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A fire that destroyed 400 hay bales in a field between Desborough and Rothwell last night was started deliberately. Three fire crews were called to the land off the B576 just after 7.15pm and were able to stop the blaze spreading. Police are appealing for information about who started the fire.

A new Market Harborough office development which was given the working title ‘Grow On Space’ has now been officially named after construction work was completed. The complex of new offices at the Compass Point Business Park off Northampton Road, which has cost £6.9m, is to be known as the ‘Harborough Grow On Centre’. Harborough District […]

A major new recruitment drive to get more ‘Bobbies on the Beat’ is being launched today. Leicestershire Police says it’s looking to attract graduates, non-graduates and those looking for a change of career into the service. Over the next five years the force says it needs to take on nearly 600 officers – but is […]

A fundraising drive has been launched to help the manager of The Roebuck in Market Harborough, who lost all his belongings in Friday night’s major fire. Andy Lapsley lived above the pub and has been left with nothing but the clothes he was wearing. He discovered the blaze just before 11pm and has been praised […]

A Market Harborough pub has been left badly damaged after a major fire. It broke out in the first floor of The Roebuck, off Rockingham Road, just before 11pm last night. Over thirty firefighters tackled the blaze, which saw the roof of the building collapse and took several hours to bring under control. Nobody was […]

It’s been revealed that a major fire safety scheme at a complex of 75 flats in Market Harborough will force tenants to move out of their homes for up to two months. Waterloo Housing says “specialist fire safety works” at Edwin Court have become necessary because it doesn’t meet new government regulations introduced after the […]

There’s another “After Hours” event in Market Harborough today (Friday 6th September). It’s the latest in a series of late night shopping evenings organised by Harbs Collective – aimed at promoting local, independent retailers. This time it coincides with “Street Food Market Harborough” – hosted by Canteen UK – which will be happening in The […]

There’s an appeal for witnesses to an incident which has badly damaged the perimeter fencing at Harborough Show Ground. Tyre marks at the scene suggest a vehicle was driven at speed off Gallowfield Road into the fence – but no one has come forward to admit responsibility. The damage was spotted by ‘Harborough at War’  […]

Residents across the Harborough district are being encouraged to join a scheme to save money on their gas and electricity bills. A new Harborough District Council initiative called ‘Switch & Save’ has been launched – which it says can help householders save money by switching to lower energy tariffs as part of a group. It […]