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A person was taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Market Harborough this morning. One of the vehicles overturned onto its side, following the collision at the junction of Fairfax Road and Western Avenue. Emergency services were called to the scene just before 9am and members of the public assisted until they arrived. A […]

Leicestershire Police have charged a man with illegal hunting. It follows an incident involving a fox in the village of Peatling Magna, near Lutterworth, on January 8th this year. William Hanson, 32, of Swinbrook in Oxfordshire, has been charged with hunting a wild mammal with a dog and that the hunting was not of a […]

A Market Harborough furniture store is to close down leaving customers without orders they have paid for. Furniture Loft is to cease trading after being open on the Riverside Industrial Estate for the past six years. Customers who paid for items and awaiting delivery have been told they will not receive them, or get a […]

Building work has started on a new Sainsbury’s store in Desborough. A ground-breaking event has taken place at the site off Harborough Road, to mark to start of construction. The new store, which will go up adjacent to the BP Petrol Station, is set to open next spring, creating 40 jobs and bring a much […]

The findings of an investigation into how a controversial Market Harborough redevelopment plan was handled will not be released to all councillors. A call for Harborough District Council’s ‘Assets Review’ to be shared with all members who wished to see it was rejected at a meeting last night. A motion put forward by Cllr Phil […]

Criminals are using drones to try and get drugs, mobile phones and weapons into Gartree Prison. Incidents have increased in recent months, although staff have been able to intercept some packages. Prison watchdog, the Independent Monitoring Board, has highlighted the problem in its latest report on the jail, near Market Harborough. Tim Norman, Chair of […]

Councillors have approved a plan which details a raft of proposed improvements to Market Harborough town centre. It includes making areas more pedestrian-friendly, installing new street furniture, providing more cycle parking and creating extra green spaces. The authority is bidding for £9m of government ‘levelling-up’ funding, which if successful would fund some of the measures. […]

A flag has been raised in Market Harborough town centre to show the district’s gratitude to the armed forces community. It’s ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday, which celebrates the work servicemen and women past and present. The Armed Forces Day flag is now flying on top of the Symington Building, after it was […]

Market Harborough railway station is like a ghost town this morning as the biggest strike in decades gets underway. Staff at East Midlands Railway are among around 50,000 workers nationwide taking part in the action. Further strikes will take place on Thursday and Saturday as members of the RMT Union walk out in a row […]

Ukrainian refugees staying with families across Harborough who need transport are being offered free bus travel for a month. The move by Leicestershire County Council is one of a number of measures aimed at helping people when they arrive. Deborah Taylor, deputy leader of Leicestershire County Council, said: “Our commitment to supporting people fleeing war-torn […]