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Essential workers across Harborough and those they live with can now get tested for Coronavirus as Leicestershire’s first drive-through test centre opened today. The Department of Health service is available to those who work in the NHS, social care, education, food and drink production, transportation and other essential services. The testing site is at the […]

Around 30 trucks and tractors will head through Market Harborough tonight as part of the Clap For Our Carers campaign. This week will be the final convoy as local firms salute the work of NHS and key workers during the Coronavirus pandemic, to coincide with the national applause at 8pm.   A bin collection crew […]

A driver was arrested after fleeing the scene of a crash in Kibworth yesterday evening. Police were called to the A6 Leicester Road just after 6pm, following a collision between two cars. A man, aged 24, was detained by officers a short distance away and arrested for driving offences. Nobody was seriously injured in the […]

Captain Tom Moore has received a birthday parcel from Market Harborough this morning as he celebrates turning 100. The Post Office in St Mary’s Place received cards, pictures by children and other messages to include in it, after asking for contributions, and sent them all by Special Delivery, The war veteran has now raised over […]

The former B&M store in Market Harborough town centre is set to be turned into a gym. A company owned by Harborough Council has agreed terms with national firm The Gym Group to move into the building in the Commons Car Park, which it bought last year, together with the adjoining one occupied by Tesco. […]

Fly-tippers dumped beds on a country lane near Kibworth Beauchamp yesterday, before someone set them on fire. The bases of three were left blocking Mill Lane, two of which were completely burnt out. Luckily because of the wet weather the fire didn’t spread to bushes at the side of the road. Mattresses and some other […]

A house has been left severely damaged by smoke after a fire in Great Easton last night. Four fire crews were called to deal with the blaze at the property on Great Easton Road just after 7.15pm. The occupants had got out of the house when firefighters arrived and nobody was injured. The fire, which […]

A man accused of a stabbing in Market Harborough town centre will go on trial in July. Warren Mills denies attacking a man on the High Street on the evening of November the eighth last year. The victim, aged 30, suffered a serious stab wound to his chest and spent several days in hospital. Mills, […]

Council bosses are encouraging people to continue to report fly-tipping across the Harborough District. In some areas of the country cases have increased during the Coronavirus pandemic with tips being shut. In the Harborough District there has been 31 cases reported in the past three weeks –  20 less than the same period last year: […]

The Market Harborough Round Table is doing its bit to help community groups and organisations during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Over £1,000 has been handed out so far, most of that donated in December, when the group held a collection outside Sainsbury’s in Market Harborough and ran its annual Santa Sleigh in Desborough. Groups to receive […]