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People are being urged to only phone for an ambulance if absolutely necessary as latest strike action takes place today. East Midlands Ambulance Service wants people to make their own way to a treatment centre or hospital if it is safe to do so. Staff who are members of two unions have walked out in […]
A fundraiser in Market Harborough to support the aid effort following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey in Syria raised over £1,500. The Hfm-backed event was held on The Square on Saturday and included live music and stalls. £1589.90 was raised on the day for the Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal and Juliette Maher, who organised it, […]
There’ll be plenty of giggles as Harborough’s Big Weekend of comedy takes place. Starting at Foxton Village Hall today, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020, Eric Rushton will be entertaining audiences this evening. Tomorrow evening Harborough Market will host a variety of award winning comedians at an event hosted by Chris Brooker and 2019 […]
Drivers are being warned sections of Rockingham Road in Market Harborough will be closed to traffic overnight next week. Carriageway repairs will take place in three stages from Tuesday evening and last for up to four nights. Closures will be between 8pm and 6am and diversions will be signposted. Leicestershire County Council will be carrying out […]
Nine people have been arrested after fighting broke out at the end of Harborough Town Football Club’s derby match against Corby Town last month. Leicestershire Police say a mixture of men and youths have been arrested in connection with the violence and one person voluntarily interviewed. A man and a Police officer needed hospital treatment […]
The army is being drafted in to help East Midlands Ambulance service when staff stage strike action on Monday. Military personnel will be used to respond to 999 calls, but will assist in driving vehicles to less seriously ill patients. EMAS expects around 20 soldiers to be made available when members of the GMB and […]
Severn Trent Water is working to repair a burst pipe which led to water supply problems in Market Harborough earlier today. Homes and businesses in the Northampton Road area had no water or very low pressure, although supplies should now be returning. Severn Trent Water teams are working to fix the issue near the Caxton […]
Hundreds of villagers have signed a petition amid fears their only bus services could be scrapped. West Northamponshire Council is considering withdrawing financial support for routes 59 and 60, which link places including Welford, Naseby, Clipston and Marston Trussell with Market Harborough and Northampton. It is feared the routes, which also receive financial support from […]
An appeal for information has been launched after cannabis-growing equipment was dumped on the A6 near Foxton. Over 50 black bags were flytipped in a lay-by, which also contained sections of cannabis plants and soil. The discovery was made yesterday and Harborough District Council’s environmental crime officers are investigating. Anyone who can help with the […]
A blaze which engulfed a pub in Lutterworth earlier this week started as a chimney fire. The Shambles on Bell Street was badly damaged by the fire on Monday, which tore through the roof of the historic 16th century thatched building. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has now completed an investigation into the blaze. A […]
