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An elderly woman who was hit by a car in a supermarket car park in Market Harborough has died. The pedestrian, aged in her 70s, suffered serious injuries in the collision outside Lidl on Friday and sadly died in hospital on Saturday. A man who was also struck by the blue Renault remains in hospital […]

Two pedestrians have been injured – one seriously – after being struck by a car in a Market Harborough supermarket car park. The man and woman, both aged in their 70s, were taken to hospital following the collision outside Lidl on Kettering Road just before midday. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “Officers were called […]

An entrepreneur has discovered his home-cinema demo room is where Market Harborough’s former Oriental Cinema once stood. Ben Hobbs was unaware of the history of the site on St Mary’s Road, until he began researching the town’s old cinemas. The demo room for his business, Cinema@Home, is based off St Mary’s Road, the site which […]

Musicians are to perform in Market Harborough town centre to raise money to help people in Ukraine. They will be part of a six-hour Hfm-backed event on The Square next Saturday, in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal. Juliette Maher, who puts on the annual summer and Christmas Fayres in Market Harborough, is organising […]

A decision on whether a new prison can be built near Market Harborough is set to be taken early next month. The District Council’s planning committee will consider the plan for the 1700-inmate jail, earmarked for land adjacent to the existing Gartree Prison. There is strong opposition from people living in near-by villages, who say […]

Shopmobility in Market Harborough has been awarded £9,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. It will help the charity continue to provide mobility scooters and other equipment to over 100 people who benefit from the scheme and who otherwise would struggle to maintain their independence. The funding boost has been welcomed by Shopmobility, based at […]

The organiser of an appeal in Market Harborough to help animals affected by the war in Ukraine is thanking all who supported it. Hundreds of people donated cat and dog food and other items in just a week. The supplies will be sent to Ukraine and Poland, where many people have fled to safety with […]

Nine young singers and musicians from in and around Market Harborough are to go head to head in the final of this year’s Junior X Factor competition. The heats were held on-line earlier this year due to Covid, but the finals concert next Saturday at Market Harborough Methodist Church will take place in person. Sue […]

Hundreds of items donated to an appeal launched by a Ukrainian man living Market Harborough are now helping people affected by the war. Oleksii delivered them to the border with Poland and passed them onto his sister, who took them into Ukraine, to areas where people are desperately in need. Everything from clothes to nappies […]

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a fire in a warehouse near Lutterworth last night. Storage bays were involved in the blaze at the unit on Magna Park South business park. Five fire appliances from Leicestershire and Warwickshire were sent to deal with the incident, along with a command support vehicle, after […]