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A driver has been injured in a crash involving a car and a lorry on the A6 bypass between Market Harborough and Desborough. Emergency services were called shortly after 6am this morning. East Midlands Ambulance Service and police attended the scene. The driver’s injuries are understood not to be serious.

A new Greggs store is taking shape in Market Harborough. The main structure of the building at Welland Business Park is now in place, with the bakery set to front Rockingham Road. The new bakery store is expected to create around 16 jobs and will be Greggs’ second shop in the town. It is intended […]

Harborough District Council is joining a legal challenge against plans to reorganise local government in Leicestershire. Seven district and borough councils have filed for a judicial review, arguing the government’sdecision was unlawful and lacked proper consultation. The plans, currently on hold, would see parts of Harborough district absorbed into Leicester, with the rest joining a […]

Harborough’s bin lorries are carrying striking new messages to raise awareness of a range of important community issues. The vehicles feature campaigns covering domestic abuse, mental health, fly-tipping and dog fouling, alongside warnings about the fire risks posed by batteries that are thrown away incorrectly. A spokesperson for Harborough District Council said the idea was […]

Police have carried out drugs raids at properties in Market Harborough as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected drug supply. The warrants were executed at addresses in the Stuart Road and Farndon Road areas early on Tuesday morning. Officers seized items linked to suspected drug supply and gathered intelligence, but no arrests were made […]

Multi-million-pound plans have been announced to create a new community hub in Market Harborough town centre. Market Harborough and the Bowdens Charity has submitted a planning application to Harborough District Council to transform its historic premises at 53–56 High Street, formerly occupied by Joules and County Jewellers. If approved, the building will become The Town […]

A Market Harborough restaurant has raised almost £5,500 to support people affected by devastating floods in Nepal. Avatar Dining raised the money for the Nepal Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund through a charity dinner, customers’ food purchases and additional cash donations. The restaurant has thanked everyone who contributed, including customers and donors, as well as […]

A fundraising drive has been launched to support the family of a teenager and his father who were left fighting for their lives after a stabbing attack at their home in Thurnby. Fifteen-year-old Imrane Chelirem and his father Mohamed, who is in his 50s, remain in a critical but stable condition in hospital, a week […]

A new café set to open at Market Harborough Railway Station next month has a connection to Leicester Tigers. The Flying Bean Café chain is owned by Tom Allen, the brother of Tigers’ assistant coach and former player Anthony Allen, who lives near the town. When the station’s previous café closed more than a year […]

More than 120 bags of rubbish have been cleared from roadsides across the HFM region by a team of volunteer litter pickers. The Litter Wombles returned to the A6 bypass near Rothwell for a second clean-up in a matter of weeks, tackling more litter left along the roadside. They also carried out a clean-up along […]