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Residents have formed a campaign group to fight plans for 85 new homes between two housing estates in Market Harborough. They have a number of concerns about the proposal for 30 acres of fields separating the Farndale View and Farndon Fields estates, including flood risk, loss of habitat and the impact on roads and health […]

Police were called to a crash on the A6 near Market Harborough this afternoon. The collision at the junction with Langton Road, near the McDonald’s roundabout, happened just before 3pm and blocked the road for a time. Leicestershire Police say no-one was injured or arrested and officers left the scene just after 3.45pm.

Three new pieces of striking street art have been unveiled in Market Harborough – on neglected utility cabinets. Students from Welland Park Academy put forward the design ideas, before a judging panel decided which ones should be used. Virgin Media allowed the use of their cabinets in Abbey Street, Farndon Road and Walcot Road, which […]

Market Harborough’s peregrine falcons could soon have their own nesting platform on top of the historic Symington Building. A pair of the birds have attempted to breed by nesting on St Dionysius Church in the past, but evidence suggests they have been unsuccessful due to a lack of shelter and protection for their eggs. Harborough […]

Racist graffiti has been removed from a road near Lutterworth as people are urged to stop painting on the highway. It was daubed on Mere Lane in Bitteswell and has been condemned by Leicestershire County Council. Several mini-roundabouts, including in Market Harborough, have had colours of the St George’s flag painted on them as part […]

Major highway improvement work on Rockingham Road is Market Harborough has been completed ahead of the opening of a new Aldi store. The seven-week project near the Gores Lanes junction involved widening the carriageway to create a new turning lane and constructing a new junction at the entrance to the store. The work, funded by […]

Electric buses are set to be introduced on services connecting Market Harborough with Desborough, Rothwell and Kettering as part of a £4m project. Eight zero-emission vehicles would operate on Stagecoach routes 17, 18 and 19. North Northants Council is planning to invest over £1.5m of government funding in the project, with the bus operator covering […]

Police have searched a flat in Desborough as part of an investigation into the murder of a man in Kettering. Jeffrey Burton, 50, died in hospital on Sunday after being seriously assaulted in London Road during the early hours of last Wednesday. Several officers were involved in the search operation at the property in Gold […]

Police are appealing for information after an elderly pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision in Lutterworth town centre yesterday. Police were called to Market Street, close to the junction with Walker-Manor Court, just after 10.30am following a report of a collision involving a white Renault lorry and a man aged in his 90s. The […]

Repair works at Foxton Locks are set to be completed in the next few days. The Canal and River Trust has used the temporary closure of the historic flight to boats to fix broken paddles, which regulate the flow of water into the lock chambers. Harborough District Council has supported the Trust with a £10,000 […]