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A major clean-up has taken place to clear rubbish dumped at Compass Point Business Park in Market Harborough. It took the landowner over four hours to clear the mess from the site off Northampton Road, which has built-up over recent months. The rubbish included household waste and drug paraphernalia. A large soil bund has also […]

Mobile phone movements are to be used to get a better insight into shoppers’ habits in Market Harborough and Lutterworth. New state-of-the-art footfall sensors have been placed in town centres to track people who sign-up to free Wifi and agree to be part of the research. The data will help Harborough District Council get a […]

Those affected by flooding across Harborough earlier this month can now apply for government cash to help. 37 homes were affected in the district during Storm Henk, along with some businesses and community buildings like Fleckney Village Hall. £500 is available for residents along with reduced Council Tax, while businesses can get a payment worth […]

Police have released a picture of a snare which led to the death of an otter found with extensive injuries in Little Bowden. An investigation is continuing after the mammal had to be put down a week ago, when the trap cut through its body. It is believed the snare had been placed beside the […]

Union flags have been stolen off flagpoles in Market Harborough’s Welland Park and Memorial Gardens. Those responsible also cut the cable on the pole in the gardens meaning it will have to be replaced. Paving below a bench that was recently pulled out of the ground and thrown in the river off Northampton Road has […]

Harborough’s MP has welcomed the government’s pledge to give local authorities a £600m funding boost. Most of the money will help cash-strapped councils deal with the spiralling costs of children’s and adult social care. The announcement comes just days after Neil O’Brien was one of over 40 of Conservatives to sign a letter to the […]

Police have seized two dogs thought to be responsible for killing sheep and lambs in the Braybrooke area. Officers executed a warrant at the Greenfield Traveller Site near the village, after reports of at least ten animals being attacked in fields since the start of the year. Two German Shephard-type dogs responsible had been seen […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash in Desborough yesterday. The driver of a silver Subaru – a man aged in his 60s – was sadly pronounced dead at the scene, after leaving the road and colliding with a tree at the junction of Dunkirk Avenue and St Giles Close. It happened at […]

Police are appealing for information after a homeowner confronted a burglar in Desborough. The man fled when he was challenged by the resident after getting into a house on Union Street between 11.40pm and midnight yesterday. Officers are also urging people to ensure doors are locked, even when you are at home. Anyone with information […]

A Market Harborough Mum living with a debilitating health condition has been named one of the UK’s top female entrepreneurs. Jen Parker has also been recognised for her work to highlight hidden disabilities, after she was diagnosed with auto-immune arthritis aged 23. She set-up her own company Fuzzy Flamingo six years ago, to provide self-publishing […]