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Tributes are being paid to Bleddyn Jones – a former Headteacher of Little Bowden Primary School and Leicester Tigers legend – who has died aged 72. He led the school for 15 years until he retired in 2004, and played more than 300 first-team games for the Tigers in the 70s, before commentating on games […]

A massive new development on the edge of Market Harborough is starting to take shape. Initial infrastructure and earthworks are on-going at the 88 acre site off Kettering Road at Clack Hill, with some roads also created. Eventually 600 houses, a primary school, doctors surgery and community centre will be built on the site, which […]

The District Council has defended purchasing a bungalow and its grounds in Market Harborough for £920,000.  A further statement was issued at a Full Council meeting last night, amid concerns the price-tag was well-over what the site on Granville Street was worth. The authority says the amount paid reflected the value of the land, as […]

Leicestershire’s Public Health boss is angry ‘fear mongering’ propaganda about Covid-19 continues to be distributed in Market Harborough. Copies of ‘The Light’, which describes itself as ‘a truth paper’ have been dropping through letterboxes. Like leaflets earlier year, it questions the safety of vaccines, legitimacy of the disease, and government advice. Mike Sandys told Hfm […]

A high-speed Police pursuit across two counties ended when a car crashed in Theddingworth in the early hours of yesterday. The driver and four passengers ran off, but were quickly found and arrested by officers, assisted by a Police helicopter crew and Police dog. The Audi S3 had been followed along the M1 from Derbyshire, […]

Unwanted knives including illegal blades can be handed in at Market Harborough Police station this week, with no questions asked. It’s part of an operation aimed at tackling knife crime by removing potential weapons from the street. Knives can be deposited in a special bin at the Fairfield Road base. Detective Chief Inspector Gavin Drummond, […]

A new employment park could be built on the northern edge of Market Harborough. It’s planned for land off Leicester Road, adjacent to Kirby Agriculture and the Forest Gate garage, on the town centre side. If approved, a mix of six one-to-two storey office, business and warehouse units would be built and space created for […]

The funeral of a popular Market Harborough Priest has taken place today. Father Owen O’Neill died earlier this month, aged 80, seven months after retiring from Our Lady Of Victories Roman Catholic Church, which he had led for 19 years. A funeral mass was held at the church this morning and was live-streamed on the […]

The coronavirus vaccine rollout across Harborough continues at pace. Latest figures show 4,704 people aged 45 to 49 in the District have now had a jab. That means 69% of that age group – the most recent to be offered the vaccine – have had one. People aged 44 are now being invited for a […]

A man has died after being found inside a car that was on fire near Rockingham. Fire crews were called to Cottingham Road just after 5.30am on Saturday morning. The body of man in his 50s was found inside and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Northamptonshire Police say the death is not being […]