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A charity says finding a dog in Market Harborough six months after he was stolen has given hope to others with missing pets. Beauty’s Legacy, which helps find lost and stolen animals, passed on information to Police after a major campaign was launched to find the dachshund, named Rummy, who was stolen from a kennels […]

A cross-border campaign has been launched in a bid to stop arson attacks at farms during this harvest season. Hay and straw stacks were set alight during a spate of incidents last September, including in Weston By Welland, Little Oxendon, Cranoe and West Langton. Police and Fire and Rescue services in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire have […]

A dog stolen six months ago has been found in Market Harborough after Police raided a house. Officers discovered the dachshund, named Rummy, when they executed a warrant at a house yesterday. The five-year-old dog was one of eight dachshunds taken from a kennels in Swadlincote in Derbyshire in February. Rummy has now been reunited […]

The family of a young RAF officer from Broughton Astley who was killed in a crash in Willoughby Waterleys have paid tribute to him, after a driver was jailed for causing his death. Thomas Gamble, who was 18, was a passenger in a Ford Fiesta that overturned and crashed into a ditch in December last […]

Preparations are being made for two vulnerable families from Afghanistan to be housed in the Harborough District. The District Council had already been working on securing suitable properties for them, prior to today’s announcement Britain will re-settle 20,000 Afgans in the coming years, following the Taliban taking control of the country. The initial scheme the […]

People across Harborough who are ‘pinged’ by the NHS App are being urged to get a Covid test. Rules changed this week for people who are double-jabbed or under-18, meaning they no longer have to self-isolate if they’ve come into contact with someone who tests positive. Instead of having to quarantine for 10 days, government […]

A motorcyclist has died after a crash with a car on the A6 between Market Harborough and Kibworth. The male rider was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, that happened just after 12.15pm between the Debdale Lane junction and The Langtons/Langton Road crossroads. He was riding a Honda motorcycle which was involved in […]

A man has been charged after a cyber-attack on computer systems at Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough. Adam Georgeson is accused of two counts of Computer Misuse following the incident on January 16th. The 28-year-old of Robin Lane, Wellingborough, will appear at Loughborough Magistrates Court next month. The attack prevented remote learning taking place […]

Unemployment across Harborough has fallen for the fourth month running. Figures out today show 1,455 people were out of work and claiming benefits in July – a drop of 75 compared with June. The 800 men and 655 women make up 2.5% of the working population. 670 less people are unemployed in the District compared […]

Drivers can now park for free for longer on some streets in Market Harborough town centre. The time limited has increased from 40 minutes to an hour on High Street and Abbey Street, with the same happening on other roads, including Adam and Eve Street and Bowden Lane, later this month. The changes by Leicestershire […]