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There has been a big drop in Covid-19 cases across Harborough as the number of jabs given in the District tops 130,000. The number of cases has fallen by 40% in the past week, with 250 confirmed in the seven days to yesterday, 168 fewer than the previous week. The infection rate per 100,000 people […]

Police say teenagers are risking their lives by getting into derelict buildings on the former Lawrence’s factory site in the centre of Desborough. Security has recently been upgraded including CCTV being installed in a bid to deal with the issue – officers say the buildings are death traps with constant risk of collapse and don’t […]

There are just a few days left for people to have their say on plans for a massive new prison near Market Harborough. The Ministry Of Justice is inviting comments until Monday, when it will then review them before deciding on if it will submit a planning application. If it went ahead, the new Category […]

Revised plans have been submitted for a new business park on the outskirts of Market Harborough. A mix of 15 office, business and warehouse units would be built on land between Leicester Road and canal, close to the Forest Gate garage, if the scheme is given the go-ahead. The new plan includes a revised layout […]

Police are appealing for information after windows of several houses in Broughton Astley were smashed during a crime spree. Homes in Main Street, Primethorpe Walk, Estley Road and Old Mill Road were targeted late on Saturday and during the early hours of Sunday. Tiles were also damaged at a property in Main Street, a vehicle […]

Around 700 people across Harborough wrongly ordered to appear in court over unpaid council tax are starting to receive letters of apology. The District Council sent out the summonses in error, as residents had not sent reminder letters. It has now cancelled them together with the costs. The letter offers sincere apologies for any inconvenience […]

A champion boxer from Market Harborough has been honoured more than 40 years after his death. Jack Gardner was crowned heavyweight boxing champion of Great Britain in 1950 and represented his country at the 1948 Olympics. He died in 1978 aged 52. A green plaque in his name was unveiled yesterday in the Memorial Gardens […]

Over £1,400 has been donated to the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital following the cruel theft of a badger cub from their base in Kibworth. The on-line fundraiser was set-up by the charity to repair the enclosure which was damaged by the thieves and reached the £1,000 target in just a few days. The young, female badger […]

Harborough District Council is reminding us we now have only until the end of this week to have our say on its ‘Climate Emergency Action Plan’. After declaring a ‘Climate Emergency’ two years ago, following a number of protests by young people in Market Harborough, the authority is now proposing to seek funding for further […]