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Three men have been jailed for a total of over eleven years after a campaign of illegal sheep butchery across Northamptonshire. Their attacks on sheep and lambs in the dead of night throughout last summer had the county’s farmers gripped in fear. Over 100 animals were killed, including in fields in Clipston and Kelmarsh, before the gang […]

A support group set-up on Facebook for people in Market Harborough during the Coronavirus pandemic is proving an invaluable tool. Over 2,500 people have now joined, including Harborough MP Neil O’Brien, who is able to clarify and answer questions about the current government advice. People are posting offers of help for others – activities for […]

Two men were arrested and Class A drugs seized after Police raided two flats in Market Harborough. Officers executed warrants under the Misuse Of Drugs Act at the properties in Jubilee Gardens on Friday afternoon. The men – one in his 20s and the other in his 30s – were held on suspicion of being […]

The Angel Hotel in Market Harborough has closed down. Bosses say they have taken the decision ‘with a heavy heart’ for a number of reasons, including the owners retiring. The historic High Street hotel, which has been shut for the past few weeks, as part of the government’s lock-down rules, won’t re-open when they are […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision in Market Harborough this morning. It happened at around 10.20am in an area off Great Bowden Road, near to Albany Road, and involved one vehicle, a Vauxhall Corsa. Police, East Midlands Ambulance Service, Air Ambulance paramedics and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service attended and a woman […]

A Market Harborough charity is offering £100 grants to people who are struggling financially because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Howard Watson Symington Memorial Charity wants to help those who have been made redundant or had their wages reduced. It has launched the emergency £5,000 fund for people in Market Harborough, Little Bowden and Great […]

Harborough Police are praising the way most people are abiding by the government’s lock-down rules. Officers have been conducting patrols reminding the public what they are and say they have been impressed with the social-distancing measures being taken. Shops and supermarkets that remain open have implemented them, together with Harborough Market. Meanwhile, Police are urging […]

Six people have now died after testing positive for Coronavirus in Leicestershire. The latest victims passed away at Leicester’s hospitals – they were a man and woman in their 70s and two men in their 80s. The number of confirmed cases in the county has risen to 65 – the figure in Northamptonshire, where two […]

A group of travellers have moved onto the car park at Harborough Leisure Centre in Market Harborough. Three caravans and four vehicles are parked on the site off Northampton Road, which is currently closed to the public. A spokesperson for the Multi Agency Travellers Unit told Hfm: “We are aware of travellers at the Harborough […]