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A Market Harborough man has been banned from being a company director for 11 years after falsely claiming a government-backed ‘Bounce Back’ loan. Savio Gilbert Pereira owned Himalayan Zest Takeaway Limited, which ran a restaurant on Market Street in Lutterworth before it went into liquidation, with debts of around £51,500, An investigation by the Insolvency […]

Repairs to a burst pipe on Northampton Road in Market Harborough have been delayed. Severn Trent Water was due to deal with the issue at the Caxton Street junction overnight, but an emergency situation meant workers were needed elsewhere. The firm has apologised for the delay in repairing the leak, which has been causing flooding […]

Workers at East Midlands Ambulance Service will strike on two days later this month. Paramedics, Emergency Care Assistants, call handlers and other staff who are members of the GMB Union will walkout for 24 hours on December 21st and December 28th. They will join colleagues at eight other ambulance trusts nationwide for the coordinated action, […]

Harborough District Council will share a Chief Executive and other senior staff with Melton Borough Council from January if a plan is approved. The proposal, which would save nearly £700,000 over three years, was endorsed by the authority’s Cabinet last night, but still needs the final go-ahead from councillors at a full council meeting later […]

Police say no one was ‘seriously injured’ in a crash near Great Glen this morning. One of the two vehicles involved came to rest in a ditch after the collision just off the A6, at the Station Road/Newton Lane junction. The road was closed while the incident was dealt with. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police […]

Harborough District Council has approved a three-year extension to powers aimed at tackling irresponsible dog owners and anti-social drinking. The Public Place Protection orders will now continue until 2025, enabling council officials to fine dog owners who don’t clean up after their pets, don’t carry ‘poop bags’ or fail to put dogs on leads when […]

Teenagers learning to drive and those who will be soon are being invited to a special event at Market Harborough fire station tomorrow night. The Learner Driver Road Safety Evening will see firefighters warning about the dangers of the road and those attending able to experience a virtual reality driving experience, in Leicestershire Fire and […]

Sainsbury’s has started recruiting staff to work at its new supermarket in Desborough. Over 40 jobs are being created ahead of the store opening off Harborough Road next spring. Construction work on the £10m store began in the summer and includes a 126-space car park. Residents have been calling for another major food retailer in […]

A popular route for pedestrians between Market Harborough and Great Bowden will close so repairs can be made to a bridge over the railway. The bridge, on the footpath which leads from The Ridgeway to Great Bowden Recreation Ground, is in need of significant structural work and part of it will be replaced. Network Rail […]