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A pensioner robbed in Market Harborough has met the man who brought the person responsible to justice. 79-year-old Gus Rudkin, who has lived in town all his life, had his wallet stolen while walking with his zimmer frame along Walcot Road in June. Steve Daly saw what happened and ran after the thief, confronting him […]

Northamptonshire County Council has backed massive cuts to jobs and services in a bid to tackle a funding shortfall of £70m. Councillors supported the move at a crisis meeting earlier, in which they also pledged to protect services for vulnerable people as much as possible. Children’s services, road maintenance and waste management are among the […]

Thieves have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage after stripping lead from the roof of the church in East Farndon. They targeted the porch area of St John The Baptist on Main Street, escaping with some of the lead and dumping another amount at the entrance. A near-by resident was awoken by noise just […]

The re-location of Market Harborough’s ambulance crews to the town’s Police station has moved closer. Plans have been announced to demolish an existing garage and build a new one in the car park of the base on Fairfield Road, as well as to alter the parking layout, to make way for ambulances. The co-location plan, […]

Three men have been found guilty of the ruthless killing of a Leicester jeweller, whose body was found near Stoughton. The gang had spent weeks planning to rob a safe at Ramniklal Jogiya’s jewellery shop in the city’s Belgrave Road. On January the 24th they kidnapped the 74 year old as he walked home and […]

A petition signed by just under 3,000 people – calling on Market Harborough’s town bus service to be saved – has been handed over to Council bosses. The signatures have been collected by Liberal Democrat councilors who began a campaign earlier this year, when it was announced the number 33 is under threat. Leicestershire County […]

There are fears for the future of Market Harborough’s Homebase as the new owner of the firm will unveil plans to close about a quarter of its stores next week, threatening more than 1,000 jobs. Sky News has learnt that Hilco Capital, which struck a deal to buy the DIY chain for a nominal sum […]

Fire service bosses have hit out at arsonists who struck in Desborough last night – at the same time the town’s crew was dealing with another deliberately started blaze. An area of scrubland was set alight at the rear of Meissen Avenue just before 7pm – with the fire spreading to fencing. Firefighters had to […]

A Market Harborough coffee shop owner has finally put tables and chairs outside for customers, after winning a battle with bosses in the same building his business is. Raj Aggarwal – owner of Insomnia, based inside Harborough Council’s Symington Building on Adam and Eve Street – appealed a decision to refuse permission for them, with […]

The number of drug-related deaths across Harborough is on the rise, according to new figures. In the past two years ten people – six men and four women – have died due to illegal substance abuse in the District, compared with four recorded in the two years before. The Office For National Statistics says across […]