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Leicestershire Police is currently experiencing technical problems with its IT systems and phone lines. As a result, all 999 calls are currently being forwarded to Northamptonshire Police to answer and officers are being dispatched as normal. The problem is also effecting the 101 non-emergency number. Work to resolve the issues is continuing.

The government’s given Harborough Council an extra £107,666 to help it deal with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic – but bosses say it isn’t enough. It takes the total financial support to just over £1m, but still leaves the authority with a funding gap of around £1m. The Council is continuing to push for […]

There are fears for the future of two restaurants in Market Harborough in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Pizza Express is to close around 75 of its sites across the country and a similar number are to be shut by the company that owns Zizzi, putting about 2,000 jobs at risk. It’s not yet […]

Photographs depicting the lockdown in and around Market Harborough are to be archived for future generations and people are being urged to get involved with the project. The town’s Historical Society is building up the collection, which will then be passed to Harborough Museum. Sarah Hill is one of those involved and is encouraging people […]

Shoppers will be asked their views about on-going road closures in Market Harborough town centre as the restriction is regularly reviewed. Some business owners in Church Street and Adam and Eve Street want them re-opened to traffic, saying it’s affecting trade, including because on-street parking being prevented. But Harborough Council, which implemented the measures to […]

Two drivers escaped injury after a crash on the A508 in Great Oxendon this morning. One of the cars involved, a Suzuki Swift, ended up in a ditch at the side of Harborough Road, following the two-vehicle collision at the Main Street junction at 6.40am. The Fire Service was called to the scene to make […]

Land owners are seeking a High Court injunction to evict a group of travellers who have set up camp near a new housing estate in Market Harborough. A number of caravans and vehicles moved onto the land off Wellington Place on the Airfield Farm development on Wednesday night. A spokeswoman for the builders’ consortium which […]

Another man has been arrested after a suspected stolen car crashed in Market Harborough in the early hours of yesterday. The 28-year-old from Desborough was questioned on suspicion of burglary and theft of a motor vehicle. He and a 32-year-old man from Kettering, who was arrested at the scene, have been released on bail pending […]

Unemployment across the Harborough District has more than tripled during the Cornavirus pandemic lockdown. Figures released today show 2,150 people were out of work and claiming Universal Credit in May, compared with 705 in March. 3.9% of the working population in the District are now unemployed, while 11,500 people have been furloughed by their employers […]

The postmaster and owner of Welton’s shop in Great Bowden has been praised for going ‘above and beyond’ during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Nicky Ransome has been recognised in the Local Hero category of the ‘We’re Stronger Together’ awards run by the Post Office. Nicky and her husband Milan have not taken a day off for […]