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A woman has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent after a hunt saboteur was struck by a car near Oakham. The 59-year-old from Knossington was questioned by Police yesterday evening and released under investigation. Police were called just before midday on Tuesday, when a woman aged in in her 40s, a member of […]

Work to transform toilet facilities in Market Harborough’s Welland Park will start next month. The project, costing £235,000, is being supported by Changing Place UK – a group which helps create accessible changing space for adults and children with disabilities. The toilet block owned by Harborough District Council will be fully refurbished and reconfigured, with […]

Over 25 local employers will be showcasing their vacancies at Harborough Job Fair today. Firms from a variety of sectors will be at the event at the Symington Building in Market Harborough between 11am and 2pm. Training providers and career advisers will also be there. It has been organised by Harborough District Council and Job […]

Eleven historic buildings and structures across Harborough are set to be given more protection. The former Magistrates’ Court and Cemetery Chapels in Market Harborough, former station in Great Glen and The Tower House in Gumley are among those set to be added to a Local List of Heritage Assets. They have been identified for protection […]

Leicestershire Police are investigating after a hunt saboteur was struck by a car while monitoring a hunt near Oakham yesterday. The woman aged in her 40s, a member of the Northants Hunt Saboteurs group, was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident just before midday, on Braunston Road in Knossington, The incident was filmed […]

The cemetery in Market Harborough is to be extended into the grounds of Harborough Leisure Centre. It will allow an additional 76 burial plots to be created at the Northampton Road site, which will soon be at capacity. New trees and hedging will be planted as part of the scheme, which was approved by Harborough […]

The next phases of a new housing estate on the edge of Market Harborough have been approved. Just over 300 houses will be built at Overstone Park off Kettering Road, 81 of which will be classed as ‘affordable.’ Councillors approved the plans by Davidsons Developments last night, after outline permission for 600 homes on the […]

Leicestershire Police are urging people using websites and social media to sell items to be on guard following an increase in reports of fraud. Some buyers have been using a fake banking app, which makes it look like money has been transferred, when it hasn’t, with victims asked to put their bank details into the […]

The go-ahead has been given for new accommodation for the homeless to be built in Market Harborough town centre. Councillors last night approved plans for the three-storey building on Roman Way, close to the Church Square junction. It will contain nine apartments to provide temporary housing to people who declare themselves homeless to Harborough District […]

More people who have fled the war in Ukraine are now staying with families across the Harborough District. Latest government figures show 224 refugees have been taken in by people living here and a further 56 have  been granted visas, meaning they are due to arrive soon. The district continues to lead the way as […]