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Most play areas in parks across Harborough remain closed, despite the government saying they could be reopened earlier this month. Parents are asking when children will be allowed to use them again, especially now the school summer holidays have begun. Harborough Council says it is keen to re-open them as soon as possible, when satisfied […]

The owner of a Market Harborough tattoo studio says she can’t wait to get back to work. Leigh Higginson had lobbied government after being left frustrated when business like hers could not open  at the same time as hair salons earlier this month. But she can now begin work again at All 1 Tribe Tattoos […]

CCTV has been installed at Little Bowden Recreation Ground. The move by Harborough Council follows issues with anti-social behaviour over recent weeks and has been backed by Police. The mobile system will monitor the area around the clock. A  spokesman for Harborough Council told Hfm: “Whilst a majority of people use the park responsibly, CCTV […]

Youths who got onto the roof of an empty manor house resulted in a large Police response in Desborough last night. Officers say it was initially thought they were burglars or thieves stealing lead from the top of the building on Gold Street, so four Police cars and a Police van responded just after 8.30pm. […]

Armed Police were deployed and a Police helicopter scrambled after two youths were confronted by a man holding a shotgun in a field in Market Harborough yesterday. Officers carried out a search of the area, off Northampton Road, with the assistance of the National Police Air Service, after being alerted just before 5pm, although the […]

An investigation is underway after a large fire at Magna Park near Lutterworth yesterday. Around 3,000 pallets were destroyed with the plume of smoke visible from miles away. Fire crews were called just before 11am and spent over six hours dealing with the incident. Meanwhile, A mobile home meanwhile was destroyed by fire in a […]

You have to pay to park in Market Harborough again from today. Charges have been reinstated in all the Council car parks, after being suspended at the end of March because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The time limit in the free pop and shop bays is increased to an hour though, with more of those […]

The number of new cases of Coronavirus in the Harborough District has more than doubled in a week. Figures from public health England show they rose from 9.7 to 20.5 per 100,000 people in the seven day to July 6th. Although it is one of the biggest increases in the country, health bosses say the […]

The operator of Harborough Leisure Centre and Lutterworth Sports Centre has welcomed the announcement more sports facilities can open again from the 25th of this month. Swimming pools and indoor gyms, which have been shut since March, are being allowed to reopen in England as part of the easing of lockdown measures, although there will […]

A combined building society and estate agency on Market Harborough’s High Street is set to shut at the end of the month. It’s after the Nottingham Building Society, which owns Harrison Murray, announced is it to transfer its estate agency and lettings activity to the Belvoir Group. The move has put 120 jobs at risk […]