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Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision on the A47 in the north of the Harborough District. It happened near East Norton and involved the driver of a breakdown recovery vehicle, who was outside the vehicle at the time, and a black Audi A4 estate car. The driver of the breakdown vehicle, a […]

Firefighters and other staff have been praised after inspectors rated Leicestershire Fire and Rescue service as ‘good’. A report published today shows the organisation has made good progress since a previous inspection five years ago, when it was told it required improvement. Roy Wilsher, HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services, said work was still […]

The collection of a Leicestershire antiques dealer has made tens of thousands of pounds at auction in Market Harborough. John Hardy’s shop in Oadby was a local landmark from the 1960s, until his death in 2021. His personal selection of weapons and armour, which were kept in a ‘secret’ room, made £130,000 at Gildings – […]

The cold weather has delayed work at the children’s play area in Market Harborough’s Welland Park, meaning it will remain closed over the weekend. The District Council had planned for it to re-open tomorrow following the week-long closure, but frozen ground conditions have led to timber replacement taking longer than expected. The facility is now […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a driver died in a crash on the A47 between Houghton on the Hill and Thurnby. The woman, aged in her 30s, was in a VW Take Up car which was involved in collision with a lorry and came to rest in a ditch. It happened just before 3.30pm […]

Harborough District Council is to get tough with private landlords who fail tenants. The new Housing Enforcement Policy means fines of up to £5,000 can be handed out to landlords who do not comply with various regulations, or fail make improvements to properties when ordered to do so. There were 88 complaints lodged with the […]

Highway officers have apologised after ‘road closed’ signs were left in place by mistake in Market Harborough. Gores Lane was shut between 9am and 3pm yesterday for carriageway repairs, but no-one removed the signs, meaning drivers thought it was still shut. They were taken away this morning. Leicestershire County Council say the works were completed […]

The government has rejected a bid for £9m of ‘Levelling Up’ funding to transform Market Harborough town centre. It was submitted by Harborough District Council to fund a number of improvements, including creating a ‘cultural quarter’ between Adam and Eve Street and Church Square and a new two-screen cinema. Another part of the bid was […]

Arsonists have tried to set fire to children’s play equipment in Market Harborough’s Welland Park. They placed cardboard under the equipment and set it alight on two separate occasions this week. Luckily the fires did not spread. The latest incident is thought to have happened between 6.30pm and 7pm on Tuesday and the other on […]

Plenty of laughs will be guaranteed when Leicester Comedy Festival’s ‘Big Weekend’ returns to Harborough next month. Harborough Market will be transformed into a theatre for performances by top comedians over the weekend of February 18th and 19th and events will be held at Harborough Theatre and Foxton Village Hall. The festival is celebrating its […]