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Police are appealing for witnesses after a lorry overturned on the A14 near Kelmarsh. Emergency services were called just before 8.15pm yesterday to the eastbound carriageway between junctions 1 and 2. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police said three people travelling in the Scania HGV sustained minor injuries after the driver lost control. They added no […]

A 20-mile stretch of the A14 through the HFM region is due to be closed overnight for the rest of this week as major improvement works get underway. The eastbound carriageway between junction 2 at Kelmarsh and junction 8 at Kettering will be shut nightly from 8pm until 6am. Next week, the westbound side of […]

Residents across the HFM region are being urged to take extra care as temperatures are forecast to climb into the high 30s this week. An amber heat-health alert remains in force across Leicestershire, while parts of  Northamptonshire will move into a rare red warning area from tomorrow morning. Forecasters say temperatures could reach around 37°C […]

Police are appealing for information after two businesses on St Mary’s Road in Market Harborough were burgled overnight. Cash was stolen from Ascough’s Bistro, while Synergy Dancewear was also targeted, although it is not yet known what, if anything, was taken. The latest incidents follow a series of break-ins at town centre businesses earlier this […]

Motorists are facing major disruption on the M1 after a car transporter caught fire near the Catthorpe Interchange. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service says seven vehicles being carried on the transporter are ablaze, along with the transporter itself, on the northbound carriageway of the motorway north of Junction 19. There have been no reports of […]

Drivers are being warned of overnight road closures on the A6 between Market Harborough and Kibworth for the next two weeks while resurfacing work is carried out. The scheme affects Harborough Road between the West Langton Road and Debdale Lane junctions. From today, the road will be closed in both directions between 8pm and 6am […]

The Armed Forces Day flag has been raised above the Symington Building in Market Harborough as the town shows its support for the armed forces community. A ceremony in Church Square this morning marked the start of a week honouring their work, organised by Harborough District Council. Schoolchildren from St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Farndon […]

A community has rallied round to support a family who lost virtually all their possessions in a house fire in Market Harborough. Residents say they are offering help in any way they can following the blaze on Carroll Street on Saturday afternoon, which badly damaged one home, caused the roof to collapse, and affected a […]

Rail passengers in Market Harborough are being urged to only travel if absolutely necessary following Friday’s fatal train crash near Bedford. The incident has caused major disruption on the Midland Main Line, with East Midlands Railway warning that problems are likely to continue throughout the week. All southbound services from Market Harborough are currently terminating […]

The family of the train driver who died in Friday’s rail collision in Bedfordshire have said they are devastated by his loss. Shaun Burton, 60, died when the East Midlands Railway train he was driving from Corby crashed into the back of another on the same line, just south of Bedford station. One-hundred people were […]