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A teenager stabbed to death in Corby last night has been named as Rayon Pennycook. The 16-year-old was attacked on Constable Road, on the Hazel Leys estate, at around 7pm. Police say despite the best efforts of paramedics, he died at the scene. Three boys, two aged 17 and one aged 15, were arrested on […]
The Covid-19 infection rate across Harborough dropped by 62% in a week, falling from 30.9 to 11.7 per 100,000 thousand people. Earlier this month a coronavirus outbreak at a school led to the District’s rate rising to amongst the highest in the country. Latest figures show it has fallen to below the England average of […]
Leicester City Council has said that government advice urging people not to travel into and out of Leicester was incorrect. The guidance had said people in the city, and 7 other parts of the country affected by the Indian covid variant, should also try to avoid meeting indoors. The clarification follows an urgent meeting between […]
A man has been released on bail after a lorry trailer full of make-up was stolen from an industrial estate in Lutterworth early yesterday. Police were alerted just after 2am, after a witness saw it being attached to a lorry cab in a secure compound on Bilton Way, which had been broken into. The lorry […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked and threatened with a machete during an attempted robbery in Desborough. The 19-year-old was waiting at a bus stop on Braybrooke Road when two men on e-scooters demanded he hand over his wallet and phone. When he refused one of them punched him in the […]
New space is being created for community-led events in Market Harborough, thanks to a grant of £9,000 It has been handed to the Eco Village on St Mary’s Road by the Severn Trent Water Community fund. Plans are now afoot to host small events and workshops with a ‘sustainable’ theme, including for a Community Garden […]
Parents across Harborough are being asked their views on when school holidays should take place. Leicestershire County Council has launched a consultation on school term and holiday dates from autumn 2022 through to summer 2027. A number of different options are being considered, including whether holidays in Leicester City should match those in Leicestershire. Deborah […]
Delayed decisions on two key planning applications for Market Harborough will be considered next week. Harborough District Council’s planning committee was put on hold earlier this month, after the government announced all council meetings must be held in person again, instead of ‘virtually’ on-line, which has been the case during the pandemic. Councillors will now […]
A Market Harborough care worker will soon be flying high to raise cash for a local charity – in memory of a friend she lost due to mental health. Chelsea Potts, who works at Peaker Park, will be doing a sponsored tandem skydive from 15,000 feet on June 17th in aid of MIND Map. She […]
Three-quarters of adults living in the Harborough District have now had a Coronavirus vaccine and nearly half have had two jabs. The new milestone was reached over the weekend, after an extra 1,700 vaccines were given. Latest figures from Public Health England show over 98,500 jabs have been administered in the District since December, with […]
