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The Aldi store in Market Harborough is taking part in a trial of shorter opening hours. The supermarket on Rockingham Road is now closing at 9pm instead of 10pm, Monday to Saturday. Aldi says only a very small number of stores are involved in the trial, which sees closing times brought forward by one hour. […]

A warning has been issued after a series of fires were started in a field between Market Harborough and Lubenham. Firefighters were called to Harborough Road yesterday evening after a group of teenage boys were reportedly seen starting fires in the area. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said crews found numerous sites where bonfires had […]

The Justice Secretary says residents’ concerns will be listened to after visiting the site of a huge new prison under construction near Market Harborough. Alex Norris toured the site of HMP Welland Oaks yesterday, where work continues on the £300 million Category B prison due to open in 2029. The development was approved despite widespread […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash near Lutterworth. Emergency services were called to the A426 Rugby Road at 6.24am today following a collision involving a blue Nissan Micra and a white HGV. The driver of the Micra was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The HGV driver was not injured. The crash […]

A man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into large-scale illegal waste dumping at a protected site in the Harborough district. The Environment Agency says a 24-year-old man from Leeds was arrested in relation to the dumping of waste at Cave’s Inn Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near Shawell. The arrest […]

A firefighter based in Market Harborough is part of a Leicestershire crew supporting efforts to bring major wildfires in Suffolk under control. Firefighter Ben Perry has been sent alongside colleagues from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service to assist with the operation at Dunwich Heath. The wildfire has seen multiple fire crews working to prevent the […]

Police have taken no further action against a man arrested following a dramatic crash near Market Harborough. A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a Ford Transit van left the A4304 at Lubenham Hill late on July 11th. The van crashed through around 30 metres of fencing before overturning near homes […]

Plans for a new grant scheme to support hospitality businesses across Harborough District are moving forward. The £500,000 Hospitality Grant Fund would offer grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 to pubs, cafés, restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses for capital improvement projects. The scheme by Harborough District Council will now be considered by councillors before […]

Plans for a new school in Husbands Bosworth for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities have moved a step closer after a planning application was submitted. Leicestershire County Council is proposing to invest around £30 million in the project, which would create a new specialist school on 13 acres of council-owned land off Kilworth […]

A Market Harborough man has been jailed for eight months after admitting drug-driving offences and failing to attend court. Adam Smeeton, of Northbank, was arrested in the town on Saturday after a warrant was issued when he failed to appear before Leicester Magistrates’ Court the previous day. The 41-year-old admitted driving on Springfield Street, Market […]