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A Market Harborough pub wrecked by a major fire has been demolished ahead of it being rebuilt. Bulldozers moved in on Saturday to flatten The Roebuck off Rockingham Road, following the blaze late on September 6th, which was caused by an electrical fault. Work to build a new pub on the site is set to […]

Young campaigners are planning more action in and around Market Harborough to highlight the issue of climate change. They have already staged two protests in the town centre this year and following the first Harborough Council declared a ‘Climate Change Emergency.’ Oscar Gibbon, 14, who attends Welland Park Academy, is a member of the Fridays […]

Harborough’s MP says he won’t support plans for a new ‘super authority’ to cover the whole of Leicestershire. Neil O’Brien has joined the county’s other six Members of Parliament in signing a joint letter to the Leader of the County Council, Nick Rushton, who is spearheading the plan. If is went ahead all the district […]

A man in his 20s has been released under investigation after being questioned about a fatal crash at the Wistow Crossroads last month. He was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving on Friday, following the collision on September 26th that claimed the life of  motorcyclist Steven Duval, who was 55 and from […]

Tributes are being paid to popular Hfm presenter Brian Raine, who has died suddenly, aged 66. Known on-air as ‘Djbraine,’ he collapsed while on holiday in Portugal and sadly could not be saved. Brian had been part of the radio station since it launched full-time in 2007 and as well as presenting a regular show […]

200 people have had their say about Harborough Council measures to deal with irresponsible dog owners. They have responded to a public consultation asking if legislation to issue fines to people who fail to clear up after their pets, don’t carry ‘poop’ bags, or fail to put dogs on leads when directed, should continue. Bosses […]

The Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth is appealing for donations as it cares for 180 orphaned hedgehogs. The recent milder weather is thought to be behind the influx, which is increasing daily, as babies are being born later than normal and then being found on roads and in gardens during the day. Volunteers at the […]

Staff from the Joules Headquarters in Market Harborough have cycled nearly 2000km as part of the company’s first ever charity month. A hundred workers took part in the challenge yesterday on ten exercise bikes under the Old Grammar School, including founder Tom Joule, the Chief Brand Officer. The actual distance covered was 1,989km, to mark […]

The speed limit on a number of rural roads in the Harborough District will be cut from 60 to 50mph in a bid to improve safety. The reductions will be introduced over the next six months including on the A5199 around Kilby, Arnesby, Shearsby and Knaptoft, including on the approaches to the Shearsby Crossroads, and […]

There is hope the future of a Post Office in Market Harborough town centre can be secured. The company has revealed it is talking to a party interested in operating the service, which has been under threat since earlier this year, when it was announced the current facility inside the GT News Shop was to […]