop staff following thefts from three stores in the town centre, with staff and members of the public challenging the men in one of them. Officers located three people on the outskirts of […]

Concerns are being raised about on-going anti-social behaviour on the Airfield Farm housing estate in Market Harborough. Recent incidents have included street furniture being damaged, graffiti daubed on pathways of the country park and reports of youths fighting. Phil King is the county councillor for the area:   Police say patrols continue be stepped up […]

A driver was seriously injured in a crash on the A4304 between Market Harborough and Lutterworth yesterday afternoon. It happened just before 4.30pm and involved two cars, one of which left the carriageway and collided with a tree on the stretch of the road near North Kilworth. Leicestershire Police say the female driver aged in […]

HFM presenter Dani Rust is thanking people for their support after raising over £650 for charity by walking one kilometre every day during February. She took part in the Dementia UK challenge as a close family member has the condition. Together with people up and down the country, Dani has helped raise over £366,000 for […]

A new storyboard detailing some of Market Harborough’s wartime past has been installed in the town’s Memorial Gardens. It features information about the gardens, the War Memorial on The Square and the World War One Portico on Coventry Road. The addition is part of Harborough District Council’s aspirations to foster community engagement and preserve the […]

A youth football coach who suffered a cardiac arrest mid-game will be playing in a charity match at Harborough Town tomorrow. Ed Cooper’s life was saved by those who performed CPR and used a defibrillator to re-start his heart when he stopped breathing and collapsed during a six-a-side game at the club in 2022. The […]

Taxi drivers in Market Harborough say their livelihoods are being threatened by out-of-town Uber cabs. Some Uber drivers have been using the town centre rank and there are reports of them picking up fares which have not been pre-booked – both of which they are not allowed to do. Harborough-based drivers say this is taking […]