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Three masked men have tried to break into the living accommodation above a Market Harborough pub. The burglars, who had scarves covering their faces, got onto roof of The Royalist on Western Avenue at 7.20pm on Friday and spent 40 minutes trying to force open bedroom windows with a crow bar. The ten-year-old son of […]

A campaign aimed at reducing dependence on single-use plastics has launched in Market Harborough today. Those behind it want people to sign a pledge, that includes re-using plastic bags, buying loose fruit and vegetables instead of those in packs, and to recycle more. Latest research shows by weight, there could be more plastic than fish […]

Burglars smashed their way into Wilbarston Primary School to steal petty cash from the tuck shop. They got into the premises on School Lane sometime between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning by smashing a rear door before taking the £60 in loose change. Police – who are appealing for witnesses – say nothing else was […]

A fly-tipper caught red-handed dumping a washing machine on a country lane has been fined £400. He was filmed on CCTV taking it out of the back of a hire van on Covert Lane in Scraptoft in November. Harborough Council traced him through enquiries with the vehicle’s owner, and the man, in his 20s from […]

The search is on for music stars of the future as the Great Bowden Recital Trust’s Junior X Factor competition returns for a tenth year. It’s open to young singers and instrumentalists – either soloists or groups – who live within 20 miles of Market Harborough. It’s free to enter and heats take place during […]

A man has been jailed for 20 weeks for driving while disqualified and with no insurance. Karl Mason was arrested by Police after being caught behind the wheel on Kettering Road in Market Harborough on June 23rd last year. Loughborough Magistrates convicted him yesterday, after hearing the 40-year-old, of Welland Avenue, Gartree, had been banned from […]

Community groups are celebrating a cash windfall totaling £50,000 from Harborough Council’s Community Grant Fund. Projects that will help increase participation in physical activity, support vulnerable people and help create stronger communities have been handed a share of the money. Those to benefit are: Misterton and Walcote Parish Council– Skatepark ramp – £2,356.36 Leire Parish […]

Severn Trent Water say work to repair a leak on a Market Harborough street – that has been deemed a safety risk – will start tonight. Numerous complaints have been made to the firm about the issue of The Broadway which has been on-going for over 2 weeks. The cold temperatures has meant water has […]

More play areas across the Harborough district are to be revamped as part of a move to encourage more family’s to use them. It follows upgrades at parks in Market Harborough, Great Glen and Fleckney over the past few months, which have been welcomed by users. Harborough Council says equipment in Lutterworth and Broughton Astley […]

A ‘topping-out ceremony’ has been held as a new business centre in Market Harborough starts to take shape. The last beam has installed at the top of the three-storey building going up on the Compass Point Business Park off Northampton Road. Harborough Council is behind the £7.9m ‘Grow-On Space’ project, which will provide 19,000 sq […]