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Market Harborough Fire Station is hosting a road safety open day this Sunday. The event between 11am and 3pm will include a road traffic collision demonstration and a new virtual reality experience to help educate young drivers about the dangers of the road. There will also be displays by both the fire and blood bikes […]

Market Harborough’s Macmillan Cancer Support group has raised over £21,000 for the charity in the past 18 months. It’s thanking all its supporters for their generosity in helping to achieve the fantastic amount, despite the impact of the pandemic. The figure was revealed at the group’s AGM as it celebrates its 50th anniversary and where […]

Plans have been announced for Christmas events in Market Harborough town centre. The Christmas Lights switch-on will take place on The Square on Friday November 19th and will coincide with a food and drink market in the Commons Car Park throughout that weekend. The lights on the Christmas Tree, which is once again being provided […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on the A508 near Brixworth this morning. The male rider suffered serious head and leg injuries and was taken to University Hospital Coventry by air ambulance. His grey and black BMW motorcycle was involved in a collision with two cars on […]

A bid to create a new community centre and café in Thurnby has been handed £250,000 by the government. It is one of the first 21 projects to benefit from the new £150m Community Ownership Fund,  part of the levelling-up agenda, announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s budget. St Luke’s Church is set to […]

The Poppy Appeal will launch in Market Harborough on Saturday. Volunteers will man a stall in the Market Hall for two weeks, selling poppies and other appeal items and unlike last year, when the pandemic prevented them, will also be collecting on the street. Just under £10,000 was donated to the appeal in 2020 and […]

People who don’t want trick or treaters bothering them on Halloween are being urged to display signs on their doors. Ahead of Sunday, the ‘No Thanks’ posters have been produced by police, who are also urging those going door to door to respect the wishes of householders who don’t want to be called on. The […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was injured in a crash on the A6 Market Harborough bypass yesterday. The 50-year-old man’s Yamaha MT-09 Tracer bike was involved in collision with a silver Chevrolet Lacetti car just after 2pm – around a half a mile from the Welham Lane junction. He was taken to […]

A motorcyclist has been injured in a crash with a car on the A6 Market Harborough bypass. The rider was taken to hospital after the collision between the McDonald’s roundabout and the Rockingham Road/A427 roundabout just after 2pm. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told Hfm: “The motorcyclist has suffered injuries that are not believed to […]

A man caught red-handed dumping rubbish on a country lane has been fined £400 by Harborough District Council. He was filmed on covert CCTV fly-tipping furniture and other household items, including a suitcase, on London Road in Great Glen earlier this month. The man in his 30s from Leicester was tracked down by the council’s […]