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Police investigating an allegation of sexual assault on a woman in Market Harborough say enquiries have established it did not take place in the Great Bowden Road area. Officers also say there is no on-going risk to the public. The graveyard of the disused St Mary in Arden Church on Great Bowden Road was cordoned […]

Harborough Council is demanding to be involved in plans for any future ‘local lock-downs’ that would impact the District. There was no consultation before the measure was introduced in Leicester and its suburbs earlier this month. Bosses say such decisions have a clear impact on areas just outside the zone and its crucial they are […]

Leisure Centres in Market Harborough and Lutterworth will re-open on Saturday after being shut for four months. Initially gyms and group exercise sessions will be available, with pools re-opening on August 20th for bookable lane swimming. Swimming lessons will re-start on August 22nd. The announcement comes after Harborough Council agreed to provide cash support to […]

Tributes are being paid to the Director of Brooke House College in Market Harborough, who has died aged 77. Donald Williams had overseen the college’s development since 1967 and passed away on Friday, just a day after he and wife Joan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The College has paid this tribute: “Donald was Brooke […]

The go-ahead has been given for 2,750 new homes to be built near Lutterworth. They will go up on over 550 acres of farmland adjacent to the M1, after councillors narrowly approved the plan last night, despite hearing of a number of concerns. The so-called ‘Lutterworth East’ development is the largest scheme of its kind […]

A Market Harborough woman is urging people to be tolerant towards those exempt from wearing face coverings in shops. Those with certain physical or mental illnesses and disabilities do not have to cover up and can display an official card if they wish, so other people are aware. Lisa Parratt has a mental health assistance […]

A man has appeared in court accused of attempted murder after a man was seriously injured in Scraptoft. Gurpinder Singh, 31, of New Romney Crescent, Leicester, is also charged with possession of an offensive weapon. The victim, in his 20s, suffered a slash wound in the incident in Covert Lane on Saturday evening and remains […]

The future of a Market Harborough restaurant has been secured with the announcement it is will re-open this Friday. There had been a question mark over the future of Zizzi on the High Street, after its owner announced around 75 branches across the country would stay shut, following the enforced closures in March due to […]

A Market Harborough family on holiday on the Spanish island of Majorca says new quarantine rules have left them feeling angry and frustrated. Liz Samandi says the ‘blanket’ approach by the government is wrong, as there are low numbers of Coronavirus cases on the island, compared to mainland Spain. Along with her husband and two […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a woman was sexually assaulted in Market Harborough this morning. The victim was attacked after being approached from behind in Great Bowden Road. Police were alerted about the incident just after 9.20am. Officers have sealed off the graveyard of the disused St Mary in Arden Church on […]