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Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner says he is likely to make Harborough residents pay £2 more a month for Policing from April. Willy Bach is considering the rise, £24 a year for the average Band D home locally, after being told how much cash the force will get from the government in the next year. […]

A computer software glitch with payment machines meant people could park for free in Council car parks Market Harborough and Lutterworth on Saturday. Bosses have revealed the reason to Hfm, after shoppers questioned whether the free Saturday parking over Christmas had been extended. Harborough Council say the issue wasn’t able to be resolved quickly, so […]

A man’s been arrested after a woman suffered serious injuries during an assault in Brixworth this afternoon. Police were called to Station Road at around 1pm. The 21-year-old victim was treated at the scene, before being taken to Northampton General Hospital. Officers say the man arrested remains in custody and they are appealing for witnesses.  

Market Harborough-based clothing firm Joules has thanked a strong online performance for helping send festive sales surging by nearly 12%. The group saw comparable retail sales rise 11.7% over the seven weeks to January 6th. It said online trade accounted for almost half of total retail sales thanks to purchases through its website and concession […]

Heartless thieves have stolen ten clothing banks belonging to the Air Ambulance Service that operates life saving helicopters across the Hfm Region. Three of them were taken from sites in Northamptonshire – two in Daventry and one in Woodford Halse – others vanished in Warwickshire and Birmingham. It is thought the bright yellow banks – thought […]

A clampdown on dangerous parking outside schools is set to be extended. Council bosses are considering including Kibworth Primary School and St Cuthbert’s in Great Glen in the School Keep Clear scheme, that was launched last year in bid to boost childrens’ safety. It uses a camera car to patrol at the start and end […]

Controversial plans for a new housing estate in Market Harborough were approved for a second time last night. The Full Council met to re-consider the proposal for 128 houses on land at Burnmill Farm, off Kingston Way, after the first go-ahead decision last month was ‘called-in’ by concerned councillors. Over 90 concerned residents packed the […]

A final decision will be taken tonight on whether a controversial new housing estate can be built in Market Harborough. The Full Council is meeting to discuss the plan for 128 houses on land at Burnmill Farm, off Kingston Way. Although the go-ahead was initially given last month, the decision was quashed, after concerned councillors […]

Police say they are shocked over 150 drivers were caught drunk or under the influence of drugs behind the wheel in Leicestershire last month. One driver stopped in the Harborough District was found to be six times over the legal drink drive limit – the highest reading in the county for many years – he […]

A Memorial Service has taken place to remember those killed in the tragic events of the Kegworth Air Disaster 30 years ago. Families of some of the victims and survivors attended a service at St Andrew’s Church, in Kegworth and a wreath-laying tribute. 47 people died when the Boeing 737 flight from London to Belfast […]