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Police officers responded to a crash outside their base in Market Harborough this morning. Two vehicles were involved in the collision on Leicester Road at 9.45am. The crash happened at the junction with Fairfield Road and blocked the road for a time. No-one was injured and the road was fully re-opened just after 11.30am.

An elderly man from Market Harborough has died following a car crash in Northampton town centre earlier this month. The 81-year-old suffered serious injuries in the collision on April 1st and sadly died at University Hospital Coventry on April 12th. The man was a passenger in a Hyundai Ioniq car that was involved in collision […]

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has been told to make improvements including how it looks after staff. Inspectors accessed its performance across eleven areas and a report published today rates four as ‘requires improvement’, one as ‘adequate’ and six as ‘good’. Despite the areas of concern, the service was rated good at keeping people safe […]

A fundraising and awareness campaign has been launched in memory of a teenager from Market Harborough. Chloe Longster died suddenly in November 2022 aged 13, after developing pneumonia and sepsis. An inquest last year ruled a series of failures at Kettering General Hospital contributed to her death. ‘Chloe Longster’s Legacy’ has been set-up by her […]

A motorcyclist was injured in a crash in Thurnby last night. The rider was taken to hospital following the collision with a car driver at the junction of the A47 Uppingham Road and Station Road. Emergency services were called to the scene just after 7pm. Leicestershire Police say no life-threatening injuries were reported and no-one […]

Police say no-one was seriously injured after a crash involving two cars near Wistow this morning. Emergency services were called to Leicester Road just before 8.40am. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service sent two appliances to the scene and say occupants had got out of both vehicles when crews arrived. A spokesperson added: “Those involved were […]

Passengers have been getting a first glimpse of new state-of-the-art trains which will serve Market Harborough from later this year. The £400m Aurora intercity fleet is set to be introduced by East Midlands Railway in the autumn. Test-runs and staff training aboard the new fleet is underway and eagle-eyed rail users from Market Harborough spotted […]

The wet weather failed to dampen spirits as thousands of people descended on Hallaton for the Easter Monday Bottle Kicking event yesterday. The traditional rugby-style contest, which dates back 2,000 years, was played out in fields between Hallaton and Medbourne, with teams from both villages battling it out to get barrels filled with beer back […]

Floral tributes have been placed outside Welland Park Academy as people continue to pay their respects to a Market Harborough couple who died in a cable car crash in Italy. Elaine Winn worked as the school’s business manager and was tragically killed alongside her husband Graeme, while on holiday near Naples last Thursday. The couple, […]

Tributes have been paid to a couple from Market Harborough who died in a cable car crash while on holiday in Italy. Elaine Winn, 58, who worked as Business Manager at Welland Park Academy, tragically died alongside her husband Graeme, 65, near Naples on Thursday. Numerous tributes have been paid to the couple on Facebook […]