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A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after crashing into a field near Foxton. Emergency services were called to Gallow Field Road at 12.20pm today. Police say the male rider briefly lost consciousness when he was unseated and the bike landed on him in the wheat field. He was taken to hospital with injuries described […]

The Great Glen Wheelbarrow Race has been cancelled for a second year. Organisers of the annual fundraiser for Leicestershire’s Loros Hospice say there is not enough time to plan the event safely, with final lockdown restrictions not due to be lifted until later this month. They also say the impact that the pandemic has had […]

The Hygiene Bank in Market Harborough is appealing for donations of toiletries and household products during national Hygiene Week. Volunteers work with nine partner organisations to support people and families struggling to afford basic items, like deodorant and toothpaste. There are donation points in shops in Market Harborough and at a number of pop-up locations […]

New accommodation for people made homeless is set to be created in Market Harborough town centre. Harborough District Council has bought a property at the bottom on Roman Way, which, subject to planning permission, will be demolished to make-way for the new building. It would contain eight en-suite rooms and a shared kitchen, to serve […]

Market Harborough’s former Ambulance Station has been demolished as work starts to build a new luxury care home on the site. The 76-bedroom facility will be constructed behind the St Luke’s Treatment Centre off Leicester Road and is set to be completed in early 2023. East Midlands Ambulance Service sold the base and surrounding land […]

NHS workers across Harborough are being thanked for their contribution to the country on its 73rd birthday. There is also praise for volunteers who have supported the service during the pandemic, including at vaccination clinics. A special thanksgiving event was held at St Paul’s Cathedral in London today and the Queen’s also awarded the George […]

Great Bowden Music Fest returns later this week and tickets are selling fast! Musicians will stage six concerts at the St Peter and St Paul’s Church between Thursday and Sunday. The pandemic forced the event to go on-line in 2020 and despite audience numbers being limited this year, so it can be held a Covid-safe […]

Flats in Market Harborough have been closed down because of serious concerns about fire safety. The District Council has served an Emergency Prohibition Order on the two flats, located within a converted house on St Mary’s Road. It worked with the Fire Service and Police to serve the notice, after deeming the properties posed an […]

Arsonists have targeted a derelict house in Desborough for the second time in two months. Fire crews were called to the former Lawrence’s Factory site, off Harborough Road, at 1.45pm on Saturday. Rubbish had been set alight on the first floor of the building, which spread to the interior. Firefighters from Desborough and Kettering tackled […]

Market Harborough’s town centre Tesco supermarket will be re-branded later this month. The store will become a Tesco Express as part of the company’s decision to axe the ‘Metro’ name nationwide. It says staff at the shop on The Square will not be impacted by the move. A Tesco spokesperson told Hfm: “Over the last […]