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A man arrested after a fight in Market Harborough town centre has been released by Police with no further action. The 33-year-old was held on suspicion of assault following a fracas on the High Street just after 7.30pm on Saturday, that involved three people. Police say nobody was seriously injured and enquiries are continuing.

A mobile CCTV camera has been installed in Market Harborough’s Symington’s Recreation Ground following increasing reports of anti-social behaviour. The action by Harborough Council follows a request by Police. Problems have included people drinking alcohol and smashing bottles close to the children’s activity play area.

Around 500 people attended an illegal rave in a disused mushroom farm near Great Bowden in the early hours of yesterday. It took place in abandoned curved-roof sheds at the site on Welham Lane. Police were alerted at 12.45am and when officers arrived they used powers to prevent further people from getting to the site, […]

People living in Fleckney are complaining of a real stink in the air. The strong slurry-like smell is thought to be linked to muck being spread on a field somewhere near the village – although that hasn’t been confirmed. The issue is being made worse by the hot weather – some villagers have even had […]

The plan for a new petrol station in Desborough is being recommended for the go-ahead by Council planners next week. BP want to build it – together with a shop – on land off Bear Way – it would be open 24 hours a day. Drivers in the town have been without anywhere to fill […]

A bus service linking villages with Market Harborough has been saved after Daventry Council stepped in to fund it. The 59 – that serves Welford, Naseby, Clipston, Marston Trussell and East Farndon – was due to stop running at the end of the month after Northamptonshire County Council decided to stop subsidising services to save […]

It’s certainly seaside weather and don’t have to travel far to experience the beach for the next three days! Market Harborough’s popular Harborough By The Sea event is back in the new location of Welland Park. Giant sandpits – which in the past have been on The Square – are open from 10am til 4pm […]

There has been a 14% increase in crime across Harborough in the past year. 4252 were reported in the District in the year to the end of March – 533 more than the previous 12 months. Vehicle thefts nearly doubled – with 126 stolen, 348 assaults were reported – an increase of 78 – and […]

Plans have been unveiled to demolish flats in Market Harborough so affordable family housing can be built in their place. Waterloo Housing Group is behind the proposal for off Leicester Road – adjacent to the ambulance station. The current building – known as Rosehill – contains eight flats but is considered no longer fit for […]

It’s the middle of a heatwave, but gritters are out on Leicestershire’s roads! They’ve been drafted in to spread granite on ones which are in danger of melting because of the continued hot temperatures. Those in exposed areas or that have been recently resurfaced are getting the treatment. They include Medbourne Road in Hallaton, Brookfield […]