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Leicestershire Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a puppy was stolen from a car. The four-month-old Cocker Spaniel called Fudge was taken from a car at Fosse Meadows Country Park, near Broughton Astley, at around 9.45am yesterday. Fudge’s owner had locked him in his black Vauxhall Astra and when he returned a few […]
Eight places in the Harborough District have made the final of the Leicestershire Tourism and Hospitality Awards. Nevill Holt Opera, Boboli restaurant in Kibworth Harcourt, Brook Meadow holiday farm in Sibbertoft, Windmill Farm Park in Kibworth and the Wistow Café are among those to be shortlisted in a range of categories. The winners of the […]
A delivery driver has been jailed for causing a head-on crash near Lutterworth by driving on the wrong side of the road. Constantin Muscalu’s box van collided head-on with a lorry on the A426 Rugby Road, near Cotesbach, in the early hours of March 20th 2020. Both drivers suffered serious injuries and spent several weeks […]
Work has begun on a new affordable housing development in Market Harborough. 27 houses will go up at the back of Tymecrosse Gardens on the Alvington Way estate, which will be sold for shared ownership or let at an affordable rent, to help locals struggling to afford their own home. Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) […]
A Market Harborough care home has been ordered to make urgent improvements after being rated ‘inadequate’ by inspectors. The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Lenthall House in December, following concerns about staffing levels, recurrent falls and a lack of management oversight. The inspection report states over a 24 day period, consisting […]
A model railway collection is expected to fetch up to £80,000 when it is auctioned in Market Harborough. The 700 lots will go under the hammer at Gildings Auctioneers later this month. The collection of HO and N gauge model railways and signage was amassed by the owner on the many trips he took across Europe […]
Police have launched a clampdown on drivers using mobile phones on Harborough’s roads. New research shows it can impair driving as much as being over the drink-drive limit. Leicestershire Police is backing a national campaign to raise awareness and catch offenders, who face a £200 fine and six points on their licence. Many drivers are […]
Harborough’s MP is helping to spearhead a clampdown on ‘car parking cowboys’. New measures will see fines in private car parks capped at £50 in most cases, instead of £100, and greater protection from ‘aggressive debt collection and unreasonable fees.’ The plans, which have been welcomed by both the AA and RAC, will bring private parking […]
Concerns about rural crime across Harborough and what is being done to tackle it were discussed last night. Harborough Community Safety Partnership hosted the ‘Rural Crime Event’ in North Kilworth. Over 30 farmers, landowners and other members of the rural community met with Police, the Fire Service, community safety officials, charity Crimestoppers and members of […]
Concerns about rural crime across Harborough and what is being done to tackle it were discussed last night. Harborough Community Safety Partnership hosted the ‘Rural Crime Event’ in North Kilworth. Over 30 farmers, landowners and other members of the rural community met with Police, the Fire Service, community safety officials, charity Crimestoppers and members of […]
