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Two imitation guns and several knives were found in a car stopped by Police in Market Harborough town centre. The weapons were discovered after officers carrying out routine proactive patrols noticed the silver Ford was in poor condition and had tape on the number plate. It was stopped on the High Street just after 12.30pm […]

A school in Kibworth is trying to find the family of a WW1 soldier after a memorial plaque dedicated to him was found in a cupboard. It was discovered at Kibworth Mead Academy and is a tribute to Gunner Frank Herbert Kirby, who was killed in action in France on May 6th 1917, aged 26. […]

A Market Harborough charity is urging people to speak out during Anti-Bullying Week. Harborough Against Bullying (HAB-Antibullying) has helped over 300 victims of bullying in the past year, including funding specialist counselling for over 100 people. Marie Connor set-up the charity after her disabled son was bullied at school and then attacked by three pupils […]

Bin collections across Harborough are being disrupted after an outbreak of Covid-19 at the depot used by collection crews. A number of staff working for Harborough District Council’s waste contractor, FCC Environment, are self-isolating, resulting in staff shortages. Vehicle breakdowns have also added to delays in emptying some residents’ bins. People are being asked to […]

Train managers and senior conductors at East Midlands Railway are to go on strike again which could cause disruption to services from Market Harborough. The RMT Union is involved in separate disputes with the company over safety, pay and conditions. Staff walked out on Sundays in the spring and summer, but further action was halted […]

Tributes have been paid to a man who died in a crash on the A6 near Kibworth in the summer. Steven Johnstone, 40, from Wellingborough, was killed after the motorbike he was riding was involved in collision with a car between Debdale Lane and The Langtons/Langton Road junctions on August 17th. His family have released […]

A Market Harborough artist is showcasing the town’s independent businesses in a new series of paintings entitled ‘support local.’ Up until last year Allie Whelan had only ever painted pieces for her family, but decided to dedicate more time to her passion for art after re-assessing her life following two years of cancer treatment. She […]

A rail engineering company has been fined £600,000 for health and safety breaches after an excavator lifting vehicle overturned during improvement works at Market Harborough Railway Station. No-one was seriously injured, although the operator had to be pulled from the cab by other workers, who smashed the windscreen to get him out. An investigation by […]

You can drop off donations for this year’s Hfm-backed Toys on The Table appeal from today. Harborough Market is the collection point for new toys and gifts, as the appeal aims to ensure disadvantaged youngsters across Leicestershire have a present to open on Christmas Day, when they otherwise wouldn’t. Over 4,000 children benefited last year […]

New concerns have been raised about the safety risk a derelict factory in Desborough poses to anyone who enters it. Police and the fire service shared their fears with council officials at a site meeting, held at the former Lawrence’s factory off Harborough Road. Youngsters have been getting into the dangerous building and earlier this […]