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There is a plea for people not to smash bottles after a six-year-old boy fell and cut his ankle on a piece of broken glass in Kibworth. It happened as the youngster was walking through a small wooded area near Warwick Park. Luckily he wasn’t badly hurt. The boy’s Mum has released a picture of […]

Police have pledged to continue to deal with those causing anti-social behaviour at Little Bowden Recreation Ground. A public meeting held last night heard the park had become a no-go zone for some residents at times, due to the rowdy actions of a minority of people using the area. Concerns were raised about under-age drinking, […]

Up and coming businesses across Harborough are to unite to showcase their ideas and innovations. The ‘Meet the Innovators’ event will also provide support with access to finance, skills and research with a series of guest speakers. The District Council is organising the on-line event next Wednesday and is encouraging firms to sign-up to take […]

Harborough Council’s enviro-crime team is appealing for information after two flytipping incidents. A pile of rubbish including window frames and corrugated sheeting was dumped at the side of Mowsley Road in Saddington and soil, bricks and concrete discarded off London Road in Great Glen. Anyone with information about who was responsible should contact the Council, […]

Leicestershire Police has been handed extra cash to deal with crime in Lutterworth. A share of £432,000 will help fund free security upgrades at homes, CCTV improvements and new ANPR cameras. The county’s Police and Crime commissioner Rupert Matthews has secured the funding from the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund. It will benefit Lutterworth and […]

Highway bosses are extending a temporary no parking restriction in Great Bowden. It was due to end on Friday, after coming into force last month to address road safety concerns, caused by parked cars near the Red Lion pub. Leicestershire County Council say the no waiting restriction, on one side of Main Street between Gunnsbrook […]

The Noisily festival – due to take place in the Harborough District next month – has been cancelled for a second year. The dance music event was planned for woodlands at Noseley Hall, near Goadby, between the 8th and 12th of July. Organisers blame the decision on the delay in easing Covid-19 restrictions. A statement […]

Police say no-one was seriously injured after a two-car crash near Thurnby. Emergency services were called to Stoughton Road just before 5pm yesterday. Officers say the occupants of the vehicles suffered minor injuries. The road was closed for two hours while the incident was dealt with.

The go-ahead has been given for 350 new homes on the edge of Market Harborough. They will go up on 36 acres of fields off Northampton Road, stretching towards the Brampton Valley Way, east of the Blackberry Grange estate. The District council’s Planning Committee approved the scheme by Persimmon Homes at a meeting last night […]