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Volunteers from Market Harborough In Boom are busy making the town look good as they prepare to enter the East Midlands In Bloom competition. They are working in various areas ahead of a visit by judges in the summer. Over 1,500 plants have been planted in the past few weeks, including in 45 planters in […]

A man’s been fined £300 after items dumped in a country lane in Great Bowden were traced back to him. Harborough Council’s Environmental Crime Team investigated after a large amount of household rubbish was flytipped on Welham Lane. The man in his 20s from Kettering, who hasn’t been named,had paid a friend to take away […]

There are celebrations for Market Harborough sport after teams excelled in competitions. Students from Welland Park Academy won all three age group titles at the South Leicestershire Schools Athletics Championships, the first time the school has secured the triple. Over 100 athletes from the Academy took part and Head of PE, Jason Button said “Well […]

A car was deliberately set on fire near Braybrooke last night. Firefighters from Desborough were called to Desborough Road, near the A6 junction, just before 11pm and quickly extinguished the blaze after arriving to find the Vauxhall Astra well alight. They confirmed the cause of the fire was deliberate ignition and informed the Police. Anyone […]

Severn Trent is to replace water pipes in part of Kibworth Beauchamp. The work will begin on High Street – close to the Smeeton Road junction – in the middle of July, and continue into Fleckney Road where it is expected to be completed by the Dover Street junction in September. Severn Trent say the […]

Three illegal waste sites have been uncovered in the Harborough District during a sting operation. The Environment Agency has now launched investigations after visiting premises in Foxton, Mowsley and Skeffington. Officers discovered dumping of construction and demolition waste, which is prohibited, plus illegal storage. The action followed concerns from residents and information passed on by […]

A man has been arrested in Market Harborough today following an incident at a pub on Saturday night. The 32-year-old is being held on suspicion of two public order offences, during which staff at the Sugar Loaf on High Street were allegedly spat at. The man was also arrested on suspicion of shoplifting offences.

A driver was caught travelling at 113mph during Harborough Police action on the A6 over the Bank Holiday weekend. They were one of a number stopped by officers for speeding offences on the bypass between Kibworth and Great Glen, and now face a potential driving disqualification. PC Paul Farrar from the Priority Policing Team, one […]

Firefighters rescued a “distressed” foal from a brook in Lubenham yesterday afternoon after it got stuck in mud. They were called to off the A4304 Harborough Road just after 1.30pm and were able to free the animal before it was checked over by the RSPCA and a vet and being reunited with its mother. A […]

A woman was taken to hospital after her car crashed down a steep bank at the side of the A6 bypass between Kibworth and Great Glen on Sunday morning. Fire crews first had to stabilise the Peugeot 207 to stop it slipping into a water-filled ditch before cutting her free. The vehicle had collided with […]