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An extra £600,000 of funding is being made available to support community groups across Harborough during the pandemic – taking the total to over £2m. The Leicestershire County Council fund was launched in March to ensure the groups could continue to carry out vital work, despite the impact coronavirus is having on their finances. Leader […]
Police are hunting a driver after a crash involving four vehicles on the B576 between Desborough and Rothwell yesterday evening. Officers say it happened on Desborough Road, when a car attempted to overtake a line of vehicles that had stopped because of temporary traffic lights near the Medical Centre. The driver then drove off from […]
132 drivers were arrested for being over the drink drive limit or under the influence of drugs on Leicestershire’s roads last month. Police are disappointed at the figures – just 18 less than during their campaign in December 2019 – as Covid-19 restrictions were in place during December, meaning less traffic on the roads and […]
Market Harborough’s Jubilee Foodbank has had so many donations in recent weeks it is no longer in need of items urgently. Volunteers say they have been overwhelmed by the support of individuals and businesses over Christmas, meaning its shelves are becoming full. There is currently record demand for the service to help people suffering food […]
The Coronavirus rate in the Harborough District has reached a new record high today and now stands at just over 400 per 100,000 people. The figure is below the national average, but there is concern at the increasing number of people testing positive in the District, which has increased 40% in the past week. Mike […]
Callous fraudsters posing as Police officers have stolen £5,500 from an elderly couple in the village of Kilby, near Fleckney. They were persuaded to withdraw the cash, after someone purporting to be from the Metropolitan Police phoned them, saying they were investigating because bank staff had been taking money from their account. The money was […]
Clap for Carers is making a comeback and is going through a name change. Organisers hope it’ll become a weekly event again – every Thursday at 8pm. They say this time round they want people to show their appreciation for key workers, as well as home-schoolers, neighbours, scientists and volunteers. It’s to be called Clap […]
A woman was injured and the horse she was riding had to be put down after a car collided with them in Hallaton. Police say the rider was taken to hospital following the collision on Medbourne Road, just before 10am on Saturday. A vet was called to the scene, but sadly the horse was too […]
An appeal has been launched for unwanted laptops to help Harborough schoolchildren learn from home, as schools close because of the lockdown, Some families don’t have a suitable device for their children to use for on-line lessons, which is proving a challenge for some schools. The Learn Academies Trust, responsible for 11 primaries in and […]
A new support package for businesses forced to close because of Coronavirus restrictions and the new lockdown is being welcomed by Market Harborough’s independent retailers’ representative. The chancellor’s announced firms in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors will get grants of between £4,000 and £9,000 for each property they have, to get them through the […]
