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Leicestershire Police recovered two high-value cars within hours of them being stolen thanks to eagle-eyed residents in Shearsby. They spotted the Range Rover vehicles parked up in the village on Tuesday morning, after being alerted to the thefts via a community WhatsApp group. The cars had been taken from a business unit near Bruntingthorpe the […]

A new safety scheme allowing parents to use a car park in Market Harborough to drop their children off for school could be rolled out elsewhere. Harborough District Council says it will consider approaches from other schools located close to its car parks, which also suffer with parking problems outside their gates. The authority has […]

Creative, arts and cultural organisations are joining forces to encourage more people to get involved with them. The new Creative Harborough network will also work to plan new events and activities for all ages. The collaboration is made up of nearly 50 individuals and organisations based in and around Market Harborough and will officially launch […]

Police are appealing for information after a car was stolen in Desborough. The white VW Golf GTD was taken from Nichols Street sometime between 8pm on Sunday and 11am on Monday. Officers want to hear from anyone who witnessed people acting suspiciously in the area or saw the car being driven away. If you can […]

There is good news for drivers after the road linking Great Glen with Fleckney reopened to traffic. Station Road has been shut for over two months after a van driver collided with a bridge near Wistow, causing major damage to the structure. Leicestershire County Council has carried out the repairs and reassured drivers no further […]

A Market Harborough woman is raising money and awareness after her husband was diagnosed with heart failure aged just 32. Sam Lambert was hospitalised in a life-threatening condition last year, after doctors found his heart was functioning at just 10% and his organs were failing. Previously fit and healthy, he continues to receive medical treatment […]

Jobs are at risk after a Market Harborough food firm was sold to a rival company. Fosters Foods has been bought by Cottage Delight, which will transfer all operations to its base in Staffordshire. It is understood up to 20 members of staff have had their jobs placed at risk of redundancy as a result […]

Seven councillors in Rothwell have quit the Conservative party in protest at plans to turn a green space into a temporary stopping site for travellers. The members of Rothwell Town Council will now stand as independents, including two councillors who also sit on North Northamptonshire Council. They are unhappy at the way the Tory-run NNC […]

The owner of a former restaurant in Market Harborough and his brother have been jailed for their involvement in a drug dealing gang. Muhammad Miah received supplies of cocaine and heroin which were stored at Kulture on St Mary’s Road and used his brother to collect and deliver the drugs. The 44-year old was found […]

Harborough councillors have backed calls for more transparency over star ratings for animal businesses. A dog owner whose pet died after escaping from a doggy care premises in another part of the country is campaigning for council’s to make the information easily accessible and started a petition. The business involved in that incident had its […]