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Residents say a late-night dog walker is constantly failing to clean-up after his pet in an area of Market Harborough. Signs have been put up along Charles Street and Gardiner Street urging anyone who knows the man to report him to Harborough District Council’s Enviro-Crime team. They state he nearly always wears shorts and walks […]

Fashion and jewellery retailer Monsoon Accessorize will close its store in Market Harborough later this month. The High Street shop isn’t expected to be empty for long though, as national home-ware and clothing chain The White Company has confirmed it will be opening in the premises later this year. Monsoon will shut on January 14th […]

A couple from Kibworth delivered their own Christmas baby with the help of three Police officers. Mum, Jade Poutney and Dad, Sam Castledine welcomed their firstborn son Freddie to the world five days early, after realising there wasn’t enough time to get to the hospital. Immediately after Jade gave birth, Sam ran out of their flat […]

Residents on Market Harborough’s Southern and Farndon Fields estates have lost their peak time bus service. Both areas have been removed from the route of the Arriva X3 as part of timetable changes from today, which also means the frequency of buses to and from Leicester has been cut for half-hourly to hourly. The Sunday […]

Tributes continue to be paid to popular Hfm presenter Ian Parker who sadly died last week. Ian, who was aged 70, had been in hospital awaiting heart surgery. He had been part of the radio station for many years, most recently presenting on the Friday Night Rock Show. Ian also played a big role on […]

A Desborough man who made thousands of face shields for NHS and care workers has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Aaron Shrive has been handed a British Empire Medal for services to the Covid-19 response, after he used 3D printers to produce the vital PPE at the start of the pandemic […]

A house in Market Harborough has been badly damaged after a fire yesterday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Bradford Street at around 1.30pm after a tumble drier set alight. They quickly extinguished the blaze, although the utility room where the machine was located was damaged and there was smoke damage to other parts of the […]

A walk-in vaccination clinic will be open in Market Harborough between Christmas and New Year. People can visit Mistrys Pharmacy on the High Street on December 29th, 30th and 31st between 8.30am and 5.30pm, to get their first, second or booster jabs. There will also be a drive-through vaccination clinic open in Kettering on December […]

Market Harborough’s unique ‘Dogz Dinner’ Animal Food Bank has given out it 2000th meal. The first facility of its kind in the country was launched four years ago, to help those struggling to afford to buy food for their cats and dogs. Thanks to continued donations, it is now also supporting animal rescue centres in […]

The person who gave a special Christmas present to his girlfriend at the time more than 50 years ago has been tracked down after an appeal on Hfm. Keith Gubbins from Foxton gave Sally Wilson the Beatles album Abbey Road in 1969, when both were aged 16. It was bought recently second-hand in Norwich and […]