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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 […]

A prankster who unplugged traffic lights in Little Bowden was filmed on CCTV. The footage has been handed to Police, after the temporary signals by the railway bridge on Kettering Road were disconnected early on Saturday. Highway bosses say the person responsible, who had to scale a eight-foot high pole, put people in danger. Harborough […]

Market Harborough’s Santander is not included in a list of 111 branches to be closed across the country. The High Street bank is not affected by today’s announcement, which will see seven branches shutting across Leicester and Leicestershire by the end of August, including in Oadby. Bosses say there will be no compulsory redundancies, and […]

Great Crested Newts are to be given extra protection during work to electrify the railway to Market Harborough. Network Rail has pledged new habitats will be created for the rare amphibians, where the work disrupts their existing homes. The engineering firm, which began vegetation clearance near the tracks through Market Harborough last month, is one […]

A thief has admitted stealing goods worth over £1,300 from shops in Market Harborough. Owen Palmer targeted Superdrug on The Square three times in eleven days last August, stealing items totalling over £1,000. He then stole products worth over £100 from the neighbouring Tesco store in November. Palmer, 33, of Gooding Avenue, Leicester, appeared before […]

An appeal has been launched in a bid to give Easter Eggs to residents and staff at care homes in and around Market Harborough. Town marketing services company MRM want to bring smiles to the faces of residents, who have not had visitors due to lockdown, and recognise the hard work of staff during the […]