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Harborough Town Football Club say the women’s game has been given a big boost thanks to England’s run to the World Cup final. Over 100 girls are now playing at the club with a record number of junior teams and even more are now expected to want to join. There are also a number of […]

Organisers of the first Marston Steam and Vintage Show have hailed it a big success. Hundreds visited the event near Marston Trussell over the weekend, where 18 full size and 10 miniature steam engines were on show along with dozens of tractors, commercial vehicles, classic cars and motorbikes. There was also an old-time funfair plus […]

A new appeal for information has been launched a week on from a graffiti attack at Welland Park in Market Harborough. Blue paint was sprayed onto several pieces of equipment in and around the newly refurbished children’s play area sometime last Monday. The paint, which has since been cleaned off, was daubed on a slide, […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a number of people were involved in a fight in Rothwell town centre during the early hours of Saturday. Officers were called to Market Hill just after half past midnight and say one man suffered a split lip. No arrests have yet been made. Anyone with information should contact […]

A Harborough-based model aircraft flying club, which has been going for around seventy years, fears it will have to disband if it cannot find a new home. The Leicester Area Radio Control Society – affectionately known as LARCS – has flown from the old Foxton Airfield, behind Gartree Prison, since the 1950s. However, the remainder […]

Repair work is continuing after a water main burst on the outskirts of Kibworth earlier today. Severn Trent Water say supplies should now be returning to normal, after many homes and businesses saw taps run dry as a result of the leak. The burst happened at around 11.30pm on the A6, near the Debdale Lane […]

The rider of a motorbike and a cyclist were injured in a crash near Cranoe yesterday. Both were taken to hospital after emergency services were called to Langton Road just after 11am, following the collision involving two motorbikes and a bicycle. Leicestershire Police say their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. The […]

A fire at a bungalow in Market Harborough last night was caused by burnt cooking. It was initially thought the occupant was still inside the smoke-filled property in Douglas Drive, but they had got out when firefighters arrived. East Midlands Ambulance Service and Police also attended the scene when the alarm was raised by a […]

There will be no train services serving Market Harborough this weekend  (19th & 20th August 2023) because of engineering works. Network Rail is continuing to carry out work on the electrification of the tracks – meaning the line between Leicester and the town will be closed. A replacement bus service will be in operation on […]

It is hoped that jobless people in the Harborough District will soon be able to move a step closer to employment thanks to a brand new initiative.Called “HIRE” – Helping Improve Rural Employability – it is a programme for individuals who’re ‘economically inactive’ meaning they’ve not  looked for work in the last four weeks and/or […]