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Little Bowden Primary School is appealing for help after thieves stole all their sports balls during the summer holidays. Around 40 footballs, netballs and basketballs, plus other items, were taken from an outdoor storage shed after the door was removed and it was ransacked. They were used for PE lessons and after-school clubs. The break-in […]
A thief narrowly avoided knocking over an elderly customer after grabbing packets of cigarettes and running out of the Weltons shop in Great Bowden yesterday afternoon. He then got into a black Volvo car which sped off in the direction of Dingley Road. It happened at 2.45pm and left the young shop assistant shaken. The […]
Tributes are being paid to Charlotte Joyce from Market Harborough after she died suddenly, aged 32. Charlotte lived at a residential home for people with special needs on Burnmill Road. Her family has described her as a ‘lovely, caring daughter and sister who made everyone happy.’ Charlotte’s brother, Marcus Payne, has launched an on-line fundraising […]
There has been a big increase in complaints about dog fouling across the Harborough District. 127 have been made in the past year – 40 more than the previous 12 months – and three times the number five years ago. The figures have been released by Harborough Council as it considers extending a Public […]
Police are questioning a woman following a number of recent shoplifting incidents in Market Harborough town centre. She was arrested on suspicion of theft at a property on the Ashley Way estate early this morning. Officers say the 39-year-old is being interviewed about offences at a number of premises, including Sainsbury’s, during which alcohol was […]
Work is getting underway to prepare a Masterplan on the development of Market Harborough town centre over the next 15 years. Harborough Council has commissioned experts to carry out the work on its behalf. The plan is aimed at boosting regeneration, identifying new uses for underused areas, and improving the appearance of the town centre, […]
The future of the Market Harborough and District Canine Society has been secured after it found new premises to meet. From next month it will use the Robert Smyth Academy Sports Hall. There had been fears the group, which has been training dogs for over 40 years, would have to close as it struggled to […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a boy was attacked by a gang of up to ten teenagers in Desborough. The 15-year-old victim suffered a broken wrist after being punched several times in a park off Ironwood Avenue. It happened between 6.30 and 7pm last Tuesday. Anyone with information should call Northamptonshire Police on 101.
The Leicestershire County Show took place over the weekend of Saturday August 24th and Sunday 25th. The event was held on the Market Harborough Showground and enjoyed glorious sunshine throughout. Graham Beeby broadcast his Saturday morning show live from the event too. Here are some pictures from the weekend.
East Midlands Ambulance Service has paid private ambulance firms £6.9m in the last year to respond to 999 calls on its behalf. That’s an increase of £3m on the previous 12 months. An investigation by the Press Association, which found NHS trusts across England spent more than £92m on private ambulances and taxis last year. […]
