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A new scheme to make sure both locals and visitors aren’t caught short when visiting Market Harborough is being suggested by local Liberal Democrats. It’s proposed that the town’s existing public toilets could be supplemented by conveniences in designated pubs, attractions and shops – where people WON’T have to spend a penny to use them! […]

The most dangerous road in Leicestershire is through the Harborough District according to new research – and it’s even worse than the M1 Motorway! The unwanted accolade for the A6 emerged from analysis of Department of Transport data detailing nearly 130,000 traffic accidents in Britain during the past year. It’s one of the key routes […]

Local tradespeople are again being urged to remove expensive tools from their vans at night – following another spate of break-ins during the past two weeks. Other precautions when leaving vans unattended include making sure your vehicle is alarmed, and parked right up against another van, or the wall of a property, to make access […]

As the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One approaches, it’s been announced The Royal British Legion will be back at Market Harborough Market from this Saturday. The organisation, which provides vital help and welfare to the serving forces, ex-service community and their families, will be collecting for its Poppy Appeal in the […]

There’s a chance to find out about the next phase of the major upgrade to Market Harborough Railway Station today – as Network Rail hosts a public drop-in event there this afternoon. It comes as work to dig out the new track bed to straighten the line through the station continues – alongside the strengthening […]

Proposals to reduce dangerous levels of air pollution in Kibworth are the focus of a public consultation there today. Representatives from Harborough District Council are at the Kibworth Grammar School Hall between 10 and 4 to give villagers more details about the ‘Air Quality Action Plan’. It’s after tests along the A6 showed that levels of […]

Police officers are appealing for witnesses after a series of distraction burglaries in Desborough at the weekend. The burglaries happened on Saturday between 11am and 3pm, when a man targeted elderly people in the area by knocking on their doors and pretending to be from the Council or Waterboard, and needing access to their homes […]

A Harborough motorist found guilty of drink-driving AND carrying an offensive weapon has been banned from our roads and fined almost £900 pounds. Natalie Cooke, a carer from Market Harborough, was recently stopped by police for driving erratically on Roman Way in the town. Officers who breathalysed the twenty-two year old found her over the limit […]

Young footballers in our area are benefitting from a new sponsorship deal from a local estate agent – and sporting a brand new, all-red kit.   Harborough Town now has more than 700 players aged from six to 70 representing 48 teams. These include boys, girls, inclusive, adult male, veterans and even “walking football” for […]

  Network Rail has revealed a piece of engineering equipment falling over was to blame for major disruption this morning at Market Harborough Station. Midland Mainline trains were cancelled and services diverted right through the rush hour after the incident caused the scheduled weekend line improvement works to overrun. Services are now reported to be […]