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A man is planting colourful flowers in potholes to draw attention to poor roads in Desborough and surrounding areas. Jon Nunn was prompted to act after repeated damage to his business vehicles and says repairs have often followed within days of his green-fingered protest. He has been sharing videos of his efforts on TikTok, attracting […]

An awareness campaign could be launched in Market Harborough to highlight mental health support services. The idea has been put forward by Wendy Nimmo, whose son Alex died by suicide in 2022 at the age of 27. She was among more than 40 representatives from the public, private, voluntary and community sectors who met to […]

A man has died following a crash on the B6047 near Market Harborough this morning. Emergency services were called to Melton Road just after 4.50am, after the driver of a silver Ford Focus collided with the railway bridge between the A6 junction and East Langton. The driver, a man in his 40s and the sole […]

Police are appealing for public help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl. Grace Nicolaou was last seen around 7pm on Monday in Lutterworth town centre and there are concerns for her welfare. It is believed she may be heading towards the Brighton area. Grace is 5ft 3ins tall, has an olive complexion, a slim build, […]

Weekly food waste collections across Harborough have been officially approved, with the rollout set for November. The scheme, introduced as a government requirement, will cover more than 45,000 homes, with households provided with two new caddies to help separate and store food waste for collection. Under the new service, food waste will be collected weekly, […]

A school in Market Harborough is set to expand its nursery provision after being awarded a share of £45 million in government funding. Farndon Fields Primary is one of just over 300 schools across the country to benefit from a scheme aimed at creating additional childcare places. Today’s announcement forms part of the government’s wider […]

A Market Harborough mum is appealing for help after being left without a safe space for her two-year-old daughter to play. A collapsed fence next to a building site has left their garden on Gardiner Street exposed. Although a year-long boundary dispute now appears to have been resolved, single mum Lucy Briggs has launched a […]

An air ambulance was called after a person fell down stairs in Desborough. The helicopter landed on the recreation ground in Dunkirk Avenue on Saturday afternoon, as crews responded to the incident. The Air Ambulance Service assisted East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) at the scene. A spokesperson for the Air Ambulance Service said: “We received […]

Work has started to dredge a section of the canal in Market Harborough to improve conditions for boaters along the route. The Canal and River Trust will use specialist equipment over the next month, working from Union Wharf towards Great Bowden, with a site compound set up next to the canal off the B6047. Around […]

A major clean-up is underway after a large amount of dumped oil and a diesel-like substance flowed into a ditch next to a housing estate in Market Harborough. The Environment Agency has been using pumps and tankers to remove the liquid from beside a footpath on land between the A6 and Simborough Way on the […]