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Independent businesses in Market Harborough are joining forces to support a national campaign aimed at encouraging people to shop local. The seven day ‘Fiver Fest’ will take place from this Saturday as part of the ‘Totally Locally’ initiative. It aims to promote the massive impact spending an extra £5 a week in independent shops and […]

Police say the death of a man found outside a property in Market Harborough is not suspicious. It follows an investigation that was launched after he was discovered in Symington Way, just before 9am on Sunday, and pronounced dead at the scene. Officers had been treating the death as ‘unexplained’ until they were able to […]

Controversial plans to build 400 new houses in Kibworth were thrown out last night. Harborough Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to reject the proposal by Manor Oaks Homes, for 81 acres of fields between Wistow Road and Warwick Road. Councillors said the development would have a severe impact on traffic in the area – adding […]

The former finance director of a Market Harborough holiday firm has admitted several fraud offences. Jamie Tann committed them between March 2014 and January 2017 when working for Diamond Shortbreak Holidays. The company collapsed into administration in March 2017 because of financial problems, with the loss of over 70 jobs and resulting in around 10,000 holidays being […]

Police are appealing for a woman who stopped at the scene of a crash that claimed the life of a motorcyclist to make contact with them. Officers say she could have vital information as they continue to hunt the driver of a blue Mini One car involved in the collision at the Wistow Crossroads, who […]

A new scheme that aims to help unemployed people living in rural Leicestershire find training and jobs has launched today in Market Harborough. The ‘Work Live Leicestershire’ programme is a partnership of nine organisations, including the County Council, Prince’s Trust, Rural Community Council, De Montfort University and charity Vista, which was handed over £2m of […]

Charities and community groups are being urged to apply for a share of £60,000 being made available by Harborough Council. £50,000 has been made available from the ‘New Homes Bonus’ as a result of housing developments across the district and £10,000 from the Harborough Lotto. Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are up for grabs […]

15 fines have been handed out to parents who parked dangerously outside schools in the Harborough District since a clampdown launched a year ago. They are among 241, £70 fixed penalty notices issued across Leicestershire as part of the ‘School Keep Clear Scheme’ Several local school are patrolled by a camera car at the start […]

Police used a ‘passive drugs dog’ during patrols in Market Harborough town centre and around the railway station on Friday night. The dog is trained to sniff out illegal substances like cannabis and ecstasy, just by walking past people. Officers say a number of searches were carried out after the dog, named Storm, indicated people […]

Health campaigners and politicians have welcomed the Government’s announcement to inject £450m into a massive hospital revamp in Leicester. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Leicester’s Hospitals’ long-standing plans for a new maternity hospital and a dedicated children’s hospital at Leicester Royal Infirmary and two ‘super’ intensive care units would be fully funded. This will give […]