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Over 200 students at Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough have been sent home and told to self-isolate for two weeks after a pupil tested positive for coronavirus. Public Health England informed the school this morning that a student in Year 9 had tested positive. Principal Julie McBrearty said: “In line with guidance from Public […]

There have now been over 500 coronavirus cases in the Harborough District since the start of the pandemic and the number of people testing positive continues to rise sharply. The total now sits at 541 according to official government figures, with 41 new cases last week, compared with 18 in the previous seven days. The […]

People have turned out to pay their respects to a popular homeless man as his funeral was held today.  Around 50 gathered near the Smeeton Road Recreation Ground in Kibworth and applauded as the hearse carrying the coffin of Stephen Winter, who was known in the village as Fred, passed by. The procession then went […]

A Market Harborough shop has raised £600 to support staff and patients at St Luke’s Hospital, thanks to people buying face coverings. Anand Shoes gave 10% from the sale of each one to the NHS Charities Together and has sold around 900 during the past few months. Because of lockdown, shoe repairs dropped dramatically, as […]

A police pursuit ended when a ‘stinger’ device was used to puncture the tyres of a car that failed to stop for officers in Desborough last night. They spotted the blue Toyota Corolla driving erratically on Pipewell Road at 10.40pm and followed it towards Rushton, before the car was halted a short time later on […]

There were nearly 400 online sex crimes against children reported to Police in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire between January and March this year – an average of two a day in both counties. Reports included obscene publications and online grooming. The figures have been released today by the NSPCC, as it lays out six tests the […]

A sponsor is needed to help subsidise the cost of installing miniature Christmas trees above shops and businesses in Market Harborough this year. Usually around 100 traders pay for a tree with lights, to help make the town centre look festive, although the cost can be discounted if a business or organisation supports the initiative […]

Photographs of brides on their big days have appeared in the window of the Wedding Belles bridal shop in Kibworth, to help celebrate its 30th birthday. A number of events to celebrate the milestone have had to be put on hold because of the pandemic, but owner Debbie Taylor was determined to do something to mark […]

A teacher at Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough has tested positive for Coronavirus. Students are still able to attend as normal, as the female member of staff has had no direct contact with any of them. The teacher, who teaches across all year groups and whose symptoms are described as mild, had already been […]

Two village pubs have temporarily closed after a member of staff tested positive for Coronavirus. The owners of the Red Lion in Great Bowden and Sun Inn in Great Easton say they will be shut until further notice while the situation is assessed. It is understood the staff member worked at both sites.