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A new illuminated public artwork is set to become a landmark feature at a Market Harborough park next month. A three-metre tall steel sculpture will be installed at Friendship Park on Northampton Road, with preparatory work on the base and electrical connections due to begin shortly. The £10,000 project is being funded by FCC Environment, […]

Police are appealing for information after tools were stolen from a van in Ashley. The theft happened in Main Street shortly after 1am yesterday, when tools were taken from the vehicle. Officers are asking anyone who was in the area at the time, or who may have seen or heard anything suspicious, to come forward. […]

Soaring fuel prices are placing increasing pressure on the air ambulance charity serving the HFM region, with additional costs of around £200,000 threatening to hit the service this year. The price of aviation fuel has risen by nearly 70 per cent since the conflict in the Middle East began, with the cost per litre increasing […]

Plans to expand pupil numbers at a Market Harborough secondary school have taken a major step forward after approval was granted for a new teaching block. Welland Park Academy has been given the go-ahead to build the two-storey facility on a disused section of the school site. The development will include five new classrooms and […]

Assurances are being sought over the future of a major rewilding project near Market Harborough after more than £700,000 in funding was withdrawn earlier this year. The former leader of the council fears the new Conservative administration at Harborough District Council could scrap the scheme entirely. The Conservative group says it is waiting for a […]

A man has been arrested on the A14 near Welford in connection with the rape of two teenage girls in Great Yarmouth. Police were called to a beach in the Norfolk town during the early hours of Saturday morning, following reports the girls had been attacked. A man in his 30s was arrested the following […]

Up to eight jobs are set to be created with the opening of a new children’s indoor play and retail destination in Market Harborough. Sprog will move into the final remaining commercial unit at the Wellington Place local centre on Harvest Road, alongside Sainsbury’s and Esquires Coffee, which have both opened within the past year. […]

A Market Harborough woman who stole items worth more than £450 from a town centre shop has been ordered to pay compensation to the retailer. Rebecca Page, 48, admitted three theft offences from The White Company when she appeared before Leicester Magistrates’ Court. Two of the thefts took place on consecutive days in October last […]

The cause of a widespread power cut affecting Market Harborough and surrounding villages this morning has been traced to an emergency incident in Corby. A man was airlifted to hospital after reportedly falling from an electricity pylon near Bideford Square shortly after 10am. The incident triggered a major fault on the high-voltage electricity network, with […]

Harborough District Council is appealing for information after sections of a large tree were fly-tipped on a country lane. The dumped rubbish blocked Ullesthorpe Road near Ashby Parva and council officers have launched an investigation to find those responsible. Councillor David Page, Cabinet Lead for Neighbourhood Services, said: “The dumped material obstructed the highway, creating […]