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The number of new Coronavirus cases across the Harborough District is on the increase. The infection rate rose to 18.1 per 100,000 people in the seven days up to August 30th, with 17 new cases confirmed, according to Public Health England data. That compares with a rate of 8.5 per 100,000 the previous week, when […]

People are being asked their views on open spaces across the Harborough District. An on-line survey is running for the next six weeks, as part work to update Harborough Council’s Open Space Strategy, that covers parks, play areas and other green spaces. The work will help prioritise areas that need investment and those that need […]

Police say they are not linking a raid on a Market Harborough jewellers with similar burglaries. A motorbike was used to smash the front door open at County Jewellers on the High Street in the early hours of Tuesday. Last month men on mopeds carried out raids at jewellery shops in Uppingham and Oundle in […]

Flags has been raised in the Memorial Gardens and on top of the Symington Building in Market Harborough to mark Merchant Navy Day. The annual event honours those who kept the UK afloat during World War Two, as well as current seafarers who help import food, fuel and other goods. The Red Ensign flag, or […]

Market Harborough’s Arts Freso event will take place on-line this year because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The popular street arts festival usually attracts around 10,000 people to the town centre and organisers say because of Covid-19 restrictions, they have taken the decision to hold a ‘virtual’ festival instead on Sunday, September 13th. A selection of […]

A new warning is being issued about the dangers of inhaling so called ‘laughing gas’ after around 100 empty nitrous oxide canisters were found dumped on the outskirts of Market Harborough. Remnants of balloons used by people to breathe in the gas, and devices to open and control the gas were also discovered in a […]

Plans for a major expansion of Fleckney C of E Primary School have been announced so it can cope with an influx of pupils from new housing estates in and around the village. A new teaching block with seven classrooms is proposed for the site on Batchelor Road, to create space for an extra 210 […]

A man has been arrested after a smash and grab raid at a jewellers in Market Harborough. A motorbike was used to smash through the front door of County Jewellers on the High Street, just before 1.30am yesterday, before three men stole jewellery, including watches and necklaces, from display cabinets. The burglars, one of which […]

Over £430,000 has been handed out to small businesses across Harborough in the latest round of government support to help them cope with the impact of Coronavirus. 92 have benefited from the Discretionary Grants Scheme, which has now been opened up to child-care day nurseries. Harborough Council is administering the fund which is on top […]

A pupil at a Market Harborough primary school has tested positive for Coronavirus. Ridgeway Primary Academy says the child and other pupils who were in close contact with them are now self-isolating for 14 days. The school, which fully re-opened last Thursday, is working closely with Public Health England’s Local Heath Protection Scheme after being […]