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Issues and barriers faced by young people trying to find housing across Harborough is the subject of a new survey. The District Council hopes the consultation, aimed at 16 to 34-year-olds, will help it better understand the needs of those in that age group and will shape future work to help them. It will also […]

Police have issued a warning to van owners after a spate of break-ins in Harborough villages. Tools have been stolen from some of the vehicles, which have been targeted overnight in Kibworth, Fleckney and Scraptoft. Holes were cut into bodywork to gain access to locks during some of the incidents, including outside Kibworth Fire Station, […]

A horse that was stuck upside down in a ditch has been rescued by firefighters in Desborough. They used specialist equipment to get the animal back on its feet, after being called to a field off Pipewell Road, just before 6pm yesterday. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service’s specialist animal rescue team led the hour-long rescue […]

Two men have appeared in court accused of attempting to steal a keyless car in Lutterworth. Aurimas Pikciunas, 28, and Mindaugas Zukauskas, 40, both of Shields Road, Newcastle, face charges of going equipped for the theft of a motor vehicle. The pair appeared before Leicester Magistrates’ Court today and were remanded in custody, to appear […]

Lights in Market Harborough town centre have been turned into the colours of the Ukrainian flag to express solidarity with people gripped by conflict in the country. The strings of lights on the Symington Building and across buildings on The Square are glowing blue and yellow after dark. The move by the District Council comes […]

Floral displays in Market Harborough will be looking extra special this summer in new wooden planters. The 16 containers will replace some of the ageing blue plastic ones in the town centre. They have been paid for by Harborough District Council, using money from the government’s Welcome Back Fund, which is helping High Streets recover […]

New Community Safety roadshows will visit secondary schools across Harborough to listen to concerns from youngsters and pass on important messages. They are aimed at raising awareness and improving perceptions of what is ‘anti-social’ as well as giving tips to young people about how to stay safe when out socialising. Following the Covid-19 lockdown in the […]

Harborough Police are investigating whether two deliberately-started car fires are linked. The first happened in Churchill Way, Fleckney just after 8.15pm on Saturday, when a Red Kia, which had crashed into another vehicle, was found well ablaze. A short time later a blue Ford was found abandoned and on fire on Mowsley Road, Saddington. The […]

People with log burners are being urged to ensure ashes are fully cooled after a fire in Rothwell yesterday. They had been placed in a wheelie bin which set alight and the blaze then spread to a fence and the window of a house in Greening Road. Firefighters from Desborough were called to deal with […]