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Drivers are facing lengthy queues on the A6 in Kibworth due to a lane closure despite no work currently taking place. Temporary traffic lights have been in place near Kibworth Business Park on Harborough Road since late last night, for planned work by Severn Trent Water. Drivers have been left frustrated, with one saying: “Just […]

A man from Desborough has been jailed for life for the murder of his elderly friend. Samuel Field assaulted 93-year-old Martin Glynn in a prolonged and sustained attack at a flat in Gold Street in September 2024. The 40-year-old was sentenced at Northampton Crown Court today after previously being convicted of murder and was told […]

Police are warning people to stay out of open water during the hot weather following reports of swimming in private ponds and lakes across the Harborough district. Officers say cold water shock can be deadly, even in warm weather, and eight young people are known to have drowned in open water across England and Wales […]

Tesco has pledged to improve the outside of its Express store in Market Harborough town centre after it was labelled “tatty” by MP Neil O’Brien. He has raised concerns about peeling paint and the deteriorating appearance of the building on The Square, saying the town’s public spaces should be “well cared for and maintained to […]

Anglian Water’s chief executive is to face questions after repeated outages left villages near Market Harborough without water over the bank holiday weekend. Stuart Andrew, the MP for Daventry, has organised the talks with Mark Thurston after being contacted by residents in East Farndon, where taps ran dry for three days in very hot weather. […]

Plans have been announced for a new school for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Husbands Bosworth. Leicestershire County Council plans to invest around £30 million in the project, which would be built on council-owned land on Kilworth Road and could accommodate up to 200 pupils aged 4 to 18. Councillor Charles […]

By Chris Harper, Local Democracy Reporter Reform bosses attempted to try and crack down on council staff working from home in secret meetings, according to union officials. Union bosses have told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that Reform leaders at Leicestershire County Council tried to push for a major change to the council’s flexible […]

An air ambulance was scrambled to a medical emergency in Kibworth Harcourt. The crew was called at 8.20am on Friday  and arrived on scene less than 20 minutes later to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service. The patient was being treated for anaphylaxis — a severe, rapid and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction — and received advanced […]

Leicestershire Police have seized cars that were abandoned in a lay-by in Market Harborough for several months. The action followed complaints from residents who said they had been unable to access the parking area opposite the petrol station on Coventry Road. The three vehicles were untaxed, uninsured and without valid MOTs, and were removed by […]

External auditors will refuse to sign off Harborough District Council’s accounts for a third successive year. Ongoing issues linked to a new financial system and unreconciled transactions are being blamed, with accountants from Grant Thornton unable to confirm the authority’s financial statements are accurate. As a result, a Disclaimer of Opinion is set to be […]