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A lightbulb moment while helping his daughters with their spelling homework has turned into a new business venture for a Market Harborough Dad. Aimed at 4 to 11 year olds, the SpellWizards website and accompanying app uses a game to encourage children to practice spelling in a fun and simple way. Dave Shaw, a software […]

An investigation is underway in a bid to determine what started a fire that badly damaged a historic pub in Lutterworth yesterday. The thatched roof of The Shambles on Bell Street was destroyed in the blaze, which broke out at lunchtime. One person was treated for the effects of smoke inhalation, as firefighters from three […]

A man has admitted stabbing two men in a ‘frenzied’ attack before fleeing to a house in Market Harborough. Kameron Grant-Smith attacked them following an argument, as they walking with their children in Leicester city centre on August 19th last year. He was arrested the following day after extensive police enquiries led to him being […]

A big fundraiser is to take place in Market Harborough to support the aid effort in Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquake. Musicians will perform on The Square as part of the Hfm-backed event on Saturday, with donations going to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal. At least 35,000 are now known to have died […]

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a historic pub in Lutterworth. The thatched roof of The Shambles in Bell Street was well alight when crews arrived at lunchtime. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service received numerous 999 calls just after 12.30pm. Eight fire appliances from Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire attended the incident. Nobody was injured, […]

Leicester’s Hospitals have failed in a legal bid to secure money from a massive new homes development near Lutterworth. The NHS Trust took Harborough District Council to a Judicial Review, after its request for £1m of developer contributions was rejected. A High Court judgement today has dismissed the challenge, saying the hospitals had failed to […]

A health and beauty clinic could open in the former Catholic Club in Market Harborough. Plans have been submitted to change to use of the building on Coventry Road, which shut as a social club in 2020. Harborough District Council is expected to make a decision on the application within three months. The closure of […]

Harborough District Council is to receive £1.7m to buy homes for Ukrainian refugees and other families in crisis. It is the only authority in Leicestershire to be part of the government initiative, called the Local Authority Housing Fund. Because the Council does not have its own stock of housing, it will hand the money over […]

A woman has died after being struck by a car in Market Harborough last month. The pedestrian, aged in her 30s, suffered serious injuries in the collision on Farndon Road on the afternoon of January 9th and sadly died in hospital on January 30th. Leicestershire Police say support is being provided to the woman’s family […]