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Firefighters are tackling a major fire in Desborough. Four appliances are at a recycling site on Braybrooke Road and residents are being asked keep their doors & windows closed, as plumes of black smoke are rising from the area. Braybrooke Road is closed to traffic and drivers are urged to avoid the area. VIDEO: Northants […]

Musicians will perform in Market Harborough town centre tomorrow to raise money to help people in Ukraine. They will be part of a six-hour Hfm-backed event on The Square, in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal.   Juliette Maher, who puts on the annual summer and Christmas Fayres in Market Harborough, is organising […]

Market Harborough Historical Society is launching a new book about the town’s history. A team of 12 researchers and writers teamed up to pen the publication, which includes maps and illustrations. It is the first volume of the two-book series, taking readers through the town’s history to the 18th century. The second, from the 19th century […]

Two vans full of aid for people who have fled Ukraine are due to arrive in Poland today after amazing support from people in and around Market Harborough. Thousands of items were donated to the appeal launched by Kibworth Easy Riders cycling club, who teamed up with town-firm TGW who acted as a drop-off point. […]

Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses a week on from a fatal crash in Market Harborough. An elderly woman died after being hit by a car in the car park of the Lidl supermarket on Kettering Road, just before midday last Friday. Another pedestrian, a man, was also injured. Officers still want to speak […]

A large blade was among a pile of rubbish dumped outside garages on Market Harborough’s Southern Estate. It is thought the items fly-tipped in the area off Maurice Road have come from a recent house clearance. A concerned resident removed the blade, for a tree pruner, amid fears a child could pick it up and […]

A young woman has fought off a man who was trying to steal her car near Lutterworth. The attempted theft happened at around 7pm yesterday on Ashby Road, Ullesthorpe, when she pulled over after the driver of a car travelling behind had continuously flashed its lights. A man from that vehicle then approached her white […]

Thousands of items donated to an appeal launched in Great Bowden are starting to be distributed to people affected by the war in Ukraine. There was amazing response, with clothes, medical supplies and items for babies among things donated during a two-day collection in the village earlier this month. They were delivered by lorry yesterday […]

A raft of potential improvements to Market Harborough town centre have been revealed. Making the area more pedestrian-friendly, installing new street furniture, more cycle parking and creating extra green spaces, are among proposals detailed in the draft Market Harborough Town Centre Masterplan. Re-modelling The Square, so it can more easily be used for events, is […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a catalytic converter was stolen off a car in Little Bowden overnight. Thieves targeted the Honda Jazz while it was parked on Bellfields Lane. Officers want to hear from anyone who saw suspicious people or vehicles in the area during the early hours of today. If you can help, […]