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The Coplow Centre in Billesdon is preparing to host the biggest show in its history, with an 1980s music spectacular featuring tribute acts, a professional band and the BBC’s Legs & Co dancers. ‘80s Mania’ takes place on October 31st, bringing two hours of non-stop music to the venue as part of the new ‘Live […]

Drivers in Market Harborough are being warned of overnight road closures at a key junction for the next two nights. The roundabout where Farndon Road meets Welland Park Road will be closed between 8pm and 6am to allow Leicestershire County Council to carry out carriageway patching works. Diversions will be signposted, and motorists are advised […]

Police are appealing for information after money was stolen from a car in Wilbarston. The theft happened in Queens Road between midnight and 3am on Friday, October 16th. Officers are keen to hear from anyone who may have information about the theft or who was in the area at the time and saw or heard […]

Safety speed camera vans across Harborough are being used to catch drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts for the first time. The initiative is part of a new road safety pilot scheme by the following an increase in casualties from road crashes across Leicestershire. Warning letters will be issued initially, rather than fines, to highlight […]

Improvements to a busy road junction in Market Harborough are on track to be completed next month. Work has been taking place at the junction of Rockingham Road and Gores Lane since August, with temporary traffic lights causing delays for drivers. The junction improvements form part of a wider £1.9 million project along Rockingham Road. […]

A family-run Christmas tree farm in Northamptonshire will be supplying the trees displayed inside Number 10 Downing Street this Christmas. Welford Christmas Tree Farm, run by Will and Ella Miles, was named runner-up in the Champion Christmas Tree Grower of the Year 2026 competition, organised by the British Christmas Tree Growers Association. The couple entered […]

Kibworth’s recycling and household waste site is set to close temporarily for essential improvement works, although the start date and duration have yet to be confirmed. Leicestershire County Council says the work is part of a programme covering three recycling and household waste sites across the county during the autumn and winter. However, no further […]

A driver has been injured in a crash involving a car and a lorry on the A6 bypass between Market Harborough and Desborough. Emergency services were called shortly after 6am this morning. East Midlands Ambulance Service and police attended the scene. The driver’s injuries are understood not to be serious.

A new Greggs store is taking shape in Market Harborough. The main structure of the building at Welland Business Park is now in place, with the bakery set to front Rockingham Road. The new bakery store is expected to create around 16 jobs and will be Greggs’ second shop in the town. It is intended […]

Harborough District Council is joining a legal challenge against plans to reorganise local government in Leicestershire. Seven district and borough councils have filed for a judicial review, arguing the government’sdecision was unlawful and lacked proper consultation. The plans, currently on hold, would see parts of Harborough district absorbed into Leicester, with the rest joining a […]