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Permission has been granted for Leicestershire County Council to dispose of over 100 pigs seized from a suspected illegal pig farm in the Harborough District. The authority secured an order at Leicester Magistrates’ Court today, enabling it to sell or re-home the 128 animals. They were removed from a farm in Leire, near Lutterworth last […]

Fewer trains will serve Market Harborough from Monday as East Midlands Railway introduces a reduced timetable. It is because of covid-related staff sickness and demand for services dropping, with the government still advising people to work from home. Four northbound and four southbound services won’t run during weekdays – there will be no change at […]

Police are investigating an allegation of illegal hunting after hounds were seen chasing a fox out of a field and through the middle of a village near Lutterworth. It happened in Peatling Magna on Saturday afternoon. The Great Bowden-based Fernie Hunt says a number of its hounds became ‘disorientated’ during rainfall and it took immediate […]

The Army is being drafted-in to assist ambulance crews across the Hfm region. Sixty military personnel will help East Midlands Ambulance Service respond to non-emergency calls, due to continued high demand and the large number of staff self-isolating due to Covid-19. They will work alongside Urgent Care crews, who attend patients who have already been […]

Harborough District Council is set to increase its share of Council Tax by the maximum allowed by government. It is proposing charging residents living in a Band D property £5 extra this year, taking its proportion of the bill to just under £178. The authority has announced its budget plans for the forthcoming year, which […]

KFC is eyeing-up a return the Market Harborough. The fast-food giant, which shut its outlet in St Mary’s Place in 2019, has named the town on a list of locations where it wants to open and has begun a search for potential sites. The company says the new Market Harborough base would be what is […]

A 16-year-old-boy has been jailed for stabbing a man at a park in Fleckney during an attempted robbery. The teenager attacked the 18-year-old at the Edward Road Play Park on August 20th 2020. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds and was taken to hospital by air ambulance for treatment. The boy, who can’t be named […]

Visiting is being limited at Market Harborough’s St Luke’s Hospital to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust says they can only go ahead in exceptional circumstances, including visits to patients being cared for at end-of-life and which would alleviate significant mental or physical distress. The restrictions have come into force at all […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was hit by a car in Rothwell on Saturday. It happened on Bridge Street at about 5.15pm, when the 86-year-old man was involved in collision with a red Ford Fiesta. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Anyone with information or who witnessed this incident is […]

Police have recovered three stolen caravans and seized plant machinery from a traveller site near Braybrooke. Officers acted after receiving reports the machinery, worth £90,000, had been fraudulently hired in Leicestershire and was being used on the site. They discovered the caravans during enquiries at the site on Braybrooke Road. Police from Northamptonshire and Leicestershire […]