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Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in a crash on the A427 between Market Harborough and Corby. The man was driving a grey Audi A5 which left the carriageway near Cottingham just before 9pm last night. The man was travelling towards Corby at the time and officers say the circumstances […]

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is warning people about the dangers of candles after a fire caused major damage to a house in Lutterworth. The fire broke out in a bedroom on Church Street just after 5am on Monday, after a candle set fire to a towel and the flames spread. Fire crews from Leicestershire […]

Residents affected by repeated water supply problems near Market Harborough are demanding action. Villages including East Farndon, Clipston, Great Oxendon and Kelmarsh have suffered 11 interruptions this year. The latest disruption on Monday left residents with no water or low pressure and was caused by several burst water mains near Sibbertoft, which caused reservoir levels […]

Kibworth has officially been taken off the list of areas where vehicle pollution has exceeded national limits. Harborough District Council has revoked an Air Quality Management Area covering the A6, after six consecutive years of monitoring recorded no breaches of national nitrogen dioxide standards. The decision was approved by the council’s cabinet last night, nine […]

Food waste collections due to start in and around Desborough and Rothwell this autumn have been delayed until next April. North Northamptonshire Council says it has struggled to recruit the extra staff needed to introduce the service, including lorry drivers, meaning the roll-out has been pushed back several months. The collections are being introduced as […]

A striking display has been unveiled at Harborough Market in support of this year’s Poppy Appeal. It features two life-sized soldiers and a giant Spitfire plane made from thousands of knitted and crocheted squares, alongside more than 4,800 knitted poppies. The display was created by Craft-I-Trims, which is based at the market, with help from […]

More than 100 Union flags are flying above shops and businesses in Market Harborough in support of this year’s Poppy Appeal. Harborough District Council has put up the flags in the town centre as the Royal British Legion encourages people to give generously to the annual fundraising campaign. The Royal British Legion has a stall […]

Drivers are being warned of daytime closures on the A6 for carriageway repairs this week. North Northamptonshire Council’s highways team will close sections of the Rothwell and Desborough bypass between junction three of the A14 and the B576 roundabout tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday. The closures will be in place from 9.30am until 3.30pm on both […]

Plans have been submitted to build a new self-storage facility in Market Harborough. The proposed development would be on Rockingham Road, between the Tesco Express garage and Elizabeth Place retirement home. The site is the last remaining undeveloped parcel of land within the Peaker Park development. The proposed building would cover just under 1,300 square […]