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Police say no injuries were reported after a crash in Market Harborough today. Officers were called to the two-vehicle collision on Rockingham Road, just before 12.30pm. It happened at the railway bridge and the road was partially blocked while the incident was dealt with.

A former bank in Market Harborough is to be turned into a coffee shop after sitting empty for over two years. Bewiched Coffee will open in the former Halifax building on The Square in the middle of next month, creating ten jobs. The Northamptonshire-based firm already operates 16 shops across the midlands and says it […]

Villagers have gathered to voice concerns about an energy plant being built near Great Bowden. Over 60 residents attended at public meeting called over plans to put the facility on land off Welham Lane. The Anaerobic Digestion Plant would turn straw and chicken manure into gas, which would be fed into the national grid. The […]

There will be no trains serving Market Harborough on Saturday because of strike action by drivers. East Midlands Railway will not be running any services when members of ASLEF stage action in their on-going row over pay. The union has also instigated a week-long overtime ban from today, which could result in short-notice cancellations. This […]

A major clean-up has taken place to clear rubbish dumped at Compass Point Business Park in Market Harborough. It took the landowner over four hours to clear the mess from the site off Northampton Road, which has built-up over recent months. The rubbish included household waste and drug paraphernalia. A large soil bund has also […]

Mobile phone movements are to be used to get a better insight into shoppers’ habits in Market Harborough and Lutterworth. New state-of-the-art footfall sensors have been placed in town centres to track people who sign-up to free Wifi and agree to be part of the research. The data will help Harborough District Council get a […]

Those affected by flooding across Harborough earlier this month can now apply for government cash to help. 37 homes were affected in the district during Storm Henk, along with some businesses and community buildings like Fleckney Village Hall. £500 is available for residents along with reduced Council Tax, while businesses can get a payment worth […]

Police have released a picture of a snare which led to the death of an otter found with extensive injuries in Little Bowden. An investigation is continuing after the mammal had to be put down a week ago, when the trap cut through its body. It is believed the snare had been placed beside the […]

Union flags have been stolen off flagpoles in Market Harborough’s Welland Park and Memorial Gardens. Those responsible also cut the cable on the pole in the gardens meaning it will have to be replaced. Paving below a bench that was recently pulled out of the ground and thrown in the river off Northampton Road has […]

Harborough’s MP has welcomed the government’s pledge to give local authorities a £600m funding boost. Most of the money will help cash-strapped councils deal with the spiralling costs of children’s and adult social care. The announcement comes just days after Neil O’Brien was one of over 40 of Conservatives to sign a letter to the […]