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Northamptonshire Police is naming drivers charged with drink or drug driving as part of a month-long campaign over the Christmas period. During the first week, officers breathalysed more than 300 people and 14 people have subsequently been charged with drink driving offences. Another woman has been charged with failing to provide a breath test and […]
Plans to redevelop a derelict site in the centre of Kibworth have been given the go-ahead. Planning permission was granted last night for the conversion of the former Rose and Crown pub into four houses and four flats, and to build nine homes in the grounds of the Leicester Road site. Harborough Council’s planning meeting heard […]
East Midlands Ambulance Service has paid private firms more than £7.5m to respond to emergency calls in less than two years due to staff and vehicle shortages, The figure’s been released following a Freedom Of Information Request by Hfm. The service is increasingly relying on private companies to respond to emergencies, with over 16,000 999 […]
Twenty drivers are facing prosecution after being caught speeding through East Farndon during the first checks prompted by a residents’ campaign. They were clocked breaking the 30 mile mph limit by a Police Safety Camera van last week. A campaign was mounted earlier this year after a number of near-misses between cars and pedestrians that […]
A driver’s been arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs after a crash near Dunton Bassett early this morning left two men injured, one seriously. A lorry and two cars were involved in the collision on the A426 Lutterworth Road just after 6.15am. Firefighters had to release one of the casualties from […]
A controversial plan that will map out where nearly 100,000 new homes will go in Leicestershire over the next 18 years, – including around 12,000 in the Harborough District – has received the backing of Harborough Council. It’s underpinned by the creation of a southern bypass for Leicester – called the A46 Expressway – which is […]
Fire investigators have concluded a blaze that killed two people at the Justin Park Travellers site is likely to have started after a cooker was left on. The men were pronounced dead at the scene of the fire at the site off Northampton Road, just outside Market Harborough, late on Saturday. A thorough forensic investigation […]
A guitar signed by some of the world’s leading musicians goes to Auction today – marking the end of a decade-long charity campaign by a Market Harborough fundraiser. The Fender Stratocaster is embellished with signatures including Pete Townsend, Alice Cooper, Gary Moore, Don McLean, Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jimmy Page. Dave Allen launched the […]
The hard work and valuable services provided by our Post Offices is being praised today. Harborough MP’s has met staff at the branch in Great Bowden, located inside the Weltons store, highlighting the valuable community service it provides – particularly in the run-up to Christmas. With the big day fast approaching the post office team […]
Police investigating an alleged hammer attack on a hunt saboteur’s car have arrested two men. The duo, aged 24 and 26, are being questioned on suspicion of criminal damage and public order offences following the reported incident on a country lane near Theddingworth on November 24th. The North Cambridgeshire Hunt Saboteurs released pictures of the […]
