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Police say fines could be issued if people are caught breaching Leicester’s lockdown restrictions. There are fears some will travel out of the zone, created to prevent the spread of coronavirus, to visit pubs in the Harborough District which can re-open from tomorrow, while those in the city and its suburbs remain closed. Some local […]

Tributes are being paid to Alex Blackwell, the former Deputy Editor of the Harborough Mail, who has died aged 40. Alex, who lived in Kibworth, worked for the newspaper for eleven years, starting as a trainee reporter, before leaving in 2015. He was well known for his personable approach and involvement in many community events […]

The future of a Market Harborough charity shop is being threatened by the closure of Adam and Eve Street to traffic. Age UK had been hoping to re-open their shop, but say the restriction is hampering footfall. Executive Director of  UK Leicestershire and Rutland, Tony Donavon, spoke to Hfm:   Other shop owners in Market […]

A Market Harborough man has appeared in Court charged with sexual assault on a female and two counts of assault on an emergency worker. Phillip George. 42, has been remanded in custody by Leicester Magistrates to appear at Leicester Crown Court later this month. He was arrested on Tuesday evening.

Various measures are being considered to prevent a repeat of scenes at Saddington Reservoir last week. Owners of the beauty spot, the Canal and River Trust, met with Police, Harborough Council and Fire and Rescue service yesterday. Hundreds gathered there during the hot weather and concerns were expressed at the large numbers of people swimming, […]

Market Harborough’s popular Farmers Market has returned today for the first time since the Coronavirus lockdown in March. Social distancing measures are in place on The Square, including fencing to create a one-in, one-out queuing system at entry, a revised layout, and hand sanitiser stations are in place. Shoppers are being asked not to touch […]

The owner of a Market Harborough tattoo studio says she and others in the industry feel forgotten by the government. Unlike hair salons and pubs, tattoo studios, nail bars and beauticians have been told they cannot re-open this weekend and have been given no guidance as to when they will be able to. In Northern […]

A Harborough District pub  just yards from the Leicester lockdown area will not re-open on Saturday. Owner of the White House in Scraptoft, JD Wetherspoon, have acted amid concerns people will be tempted breach restrictions and visit from areas within the zone. Pubs and hairdressers have to remain shut in Leicester and its suburbs following […]

Police are questioning a man after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at a house in Market Harborough last night. Officers were called to Middlebrook Green, off Great Bowden Road, at around 6.15pm. Leicestershire Police told Hfm: “Police attended an address in Market Harborough yesterday evening following a report a woman had been sexually assaulted. […]

CCTV is set to be installed at Little Bowden Recreation Ground in a bid to help tackle anti-social behaviour. The mobile cameras, moved to trouble-spots by Harborough Council, are one of a raft of measures aimed at tackling the issue, which led Police to implement a Dispersal Order over the weekend after serious disorder. The […]