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A car has been abandoned in water at a beauty spot near Marston Trussell. It is thought the BMW got stuck in the ford on Scoborough Road, which runs between the A4304 and the village, on Sunday night. Emergency services were not called, so it’s presumed the driver was able to get out of the […]

Community groups across Harborough are being invited to apply for up to £3,000 to go towards environmental projects. The scheme, run by Leicestershire County Council, is aimed at helping reduce the amount of household waste or greenhouse gas emissions, boosting biodiversity or supporting sustainable green spaces. A simplified application process is also available for smaller […]

Local businesses and community groups are doing their bit to make sure disadvantaged children don’t go hungry. It comes after the Government blocked a bid to provide free meals during holidays, despite a big campaign from footballer Marcus Rashford. The half-term break for schoolchildren in Leicestershire was last week and started today in Northamptonshire today. […]

Two Market Harborough school friends found more than they had bargained when they went magnet fishing – a World War One grenade. Kaleb Russell, 11 and Archie Watts, 12, both pupils at Welland Park Academy, pulled it out of the canal at Frog Island in Leicester on Friday, while on a trip out with Kaleb’s […]

The Poppy Appeal has launched in Market Harborough, but is different to normal this year because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Royal British Legion are manning a stall at the Indoor Market for the next two weeks, selling poppies and other appeal items, and Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and the Co-Op supermarkets are also selling poppies. No on-street […]

Harborough Town are looking for a new manager after Stuart Spencer stepped down after three years in charge. The announcement was made before Saturday’s UCL Premier game at Boston Town, although he was still in the dug-out to watch the Bees win 2-1, as he will remain at the club, in a coaching roll. Chairman […]

Police say the death of a woman at a house in Rothwell is not suspicious. A man who was helping Police with their inquiries has been released with no further action, and a cordon that was in place around the property on Crispin Street has been removed. An investigation was launched when the woman, aged […]

A man is assisting Police with their enquiries after a woman died at a house in Rothwell. Officers were called to the property in Crispin Street at about 1.20pm yesterday and remain at the scene. They are continuing to treat the death of the woman, aged 49, as ‘unexplained’. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police said: […]

Businesses in Market Harborough are being urged to do their bit to ensure the town centre looks festive this year. There has been a slow take-up so far in orders for Christmas Trees above premises in the town centre. Steve Alden is from Alden Electrical, who install the trees and lights, as part of the […]

Harborough District Council has been given an extra £100,000 of government funding to help it cope with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic – although it’s been described as ‘a drop in the ocean.’ It takes the financial support provided since March to just under £1.2m, but still leaves the authority over a million pounds […]