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Council bosses are threatening action against owners of the former Red Lion pub in Great Bowden. They say the building on the Main Street is being illegally used as a residential dwelling, without planning permission. The pub has been shut for over 18 months and was registered as an Asset Of Community Value as part […]
A Notice To Leave has been issued to group of travellers who are illegally camped on fields behind Harborough Leisure Centre. 13 caravans, motorhomes and various vehicles are on the site. Council bosses say the group is different to those who were moved on from the car park of the Northampton Road site last week. […]
Burglars have stolen about £100 from a takeaway in Desborough. They struck at Pizza Plus on Station Road sometime between 11am on Sunday night and 11am yesterday morning, after forcing open a back door. Police are appealing for witnesses and urging near-by residents who have CCTV covering the area to check their systems to see […]
There are calls for rail bosses to hurry up and build a pedestrian bridge over the tracks in Little Bowden. It’s now over three years since a light-controlled crossing over the railway was closed, after being deemed a safety risk. It was used by dozens of people a day, who since then have faced a […]
Harborough Council is calling for a meeting with Severn Trent Water over continued problems with water supplies in Kibworth. There have been a number of outages in the past month caused by burst pipes – the latest yesterday when a previously repaired main on the High Street burst again – leaving some properties with no […]
More than 20 drivers are facing prosecution after filming or taking photos of Wednesday’s fatal crash on the A14 near Welford. Police caught them slowing down and holding up their mobiles while driving past the scene of the collision that involved a van and lorry. A passenger in the van died. Those caught could now […]
Market Harborough’s first Community and Volunteers Fair takes place tomorrow on The Square. A host of organisations will have stalls there to showcase their work and projects and seek new volunteers. It’s on from 11am til 4pm and has been organised by Harborough MP Neil O’Brien and Harborough Council. More details here: Community & Volunteers […]
Over 100 cattle at a Market Harborough farm have been put down by government vets after their owner was banned from keeping farm animals for life. They have been destroyed at Peter Thomas’s farm off Northampton Road. He was found guilty last week of 14 animal welfare offences relating another of his farms at Glen […]
Final plans are being put in place ahead of this weekend’s Leicestershire County Show. The traditional agricultural event at the Showground in Market Harborough will see a host of attractions spread across Saturday and Sunday. Highlights this year will include the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team and a Mounted Games tournament, involving fast-paced relays and […]
Police are thanking people in Market Harborough who came forward with information after a burglar was jailed yesterday. Daniel Carney broke into Wildwood Restaurant on the High Street in the early hours of Sunday – stealing alcohol and cash left for staff tips. Officers say details provided helped assist in their prompt investigation. The 34-year-old […]
