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People who’ve been loaned crutches from Market Harborough’s Minor Injuries Unit are being urged to return them. The base at St Luke’s Hospital is holding a crutch amnesty in a bid to bolster supplies. Anyone who has a set of adjustable aluminium crutches they no longer need is asked to take them back to the […]

The first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant has been confirmed in Leicestershire. A person living the Oadby and Wigston area tested positive for the new strain and work is underway to trace their contacts. Public health officials say they expect more cases to be identified locally in the coming days and are urging people […]

Nearly 37,000 Covid-19 booster jabs have been given across Harborough in the past few weeks including over 11,000 at Market Harborough Medical Centre. Figures for the third dose have been released for the first time and show 43% of the District’s population aged over 12 have now had one, with 36,992 administered. In total, over […]

Festive Elves have moved into Market Harborouugh’s indoor market. Families are being encouraged to take part in a Christmas trail in the run-up to Christmas, by trying to spot the secret elf doors hidden amongst the stalls. Everyone who takes part in the Elf Doors Trail is being entered into a prize draw. The market […]

The bid to install new CCTV at Little Bowden Recreation Ground should move forward this week. Councillors are being recommended to approve the siting of a camera on a six-metre high post near the children’s play area. Harborough District Council agreed to put up a permanent surveillance camera earlier this year, following incidents of anti-social […]

A Market Harborough nurse has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Sam Screaton beat off thousands of other applicants to be handed the accolade, which recognises high level of commitment to patient care and nursing practice. She was instrumental in setting up specialist COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people with learning disabilities earlier this […]

Leiecestershire County Council is ‘exploring potential options’ as two Market Harborough estates are set to lose bus services at peak times. Operator Arriva is proposing to cut the Southern and Farndon Fields estates from the route of its X3 service from January. The authority already subsidises the Centre Bus number 30 – which serves the […]

Small grants are to be made available to community groups across Harborough so celebrations can be held for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year. The District Council is also hoping to mark Her Majesty’s 70 year reign with events during the extended bank holiday weekend in June, and is asking residents for suggestions for what […]

A Great Oxendon man has been jailed for over ten years for playing a key role in an organised crime group which imported Class A drugs worth £900,000 Stephen Hunt, 60, of Main Street, liaised with contacts in Spain and the Netherlands and rented an office under the guise of a linen company to receive […]