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Wacky street theatre acts gave impromptu performances in Market Harborough town centre on Saturday. They were being filmed for ‘Arts Freso on-line’ which was broadcast yesterday on Youtube, as an alternative to the usual street arts festival event, which could not take place because of current Coronavirus restrictions. Organisers did not promote the fact that […]

An investigation is underway after over 1000 bales of straw were destroyed by fire in West Langton last night. Fire crews from Market Harborough, Kibworth and Wigston were called to deal with the blaze in an open-sided barn on West Langton Road just before 8.30pm. Firefighters remain at the scene this morning damping down. Leicestershire […]

A major recruitment drive has been launched for volunteers to help out at Foxton Locks. The Canal and River Trust is on the lookout for people interested in helping boats through the flight of locks and assisting with other jobs at the historic site. Tasks would include tackling litter, repairing fences, mowing grass verges and […]

A candle being knocked over is being blamed for a fire at a house in Desborough. Fire crews were called to the property in Addison Road just before 4.30 yesterday afternoon. It set fire to furniture and left the living room damaged, although no-one was hurt. Firefighters are warning people about the dangers of candles, […]

Police have secured a closure order on a flat in Market Harborough linked to a spate of anti-social behaviour. It means no-one can enter the property at 32 Edwin Court on Kettering Road for three months. Officers say complaints included excessive noise, drugs misuse and aggressive behaviour. Inspector Siobhan Gorman, commander for the Harborough and […]

Controversial road closures in Market Harborough town centre are to be removed. They have been in place on Adam and Eve Street and Church Street for the past four months. Some shop owners have been calling for them to be re-opened to traffic, saying the measures, implemented by Harborough Council to encourage social distancing, have […]

There has been a spate of flytipping across the Harborough District in the past few days. Council officials are appealing for information after mattresses, electrical items and even piles of slate tiles were dumped on Carlton Road, Kibworth Harcourt, Houghton Lane, Stoughton and Mere Lane, Upper Bruntingthorpe. Environmental Crime Team officers from Harborough District Council […]

There will be a Christmas Fayre in Market Harborough this year, although on a smaller-scale than normal.  The traditional event will be held on The Square between 10am and 6pm on Friday, December 4th, with a range of stalls. Coronavirus restrictions mean it can’t be held for a few hours in the evening – as […]

More than £330,000 of fraud has been prevented so far this year by Police in Leicestershire working closely with banks. In March a 94-year-old woman went into her branch in Market Harborough asking to withdraw £8,000, after being phoned by a scammer claiming to be investigating problems with her account, who told her to handover […]

After it was branded an eye-sore, wildflowers are now brightening up part of Market Harborough, adjacent to the River Welland. They were planted by Severn Trent Water, off Rockingham Road near the railway bridge, earlier this year. following criticism about the state of the area. It was used as a site compound during the water […]