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Harborough’s MP has resigned from government. Conservative Neil O’Brien has stood down as a junior health minister, saying he wants to focus on constituency work and see more of his family. Announcing his departure this morning, he said: It’s been a privilege to serve at DHSC. Great ministerial team & spads and some fab officials. […]

Armistice Day will be marked in Market Harborough tomorrow with a short ceremony on The Square. It will be hosted by the town’s branch of the Royal British Legion from 10.30am. Wreaths will be laid on the gates of the Memorial Gardens and a two-minute silence will be observed at 11am. Stewart Harrison, chairman of […]

A couple from Lubenham have been given suspended jail sentences for conning collectors into thinking they were buying rare pottery. Craig and Aimee Bailey defrauded them out of £40,000 after buying cheap products and making them appear like Cornishware pots, selling them on at premium prices. The scam was uncovered when collectors got suspicious and […]

A car driver arrested after a cyclist was knocked off her bike in Market Harborough has been released by Police while enquiries continue. The 26-year old man was questioned on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs, following the collision on Roman Way yesterday morning. The cyclist, a woman aged in her 50s was taken […]

Campaigners have expressed frustration after a decision on if a new prison will be built near Market Harborough was delayed for a fifth time. An announcement from government was due on Wednesday, but now won’t be made until next month. The prison is opposed by many people and Diana Cook from Gartree Action Group spoke […]

Over 20 vehicles were found to be in a dangerous condition when stopped during a Police operation on the outskirts of Market Harborough. Officers teamed up with the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency to carry it out on the A6 and Prohibition Notices were issued to drivers, including for serious mechanical faults. Three vehicles were […]

A huntsman has been jailed for 18 months after his horse trampled an animal rights activist near Sibbertoft – leaving him seriously injured. Mel Broughton was airlifted to hospital with a collapsed lung, broken ribs, broken collar bone and split shoulder blade, following the incident in fields on September 5th 2020. The 63-year-old was part […]

The B6047 was closed to traffic after a large tree fell onto the road between The Langtons. Police were called to Melton Road earlier this afternoon after the carriageway was blocked and officers then alerted Leicestershire County Council. Council teams worked hard to clear the tree from the road and is has since re-opened to […]

Firefighters came to the rescue after a sheep got stranded in a canal near Great Bowden. They were alerted when a passer-by noticed the animal struggling in the water off Leicester Lane, after it escaped from a field near-by. A fire crew from Market Harborough was sent to the scene yesterday afternoon, together with a […]