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The design been revealed for planned new accommodation for the homeless in Market Harborough town centre. The three-storey building, containing nine flats, would provide temporary housing and be built on Roman Way, near the Church Square junction. Harborough District Council last night hosted an exhibition for people to view the plans, ask questions and give […]

Drivers who use the A4304 between Market Harborough and Lutterworth are being warned the roundabout above junction 20 of the M1 will be closed overnight this weekend. It will be shut from 10pm tonight until 6am tomorrow and then from 8pm til 6am on Saturday and Sunday. The closure, which will also be in place […]

A farming machine which overheated sparked a large field fire yesterday afternoon. Five fire crews tackled the blaze in Rushton near Desborough, which spread quickly due to the dry conditions and wind. Firefighters from Desborough, Rothwell, Kettering, Thrapston and Burton Latimer were sent to deal with the incident just before 2pm. A spokesperson for Desborough […]

Three restaurants in Market Harborough are celebrating reaching the finals of the English Curry Awards. Everest Lounge, Avatar Dining and the Cinnamon Lounge have been shortlisted in various categories of the competition, which celebrates the best talent across the county’s curry industry. The restaurants have been shortlisted in the following categories: Everest Lounge – Nepalese […]

A warning has been issued after two elderly people had thousands of pounds stolen by fraudsters who posed as police officers. Leicestershire Police say the victims, aged 75 and 78, were phoned up and told to withdraw the money as part of an investigation into counterfeit currency. One of them lost £25,000 and the other […]

Two buildings were badly damaged after a fire in Skeffington early this morning. Five fire crews, including from Kibworth and Billesdon, were sent to deal with the incident on Rolleston Road just before 4am. Initially it was feared someone was trapped in one of the buildings, but when firefighters arrived it was determined everyone was […]

Residents across North Northamptonshire will have to pay to have their garden waste collected if a decision is taken next week. An annual subscription fee of £40 will be introduced if the Council’s Cabinet approves the plan, which it is being recommended to do so. Residents in places previously served by Kettering Borough Council have […]

Market Harborough’s Street Pastors are to end patrols in the town centre after 13 years. They have been a familiar sight on Friday and Saturday nights since 2009, but the group is being forced to close due to dwindling numbers and financial difficulties. Volunteers from the town’s churches have helped hundreds of people on nights […]

A man from Great Oxendon has appeared in court accused of defrauding a vulnerable man out of £2,100. Daniel Cash, 37, of Harborough Road, is charged with fraud by false representation. Police say it relates to an incident in Northampton in April, when a man paid in advance for gardening work. Cash was remanded into […]