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Three people have been released on bail after being arrested following a disturbance at a travellers’ site in Desborough yesterday morning. Officers received reports a caravan had been deliberately set on fire, allegedly after a petrol bomb was thrown at it, during an altercation at Spinney Close, off Braybrooke Road at 12.45am. The fire service […]

Burglars have stolen a car owned by a paramedic and firefighter, which was used daily for their jobs, and presents for their daughter’s second birthday this weekend.  The white Ford Kuga was taken from the driveway of the couple’s house in Harvest Road on the Ashton Rise estate, off Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, on […]

A man was arrested after a car crashed into the side of a house in Desborough early this morning, causing structural damage. Emergency services were called to Dunkirk Avenue just after 1.30am. The driver of the Mercedes C220, a man aged 25, who was treated for minor injuries at the scene by paramedics, was arrested […]

The go-ahead was given last night for Aldi to build a new £5m store in Lutterworth. Harborough Council’s planning committee approved the plan for the store to go up on land off Rugby Road, opposite St Johns Business Park, which will create 40 jobs. It will also see the widening of the road, an extra […]

A woman from Great Glen who won £32,000 on ITV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire last night says she and her partner can now start a family. Alyx Weston, who works as a bookkeeper for Beefayre in East Farndon, has spoken to Hfm about going on the show, and says she and partner Jonathan […]

People throwing disposable gloves on the floor in car parks across Harborough are being warned it could spread Coronavirus and they face a £150 fine if caught. It has become an issue during the Coronavirus pandemic, as many people are wearing gloves to protect themselves when shopping, but some are not disposing of them safely. […]

Nurses across Harborough are being celebrated on International Nurses Day.Those working in hospitals, GP Practices and in the community are being recognised more than ever for their work during the Coronavirus pandemic. Local NHS bosses say they thoroughly deserve to be recognised and congratulated. 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife and it […]

A Market Harborough estate has created its very own zoo hunt to keep youngsters entertained during their daily exercise. People living on the Saxon Meadow development and the wider Farndon Fields estate have made their own animal displays in their windows and gardens, including giraffes, monkeys, elephants and snakes. Farndon Fields Residents Group, which meets […]

Firefighters were called to deal with a chimney fire at a house on Harborough Road in Desborough last night. They were alerted just before 8.45pm and spent just over an hour dealing with the incident. Nobody was injured and there was no major damage to the property.

The owner of Market Harborough’s Three Swans Hotel wants to build three houses in part of the grounds. Coaching Inn Group is seeking planning permission to build them on land currently used for storage and overflow car parking at the back of the High Street. The scheme is for two two-bedroomed houses and one with […]