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The work of community and voluntary groups in Market Harborough has been praised at first meeting of a new partnership to bring them together. Around 15 organisations have joined The Market Harborough Partnership, which is aimed at building on the great community spirit seen during the pandemic and to help them work more closely together. […]

A man has been charged with burgling a Market Harborough shop and stealing boxes of perfume worth over £760. Thomas Gaffney is accused of breaking into Savers on the High Street in the early hours of September 17th. Police were alerted at 1.30am. Gaffney, 47, of Landseer Court, Corby, was remanded into custody following his […]

A 16-year-old boy who stabbed another teenager in the arm during an attempted robbery in Kibworth has been handed a Youth Rehabilitation Order. He attacked the 18-year-old on the bridge known as ‘Tin Bridge,’ off Warwick Park, on the afternoon of February 6th, when the victim refused his demands to handover money. The boy, who […]

Opposition is mounting against plans for a massive new prison near Market Harborough. Concerns include the impact on traffic and the development being an eye-sore in the open countryside. The Ministry of Justice submitted a planning application last month to build the new 1700 inmate jail on land adjacent to HMP Gartree, which would create around […]

Firefighters from Kibworth are preparing to climb Mount Snowdon is their full fire kit, to raise money for two charities close to their hearts. The on-call crew based at the village fire station set a sponsorship target of £1,085 – £1 for each metre climbed to the summit of the mountain in North Wales – […]

Improvements are set to be carried out in two parks across Harborough in a bid to make women and girls feel safer. New CCTV and improved lighting are among measures to be considered for Welland Park in Market Harborough and Warwick Park in Kibworth. It is after Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews secured […]

A flood alert issued overnight for the River Welland has been lifted. The Environment Agency put it in force after heavy rain, but say the risk of flooding from the River Welland and tributaries has now reduced. A spokesperson said: “Levels have fallen below levels of concern. No further flooding to fields and roads is […]

A man has admitted carrying out a cyber-attack on computer systems at Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough. Adam Georgeson, who previously worked as an IT technician at the school, gained access to its computer systems in January, wiping data and changing passwords, preventing anyone being able to access them. His actions also affected the […]

Kibworth tip will be shut for around a year from the start of November so major improvement works costing around £5m can take place. The household waste and recycling base off the A6 will be turned into a multi-level site to provide more recycling facilities, there will be changes to traffic flow to boost safety, […]