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A talented young diver from Market Harborough is competing in his biggest competition to date this weekend. Eight-year-old Sebastian Karanjit is one of the best divers in the country in his age group and dreams of representing his country at the Olympics one day. He booked his place in the Swim England Diving National Skills […]

A Market Harborough man has appeared in court accused of distraction burglary offences. William Wallis is charged with two counts of burglary, attempted burglary and two counts of fraud by false representation, following an investigation by Northamptonshire Police. Officers say the charges relate to incidents in Moorfield Road, High Hill Avenue and Castle Hill in […]

A sandwich designed by youngsters at Great Bowden Academy is on sale at Weltons Deli in the village. The shop’s owners judged the chicken and feta combo with lettuce, tomato and pickled veg as the best entry into a competition, describing it as ‘incredibly tasty’. Year 3 and 4 pupils designed sandwiches as part of […]

A family-run care home in Braybrooke is to close after serving the community for nearly 30 years. Owners of Brookside Care Home have described the decision to shut as ‘heartbreaking’ and blame the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the healthcare industry for the decision, along with being unable to compete with new larger purpose-built care […]

Rail users in Market Harborough have voiced concerns at plans to close the ticket office at Market Harborough Railway Station. It is one of over 1,000 nationwide earmarked to be shut, with worries it will put disabled, older and vulnerable people off rail travel. These passengers spoke to HFM: East Midlands Railway says if the […]

A man has been charged with illegal fox hunting in a Harborough village. Sam Jones will appear in court next month following the alleged incident in Loddington on February 18th. He is accused of hunting a wild mammal with dogs under Section 1 of the Hunting Act. The 34-year-old, of Cottesmore Road in Ashwell, Rutland, […]

East Midlands Railway is warning of more disruption to services from Market Harborough as further strike action takes place. Members of the RMT Union will walk-out a week today (July 20th) and next Saturday (July 22nd) in protest at planned ticket office closures and their on-going dispute over pay and conditions. There be a significantly […]

A long-standing derelict site in the centre of Desborough has been put up for sale for £1.25m. The former Lawrence’s shoe Factory and two acres of grounds is being marketed after North Northamptonshire Council agreed to sell it off last month. The dilapidated site off Harborough Road has stood empty for over 20 years and […]

Eight play areas across the Harborough district have been transformed with new equipment installed for children of all ages and abilities. Parks in Logan Street and The Headlands in Market Harborough and Little Bowden Recreation Ground are among those to have benefitted from the upgrades totalling £230,000, as well as the play area in Welland […]

Police seized two electric bikes during an operation targeting people riding them dangerously in Market Harborough. Officers carried out the action yesterday, following numerous complaints about the speed and manner at which e-bikes are being used by riders making food deliveries. Bikes which go faster than the legal limit of 15.5mph are classed as motor […]