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Residents can find out more today about major plans to improve traffic and pedestrian safety in Market Harborough. Leicestershire County Council is holding a drop-in event at Harborough Market between 11am and 4pm to discuss proposed junction upgrades and new crossing points along Rockingham Road. The £2 million scheme is due to start in August […]

A police aircraft was deployed over North Northmptonshire at the weekend as part of a major operation targeting the illegal use of e-scooters, e-bikes and nuisance motorcycles. The National Police Air Service (NPAS) supported officers on the ground during Operation Tides, spending around six hours in the air over Corby, Desborough, Rothwell and Kettering. The […]

A young peregrine falcon rescued from Leicester Cathedral is being cared for at Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth. The bird, known as 4BB, repeatedly left the nest too early after being disturbed by an adult male peregrine near the cathedral’s nesting site. Volunteers monitoring the nesting pair returned the youngster to the nest on several […]

Firefighters were called to an unusual rescue in Desborough after a teenager became stranded around 10 metres up a tree. A crew from Desborough Fire Station attended High Street shortly before 4.45pm on Sunday after reports that a 13-year-old boy was stuck in a tree next to the Costa Coffee store. Using a ladder, firefighters […]

A Market Harborough anti-bullying charity and the town’s MP have welcomed government plans to ban under-16s from using social media. The Prime Minister says children will be blocked from accessing platforms including TikTok, Instagram and Facebook from early next year as part of efforts to “give children their childhoods back”. Speaking to HFM, Marie Connor […]

Shoppers have raised hygiene concerns after raw sewage was spotted outside a Market Harborough supermarket. The discharge has been seen coming from a manhole close to the entrance of Sainsbury’s in St Mary’s Place, with people also reporting strong smells in the area. One customer described the situation as “absolutely vile”, adding: “It really stinks. […]

Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a serious assault in Desborough which left a teenage boy in hospital and another man injured. The incident happened on High Street shortly after 5am today. A 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries and was taken to Kettering General Hospital. Police say his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening […]

Residents are being invited to attend a public meeting tomorrow to learn more about  plans for a major solar farm and battery storage facility on the former RAF Desborough Airfield. The event, organised by Wilbarston Parish Council and Friends of the Airfield and Valley (FAV), takes place at Wilbarston Village Hall from 4pm to 7pm. […]

A grandmother from Broughton Astley has won £333,333 in the People’s Postcode Lottery – just days after her daughter predicted the exact amount. Lorraine Cokien, 73, is sharing £1m with two neighbours after postcode LE9 6RQ landed lottery’s weekly Millionaire Street prize. The remarkable win came after Lorraine’s daughter, Zoe, told her: “When you pull […]

Inquests have opened into the deaths of two teenage brothers who died when a car crashed from a bridge onto the M1 near Lutterworth. Luke Jackson, 18, and Ethan Jackson, 16, from Barwell, died in the collision on April 10th after the car they were travelling in left the Gilmorton Lane overbridge and landed on […]