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The Coronavirus infection rate has fallen more in the Harborough District than anywhere else in Leicestershire. However, the rate among young people in the district is the highest in the the county. Latest figures show an infection rate across the Harborough area of 351.8 per 100,000 people – a fall of around 25% compared with […]

Harborough Police have stepped up patrols in a bid to stop burglars targeting businesses during the third lockdown. With many shops, pubs and other premises closed, officers want to ensure criminals don’t take advantage. Last weekend, items worth over £1,800 were stolen when a hair and beauty salon in Rothwell was raided. Sergeant Pete Jelbert […]

A man has been fined £400 after someone who borrowed his car was caught red-handed dumping tyres at a flytipping hotspot near Market Harborough. Covert CCTV installed by Harborough District Council filmed the moment five were piled up at the side of a country lane. The man, from Ullesthorpe near Lutterworth, claimed it wasn’t him, […]

A 33-year-old man from Great Glen is among 17 men being questioned by Police after a major operation targeting a suspected drug dealing gang. They were arrested yesterday with when officers raided and searched 14 addresses including a house in Devana Way, Great Glen, and properties in Leicester and Hinckley. Officers seized a large quantity […]

‘Our doors maybe closed, but we’re still open for business’. The message today from independent shops and businesses in and around Market Harborough, many of whom are offering a home delivery and click and collect service during the third lockdown. Jarrod Burke, owner of speciality candy shop Randalls, and Chairman of the traders group Harbs […]

A virtual Christmas charity single released by Harborough’s Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra has raised over £830 – more than three times the fundraising target. The group is thanking all who downloaded their version of Gaudete!, and made a donation to Market Harborough-based charity VASL at the same time. The money raised will be used to support […]

Flooding is still affecting part of the Hfm Region. Although water levels are falling, a Flood Alert for the River Welland in and around Market Harborough remains in place, with the Environment Agency urging people to avoid driving on roads and using footpaths in low-lying areas, near the river and tributaries, as they are likely […]

Auctioneers in Market Harborough are encouraging people to see if they have any ‘cash in the attic’ after an ancient telescope sold for over £4,700 – ten times its estimated value. The 18th century instrument went under the hammer during an on-line sale at Gildings, after being estimated at £400 to £600. Gildings director Will Gilding […]

The Edinburgh Woollen Mill store in Market Harborough has closed permanently. It will not reopen after lockdown, with four members of staff losing their jobs. Despite the national chain being bought out of administration this week, the long-standing shop on The Square is not one of the 240 branches across the country to be saved. […]