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Cash could be given to the operator of Harborough’s Leisure Centres by the Council to help get them back open. The on-going closures of Harborough Leisure Centre and Lutterworth Sports Centre, enforced four months ago because of the lockdown, has had a significant financial impact on Everyone Active, together with other sites it operates across […]

Leicestershire Police say they will only attend calls about people not wearing face coverings in shops as ‘a last resort’ and the Northamptonshire Force will only send officers if there is a public order issue. Face coverings are now mandatory in shops, supermarkets and takeaways in England, although there are some exceptions – including children […]

The owner of Tea Room and gift shop in Desborough has been left devastated after it was badly damaged by fire last night. An electrical fault with a dishwasher is being blamed for starting the blaze in the kitchen at Lucy’s Tea Room on the High Street, which then spread. Lucy Clements has spent the […]

Traders have issued a new plea for roads in Market Harborough town centre to be re-opened to traffic. Some business owners on Church Street and Adam and Eve Street say the move is having a severe impact on trade. The measures were implemented by Harborough Council to help with social distancing and safe queuing when […]

Travellers have left a site in Market Harborough after being served with an eviction notice. The group moved from the land near a new housing estate, off Wellington Place on the Airfield Farm Development last night, after being illegally camped there for a week. A major clean-up is now getting underway after rubbish and human […]

A shop in Desborough has been left badly damaged after a fire last night. Three fire crews were sent to Lucy’s Tea Room on the High Street just before 7.45pm, with firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackling the blaze. Nobody was injured and Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service say the cause is believed to have been […]

The housing market across Harborough remains ‘buoyant’ during the Coronavirus pandemic. That is the message from estate agents, who continuing to keep the local property market afloat. Sam Dattani is Director of House2Homes estate agency:     Estate agents have had to adapt the way they work, particularly when it comes to people viewing houses. […]

An eviction notice has been served on travellers illegally camped on land near a new housing estate in Market Harborough. The group has been ordered to leave the site off Wellington Place on the Airfield Farm development by 8am tomorrow, after moving onto the private land a week ago, or face being evicted. High Court […]

Police are questioning a man in his 40s on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of illegal drugs in Market Harborough. He was arrested on the Southern Estate this morning. Officers say the arrest relates to ‘on-going work to tackle drugs misuse’ in the town.

A retired vicar from Kibworth is walking the 850 mile distance from Lands End to John O’Groats without leaving the sheltered accommodation complex where he lives! Alan Pyke, 82, is raising money for the Well charity in the village and is now over 670 miles into the journey, after starting the challenge at the end […]