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Police will carry out regular speed enforcement on the A6 Market Harborough bypass following concerns about speeding motorcyclists. The stretch of road between the Rockingham Road and McDonald’s roundabouts has been added to Leicestershire Police’s list of locations for mobile safety camera vans. Jonathan Clarkson, spokesperson for the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership, […]

Harborough District Council could spend almost £180,000 more on its loss-making property company after voting to close it down. The authority is proposing allocating £60,000 to appoint specialist advisers to oversee the voluntary winding-up of Harborough District Commercial Services Ltd (HDCS Ltd). A further £119,000 could also be made available over the next three years […]

East Midlands Railway staff could take strike action over problems with the company’s new Aurora trains as disruption continues for Market Harborough passengers. The RMT union has balloted members over concerns surrounding the Hitachi-built Class 810 Aurora fleet, which has experienced a series of technical problems since entering service late last year. Reported faults include […]

Harborough District Council says it is making enquiries after reports that a number of dogs have become unwell in the Market Harborough area. The council said it is looking into information and evidence available and is liaising with relevant partners following concerns raised by pet owners on social media. Residents have reported cases of pets […]

All passengers injured in the major crash involving two East Midlands Railway trains have now been moved out of critical care. The collision near Bedford, on 19 June claimed the life of driver Shaun Burton and left 162 people injured, with more than 100 requiring hospital treatment. Among those injured was BBC Radio London presenter […]

Water supply problems have been reported in parts of the HFM region as temperatures continue to rise. Anglian Water has apologised to customers in Clipston and surrounding areas, with some reporting no water or low pressure. The company said a pump failure, combined with increased demand during the hot weather, has put pressure on supplies. […]

Severn Trent Water has been found to have “serious and unacceptable” failings in the way it managed wastewater and sewage, according to the industry regulator. Ofwat said the company, which supplies water services across Leicestershire, breached its obligations by failing to effectively provide drainage and manage the contents of its sewer network. The regulator also […]

A new public consultation has been launched after changes were made to controversial plans for a green energy facility near Great Bowden. The company behind the proposed anaerobic digestion plant has revised the scheme so the pipeline connecting the site to the gas network would now be installed entirely underground, removing the need for a […]

Two teenagers have been arrested after police stopped a stolen car in Market Harborough. Officers intercepted a Subaru Outback on Rockingham Road shortly before 10am today after it was reported stolen during a burglary at a home in Burton Latimer, near Kettering, around 30 minutes earlier. The two boys, aged 16 and 17, from Kettering […]

A large area of farmland near Market Harborough has been damaged after a combine harvester caught fire. The blaze broke out at around 12.40pm yesterday on farmland at Sulby Hall Old Drive, Sulby, before spreading across approximately 15 acres of fields. Three crews from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, supported by a crew from Leicestershire […]