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A burglar who stole jewellery from a house in Desborough has been jailed for four and a half years. Danny Lane was disturbed by the homeowner after breaking into the house at 11am on January 23rd and then fled pursuing Police officers in a car. The 39-year-old, of no fixed abode, was arrested in London […]

A fundraising drive is being launched by a Market Harborough Mum to help research into a rare heart disease which claimed the life of her son. Julie Greenslade’s apparently healthy son Jamie Phillip died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome last year. She an her family are supporting the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young – […]

A therapy dog stolen from the home of a 12-year-old girl with autism has been found dead. Three-year-old Dalmatian Lottie was taken during a burglary at Chloe Hopkins house in Peatling Parva in early December. Her Mum Gemma – who says her daughter is heartbroken – received the devastating news from a vet after the […]

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a starving critically-ill dog dumped in a crate near East Farndon had to be put down. The pedigree dog, of the Chinese Shar-Pei breed, which couldn’t walk and had half its fur missing due to a severe skin condition,was found at the Battle Of Naseby Prince Rupert’s Viewpoint […]

A driver escaped injury after his car burst into flames in Rushton earlier today. Firefighters from Desborough were called to deal with the Mini ablaze on Desborough Road at 10.30am.                         The car was well alight when they arrived and the crew used breathing […]

Firms are celebrating winning awards at the 2020 Harborough District Business Awards. 23 finalists were competing in eight categories at the Hfm-backed ceremony at the Three Swans Hotel on Friday night. Winners were Waterloo Cottage Farm in Great Oxendon, who won the Community Award, Refill Revolution, based at Harborough Market and the Eco Village – […]

Swimmers raised over £5,000 at the Market Harborough Swim Marathon over the weekend. The Hfm-backed event at the Leisure Centre saw teams from groups, clubs and schools swim in relay for fifty minutes non-stop. Over 180 swimmer took part, covering a total of 5008 lengths of the pool, which is nearly 125km. Two teams of […]

B&M is closing its store in Market Harborough town centre. It will shut at the beginning of next month and the discount retailer says it is working with staff to relocate them to other near-by stores, including its other one in Harborough off Rockingham Road. The store in the Commons Car Park has been open […]

With cases of Coronavirus now confirmed in both Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, bosses at Market Harborough Medical Centre say they are prepared for COVID-19 here, too. Two cases were confirmed in Leicestershire over the weekend and Public Health England is now contacting people who have had contact with them. The number of cases in Northamptonshire rose […]

A man who admitted stealing a disabled pensioner’s bags in Market Harborough just before Christmas has had his sentencing deferred. Lance Collins grabbed the 78 year old woman’s handbag and shopping from her car in the Sainsbury’s car park on Springfield Street on 19th December. The 33 year old, of St Stephens Road in Nottingham, […]