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Harborough District Council bosses say there are still no plans to giveaway any parts of the district in local government reorganisation. They have responded after Leicester Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby claimed the county’s borough and district council leaders had ‘acknowledged’ the case for expanding the city’s boundaries was ‘unarguable’ and ‘widely accepted’. Over 7,500 people […]

The former Santander Bank in Market Harborough has been put up for sale. Owners of the building have wasted no time in putting it on the market after the branch shut last week. Signage and the ATM have been removed from the front of the premises on the High Street, which was the town’s last […]

Two men were arrested after another man suffered serious injuries in a crash on the A5199 near Husbands Bosworth yesterday. A grey Mitsubishi Lancer car left the road and collided with a tree just after 5.15pm. Leicestershire Police say one of the three occupants suffered injuries that are believed to be ‘life-changing’ and they continue […]

Aldi says its new £5m store in Market Harborough is on-target to open later this year. Construction of the new premises on Rockingham Road has been progressing at pace and once open will replace the discount retailer’s existing store on Springfield Street and create 15 additional jobs. No opening date has yet been announced, although […]

Just under 100 people were arrested for drink and drug driving during a month-long campaign by Leicestershire Police. Five arrests were made in the Harborough District, included two at the scenes of crashes. Drivers failed roadside tests in Market Harborough, Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt, Lutterworth and Ashby Magna. The campaign ran during June and across […]

Electricity bosses have been criticised for leaving a large hole outside a shop in Market Harborough. It has led to customers being unable to access Phone Set Up on the High Street. National Grid were due to reinstate the pavement or create a temporary walkway to the shop yesterday, but no-one turned up. The hole […]

A rebrand of Market Harborough’s WH Smith store has moved closer after plans were submitted to change signs on the front of the shop. The long-standing name will disappear as the stationery retailer becomes ‘TG Jones’ after Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital agreed to take over the chain’s high street shops in March. The plans submitted […]

A union has expressed concern East Midlands Ambulance Service is to reduce the number of Fast Response cars responding to 999 calls. EMAS is making the change so it can increase the number of double-crewed ambulances available, but the GMB Union is worried it will lead to delayed response times in more remote areas, like […]

A woman was taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and lorry on the A14 near Rothwell at lunchtime. Emergency services were called to the stretch of road between junctions 5 and 4 just after 12.15pm. Police say the woman, who was driving the car, was taken to Kettering General Hospital with injuries […]

Two people arrested in Market Harborough in connection with an alleged assault have been released on bail pending further enquiries. A man aged 37 and a woman aged 44 were held on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm, after being located at Symington’s Recreation Ground on Friday. Police say the arrests relate to an incident in […]