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Over £3,000 has been raised to support the family of a Desborough teenager who died in a car crash at the weekend. Reece Armer was sadly pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on the B576 Harborough Road in the early hours of Sunday. The 19-year-old’s family described him ‘a wonderful young man with […]

Hundreds of residents are opposing the building of an Anaerobic Digestion Plant near Great Bowden. Over 600 people have signed a petition against the development and 280 objections have been lodged with Leicestershire County Council, which will consider the plan. The multi-million pound plant is earmarked for a former mushroom farm on Welham Lane and […]

The go-ahead has been given for over 200 solar panels to be installed on the roof of Harborough Innovation Centre. The green project will save Harborough District Council over half-a-million pounds in energy costs over 20 years and cut carbon emissions at the building on the outskirts of Market Harborough by 16 tonnes a year. […]

A four-month road closure is likely to be extended after work to replace a rail bridge near Newton Harcourt was halted. Newton Lane has been shut since last October and was due to re-open on March 1st. Network Rail says the ‘temporary pause’ is needed so final details of the highway design can be discussed […]

The Air Ambulance service serving Leicestershire and Northamptonshire experienced its second-busiest year ever during 2023. Crews responded to over 3,800 lifesaving missions with medical incidents amounting to the highest number of call-out, followed by road traffic collisions. The charity which launched 20 years ago relies on public support to keep its two helicopters in the […]

A showcase event will take place in Market Harborough following the success of an appeal to help teenagers struggling with the cost of outfits for school proms. Over 250 dresses, suits, shirts, shoes and other items have been donated to Welland Park Academy in the past six months. All be put on show at the […]

The family of teenager who died in a crash near Desborough have paid tribute to him. Reece Armer has been described as ‘a wonderful young man with a bright future ahead of him.’ The 19-year-old from Desborough died in the early hours of Sunday, after his Suzuki Swift car left the B576 Harborough Road near […]

An author from Clipston has been shortlisted for a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Emily-Jane Clark is one of just six people nominated in the Books for Younger Readers Category of the book retailer’s awards, after publishing her first book last year. ‘The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom: Attack of the Vampire Sheep is the hilarious story […]

A former deputy head at Leicester Grammar School in Great Glen has been banned from teaching for at least two years after having a relationship with an ex- pupil. The Teaching Regulation Agency ruled James Rich’s behaviour amounted to unacceptable professional conduct. A panel found he had favoured the female pupil over classmates and started […]

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork is to have a new parole hearing after successfully challenging a decision to keep him behind bars. It comes after the Parole Board said in December he was too much of a risk to be released and must stay in prison. The 63-year-old is serving life for raping and strangling 15-year-olds Lynda […]