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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked attack in Desborough. The victim, in his 40s, collapsed after being punched in the chest and neck as he was walking along Station Road, and was taken to Kettering General Hospital for treatment. It happened at 7pm on Sunday and the […]

An event is to be held in Market Harborough next year to celebrate 75 years since the end of WW2. It will coincide with a number to be held across the country to mark the VE Day anniversary and will take place on May 8th. Harborough Council is working with the Royal British Legion, the […]

An iconic silhouette of a World War One ‘Tommy’ Soldier has been returned to The Square in Market Harborough after it was vandalised. The six foot tall figure is back in front of the War Memorial, after being repaired by a local man who wishes to remain anonymous. It was damaged and bent on Friday […]

The Communication Workers Union says its Royal Mail members in Market Harborough voted unanimously to strike. Staff at the Riverside sorting office have joined thousands nationwide to back a walkout in a row over job security and terms and conditions of employment, following a ballot. It means the country now faces its first postal strike […]

Harborough’s Chill Out Bus has been transformed thanks to a £10,000 grant. The vehicle, which enables youngsters in remote parts of the district to access activities and youth workers, has been given a new look inside and out. Cash for the revamp came from the Building Connections Fund managed by the Co-Op Foundation. Young people […]

Highway bosses have raised concerns about Harborough Council’s controversial plan to redevelop an elderly persons’ independent living site in Market Harborough. They say the proposed access off Naseby Square and some of the internal roads planned for the site could be unsuitable and parking provision needs to be looked at again. Leicestershire County Council Highways […]

A man has been handed a Community Order and ordered to pay £150 compensation after admitting damaging a silhouette of a soldier at the War Memorial in Market Harborough town centre. Leicester Magistrates’ heard Leigh Marlow bent the 6ft tall figure while attempting to pull it out of the ground on The Square on Friday […]

Flooding is affecting parts of the Hfm Region today following yesterday’s torrential rain. Flood Alerts have been issued for the Welland Valley and the length of the River Welland through Market Harborough. A number of low-lying back roads are flooded and impassable in places and the Welland Quarter car park in Market Harborough, opposite the […]

One person has been taken to hospital after firefighters were called to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service in Kibworth. The ambulance Service say they were called to a private address at 2.26pm and a patient was transported to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service say there was no fire at the property. […]

A Police car was rammed on Welland Park Road in Market Harborough on Saturday afternoon, as officers tried to stop a car which sped off. The driver of the vehicle then fled after abandoning it a short distance away. No-one was injured and the car was recovered as enquiries continue to try and trace the […]