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Harborough Police are urging youngsters to be mindful lockdown rules still prevent large gatherings. ‘Multiple calls’ were made by concerned members of the public, about large groups at Little Bowden Recreation Ground on Saturday night. When officers arrived the youths fled. Police say they will continue to visit the park as part of regular, routine […]
Police say a man escaped serious injury after his car crashed into a ditch and collided with a tree in Rushton this morning. They were called to Station Road, together with a fire crew from Desborough and the Air Ambulance just after 8.15am. The driver was released from the wreckage of the Ford Fiesta and […]
People across Harborough are being urged to ‘remain cautious’ as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are eased further from today. Groups of up to six people or two households can now meet outside and open air sports facilities can reopen. The stay-at-home order has also ended. Cases of Covid-19 in the Harborough District continue to fall, but […]
The Coronavirus vaccine roll-out across Harborough has reached a new milestone, as over 45,000 people have now had a jab. Latest Public Health England figures show a further 4,419 people were vaccinated in the week to March the 21st, with 55 % of adults in the District now having one dose. Over 18,500 people aged […]
A Market Harborough firm is hosting an on-line ‘Bonkers Bake Off’ and charity auction tonight, to raise money for Leicestershire’s Loros Hospice. Welcomm Communications has teamed up with freight firm Trucklink EU to support the Leicestershire charity, whose funds have been hit hard by the pandemic. Business bosses and former Leicester Tigers and England player […]
Anybody will be able to get a Coronavirus test in Market Harborough from next week. The town’s Rapid Test Centre is being opened up to all, to coincide with lockdown restrictions starting to ease, meaning anyone without symptoms can book a slot to visit the facility in the bowls hall at Harborough Leisure Centre, for […]
Trees wrecked by vandals at Little Bowden Recreation Ground will be replaced with ones donated by Coles Nurseries in Thurnby. Staff contacted Harborough District Council with the generous offer, after hearing about the mindless damage last weekend. Seven newly-planted trees were snapped in half late on Saturday or early on Monday morning. Vince Edwards from […]
Harborough’s MP is one of nine UK citizens hit with sanctions by China – in a growing international row over human rights. It says the individuals, including Neil O’Brien, a member of the government’s China Research Group, have spread “lies and disinformation” about the country. The move comes in retaliation for measures taken by the […]
A man has been treated in hospital for ‘minor injuries’ after a crash involving a lorry and two cars near Husbands Bosworth. Police were called to the A4304 Theddingworth Road at 10.10am. Nobody else was hurt in the collision, although the road was closed towards Market Harborough, as the lorry was blocking the carriageway. It […]
The District Council has been handed £160,000 to support the reopening of Leisure Centres in Market Harborough, Lutterworth and Broughton Astley. The money has come from the government’s National Leisure Recovery Fund, to support venues which have been badly hit financially due to enforced closures because of the coronavirus lockdown. The centres are due to […]
