News

A Market Harborough man jailed for sexually abusing children has had his sentence increased after admitting historical offences. Robin Maughan appeared at Leicester Crown Court yesterday, after pleading guilty to two charges of sexual activity with a child between November 2004 and June 2005. The 42-year-old former entertainer is already serving a 12 year jail-term […]

Market Harborough’s Brooke House College is celebrating being recognised as a ‘World Class School’. It follows a two year process which has seen the college come under the spotlight from assessors, who were particularly impressed with the coherent curriculum and well-integrated international community. The school is home to 275 students from 64 different nations, the […]

The company building a new care home in Market Harborough have announced it will create 50 jobs. Care UK is set to open Oat Hill Mews off Leicester Road in October, with roles for nurses and carers, maintenance personnel, catering staff and administration to be made available. The home will provide residential, respite, nursing and […]

Work to transform a stretch of canal towpath in Market Harborough is progressing well. The Canal and River Trust is upgrading and widening the 2km route from Union Wharf and sections of the path have been closed since last month while it takes place. The stretch of the path, popular with pedestrians and cyclists, has […]

A Market Harborough runner is celebrating completing an ultra-marathon across Tanzania and smashing her fundraising target at the same time. Lily Canter covered 250km in five days in the East African country, including tackling the 7,000-metre elevation up Mount Kilimanjaro. The 43-year-old mother-of-two took on the biggest challenge of her life in support of the […]

A burglar has been jailed for eight months for stealing cash, bottles of alcohol and iPads from the Wycliffe Rooms in Lutterworth. John Parkin broke into the entertainment and function venue on George Street during the early hours of Sunday. Leicester Magistrates’ Court heard the value of the items stolen was over £900. The 26-year-old, […]

A decision on whether a controversial new prison will be built near Market Harborough has been delayed for a third time. It was due to be announced on Monday, but has now been put back until the start of September. Government Minister Michael Gove will determine if the 1700-inmate so called ‘super prison’ will go […]

Two men have appeared in court charged with stealing a car in Market Harborough which crashed in Northampton. They are accused of aggravated theft of a motor vehicle and other offences, after a BMW was taken from Radby Drive on the Airfield Farm Estate, in the early hours of Saturday, June 24th. Police say the […]

The design of this year’s Wistow Maze is raising awareness about endangered marine life. The shape of a Green Sea Turtle has been created at the eight acre maze, which will open at the popular tourist attraction near Kibworth next month. The maze, which contains three miles of pathways for visitors to negotiate, will be […]

Police are target people riding electric bikes dangerously in Market Harborough. There has been a rise in the use of e-bikes in the town, particularly to deliver items, but at the same time an increasing number of complaints about the speed and manner of which they are being used, particularly on pavements. Although legal if […]