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A new campaign targeting litterbugs on roads across Harborough is starting to have an effect. Council enforcement officers say there has been a marked improvement in the cleanliness of lay-bys, with significantly less rubbish discarded. They have been patrolling hotspot areas, including the A6, A4304 and A47 to educate drivers and deal with anyone caught […]

There are just a few days left for people to have their say of plans to make major improvements to adult mental health services across Harborough. £8m of investment is proposed by the NHS, including taking on more specialist staff and bringing services closer to where people live. Jayne Hill, from the Leicestershire Partnership NHS […]

Strike action will disrupt Sunday train services from Market Harborough for the next six weeks as a reduced timetable is put place. Train managers working for East Midlands Railway will walk-out in a row over safety concerns, centred on staffing levels on new trains serving stations between Corby and London. The RMT Union has called […]

New legislation aimed at tackling the increasing use of so-called ‘laughing gas’ across Harborough is set to come into force this autumn. It will ban the use of psychoactive substances like nitrous oxide in public places and give Police powers to seize them, and arrest people who don’t comply. As well as being a health […]

There could be delays to bin collections across Harborough due to ‘staffing issues’. The District Council is asking residents to leave bins out until they are emptied. It says the problem has not been caused by bin crews having to self-isolate – like in some other areas – but because of ‘general sickness’. The authority […]

The Principal of Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough has described today’s A-Level results as ‘stunning’. Over 100 students collected their results this morning following a turbulent year because of the pandemic, with grades based on teachers’ estimates, as exams were cancelled. Principal Dan Cleary praised students and staff when he spoke to Hfm: Teenagers […]

Two people arrested after a man was stabbed in Market Harborough have had their Police bail extended. A man aged 18 and boy aged 16, both from Kettering, were arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent, following the attack in the Britannia Walk area in June. The victim, aged 21, who was discovered near the […]

A man accused of starting a fire at a flat in Market Harborough and assaulting emergency workers following his arrest has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Andrew Parkhouse appeared at Leicester Crown Court today, following the blaze in the kitchen of the property in Ireton Road on June 25th. He denied charges of arson […]

Reports of anti-social behaviour in parks across Harborough continue to fall. Police patrols were stepped up and meetings held with residents after problems earlier this year, including at Little Bowden Recreation Ground and parks in Kibworth. Sergeant Pete Jelbert told Hfm a lot of work has being taking place to tackle the issue, including Harborough […]

Harborough Police have seized 12 cannabis plants and growing equipment after responding to reports of a smell coming from a house in Ullesthorpe. A man and a woman were arrested. A Police spokesperson told Hfm: “Around 1.45pm on Friday 6 August officers attended a property on Fairway Meadows, Ullesthorpe following a report of a smell […]