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There are calls for urgent talks after serious flooding across the Harborough District yesterday. Great Glen and Broughton Astley were the worst affected areas, with several homes and businesses flooded and some residents forced to leave their homes. Harborough MP Neil O’Brien is demanding a meeting with Leicestershire County Council – the lead flood authority […]

A big clean-up is underway after major flooding across the Harborough district yesterday. Great Glen and Broughton Astley were the worst areas affected, with several residential and businesses properties flooded. Some residents have been forced to leave their homes due to the scale of the damage and have been placed in temporary accommodation. Nick Cooper […]

A ‘critical incident’ has been declared by the ambulance service covering Leicestershire and Northamptonshire amid a perfect storm of soaring demand and flooding across the region. It is the first time East Midlands Ambulance Service has taken the step, which is the highest alert level used by the NHS and allows bosses to take immediate […]

Police descended on Fleckney early yesterday after the driver of a stolen car failed to stop for officers. They were alerted at around 12.45am after the vehicle was stolen from The Springs in the village. Police pursued the car before it was abandoned and the occupants fled on foot. Officers including a dog unit conducted […]

Major work has started today to upgrade the power supply for the new massive prison being built near Market Harborough. It will mean disruption for drivers and pedestrians for the next five months, as new underground electricity cables are laid to the site at Gartree. The work by National Grid will take place on the […]

A restaurant owner has been hailed a hero after rescuing a driver from rising flood water in Great Glen. Cimi Kazazi waded through waist-high water outside The Italian Greyhound restaurant to get to the woman, before carrying her to safety. Dramatic footage showing the rescue early this morning has been shared online, with hundreds of […]

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has declared a ‘major incident’ in response to widespread flooding across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The service has received more than 200 calls, with crews attending incidents involving cars stuck in flood water, evacuating residents from flooded homes and rising water. Great Glen is one area where crews have been […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and ten-year-old boy were injured in a serious crash on the A47 in the Harborough District yesterday. It happened on Uppingham Road in Skeffington just before 1.30pm, when a grey VW Tiguan left the road. Officers say the man, aged in his 40s, and the boy are […]

A Flood Alert has been issued for rivers in the Harborough area following heavy rainfall and melting snow and ice in the last 24 hours. Water levels have risen in the River Welland through Market Harborough, the River Jordan, from Braybrooke through Little Bowden to the town. Some pathways adjacent to the river in Welland […]

Residents have been evacuated after major flooding in Great Glen. The occupants of five homes on The Nook have been led to safety this afternoon. A number of residential and business properties in the village were flooded after a brook leading to the River Sense burst its banks early this morning. The Environment Agency issued […]