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Police have released video footage of the moment a car thief rammed a police car in Rothwell, narrowly missing an officer and her dog. It was filmed on PC Lucy Sculthorpe’s body camera, as she and Police Dog Bryn attempted to stop Alex Lundy in Squires Hill on February 26th, after blocking in his BMW. […]

More than £1.1m is being invested in providing safe accommodation and support for victims of domestic abuse and their children across Leicestershire.  The county council has been allocated cash from a government funding pot, so it can carry out a new duty placed on local authorities as part of the landmark Domestic Abuse Act, which […]

The plan to install permanent CCTV at Little Bowden Recreation Ground has moved forward. A planning application to site a camera on a six-metre high post near the children’s play area has been lodged. Harborough District Council agreed to the move, costing around £16,500, earlier this year, following incidents of anti-social behaviour at the park. […]

Four people were taken to hospital – one by Air Ambulance – after a crash between Little Bowden and Braybrooke last night. Emergency services were called to Braybrooke Road just before 6.45pm, after two cars collided and both left the carriageway. Firefighters released a man from one of the vehicles, as he was trapped in […]

Drivers are being warned Scotland Road in Little Bowden will be closed for five nights next week, so repairs can take place to the railway bridge. Network Rail need to fix damaged brickwork and will shut the road to traffic between 11pm and 6am from September 20th. The proposed alternative diversion route will be via:- […]

Buskers raised over £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support after entertaining shoppers in Market Harborough’s St Mary’s Place on Saturday. The charity’s Market Harborough support group organised the fundraiser and it thanking all the musicians who took part and shoppers, who donated money during the day. The total collected was £1077.  

Grants totalling £5.1m have been handed out to over 1,000 businesses across Harborough since April, to help them bounce back from the impact of the pandemic. The District Council has distributed the cash on behalf of the government, through a number of different grant schemes, including over £4m as part of the ‘re-start’ initiative – […]

Firefighters who were at yesterday’s village fete in Braybrooke were called into action after a blaze broke out at a near-by house. The crew from Desborough were visiting the event as part of their work in the community when the 999 call came through at 3.45pm. They arrived at the scene of the blaze in […]

A company that organised events at Market Harborough Showground has ceased trading after being declared insolvent. Fleckney Group had held cinema, music and other events at the site since last year. Insolvency practitioners McAlister & Co have been called in to deal with the company’s affairs. A spokesperson for McAlister & Co told Hfm: “We have been […]

Strictly Come Dancing Star Aljaž Škorjanec has recorded a good luck message to Market Harborough youngsters, as they prepare to take to the stage.     Spotlight Theatre Company, formally the Youth Theatre, say the message has come as a real boost ahead of their production of The Addams Family next week at Welland Park […]