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A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a dramatic crash near Market Harborough at the weekend. Emergency services were called to the A4304 Harborough Road, at Lubenham Hill, just before 11.30pm on Saturday after a white Ford Transit van left the road, ploughed through around 30 metres of fencing and flipped […]

New road markings are due to be installed on the A6 Rothwell and Desborough bypass later this week following safety concerns. The white lines have been missing since resurfacing work was completed last month, with temporary signs advising drivers not to overtake while permanent markings were awaited. However, there have been reports of dangerous overtaking […]

Drivers are being warned to expect delays in Market Harborough town centre this week because of drainage works. Leicestershire County Council is carrying out the work until Friday, with temporary traffic lights replacing the usual signals at the junctions of St Mary’s Road, Northampton Road and High Street with The Square. One side of the […]

Walkers and cyclists are being warned that part of the Brampton Valley Way near Market Harborough is closed for the next six weeks. The closure affects Oxendon Tunnel and a short section of the trail while major resurfacing and drainage improvements are carried out. The nearby car park is also closed for the duration of […]

The occupants of a car fled after it overturned between Market Harborough and Lubenham late on Saturday night. Emergency services were called to the A4304 Harborough Road just before 11.30pm after the vehicle left the road, smashed through fencing and came to rest on its roof beside properties near the Archway Health and Wellbeing Centre […]

Market Harborough residents are being reassured they are not affected by the hosepipe ban introduced by Anglian Water over the weekend. Some people in the town have received text messages from Anglian Water warning about the restrictions, despite Market Harborough’s drinking water being supplied by Severn Trent Water. Anglian Water provides wastewater services in the […]

Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough is celebrating after receiving the School Games Gold Mark for the second year running. The national award recognises schools for their commitment to competitive sport, physical activity and providing opportunities for students to get involved. Head of PE Jason Button said he was delighted the hard work of staff […]

Wistow Maze near Kibworth will reopen later this month with a special tribute to one of Leicestershire’s most famous figures. The popular summer attraction has been designed in the shape of a mountain gorilla to mark Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. The broadcaster and naturalist grew up in Leicester, and this year’s design was chosen […]

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of an Iron Age settlement beneath a playing field at Ridgeway Primary Academy in Market Harborough. A team from the University of Leicester and the Oadby and Wigston Field Workers carried out excavations at the site last weekend after a geophysical survey suggested the land had once been home to an […]

More than £21,000 has now been raised in memory of Market Harborough teenager Chloe Longster. The latest fundraising boost came from a colourful charity run held in Harrington on what would have been Chloe’s 17th birthday, raising more than £1,200 for the UK Sepsis Trust. The event was attended by many of Chloe’s friends, with […]