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Improvement work at a notorious accident blackspot on the A6 near Market Harborough is set to start in June. A roundabout is to be constructed at the junction with Kettering Road at Clack Hill, which has been the scene of several serious crashes over the years. The safety boost will be connected to the major […]

The Chairman of Harborough District Council will continue in his civic role for another year. Due to limitations on attending events and fundraising opportunities due to the pandemic, Cllr Stephen Bilbie from Fleckney has had his term of office extended. It’s only the second time in the authority’s history a Chairman has retained the chains […]

It is hoped CCTV footage will help find what started the huge fire at Lutterworth Golf Club at the weekend. The probe into the blaze is being hampered because the clubhouse, which was left gutted, is still unsafe for investigators to enter. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is waiting for a CCTV unit to dry out, […]

A stranger danger alert has been issued in Broughton Astley after a student was approached by a man in a car. It happened near the Spar Shop on Coventry Road as the boy was walking home from Thomas Estley Community College on Friday afternoon. The man, who was driving a dark blue car, spoke to […]

Polling stations have opened for today’s local elections. There are County Council elections in Leicestershire and Unitary Authority polls in Northants, as well as Police and Crime Commissioner ballots in both counties. A by-election is also taking place in the Little Bowden Ward to elect a new councillor onto Harborough District Council and villagers in […]

A shoplifter who stole items worth over £1,000 from a Market Harborough shop has been handed a suspended jail sentence. Owen Hurst-Palmer targeted Superdrug on The Square three times in eleven days last August, stealing a large quantity of face creams and vitamins, which he placed into a ‘bag for life.’ He also stole razor […]

A new state-of-the-art all-weather sports pitch has opened at Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough. The floodlit facility, which has cost nearly a million pounds, will be used by students, community groups and be the new home for Market Harborough Hockey Club. Grants, including from Sport England and Harborough District Council helped pay for it. […]

East Midlands Railway say strike action called by the RMT Union will not affect services from Market Harborough. Senior Conductors working on the company’s regional trains will walk out on three Sundays later this month, in a dispute over pay and hours. The company says services on the Midland Mainline will be unaffected, as those […]

More charging points for electric vehicles could be installed in Market Harborough. The District Council is considering bidding for over £54,000 of government cash towards the cost of placing ten in the Doddridge Road, St Mary’s Road West and Angel Street car parks. There are currently 244 battery-powered cars registered in the district, according to […]

Police say no-one was injured after a crash on the A14 during this morning’s rush hour. Two cars and a lorry were involved in collision between junction 2 at Kelmarsh and Junction 3, the A6 turn near Rothwell, just before 7.45am. East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended, but no injuries were reported. The crash led […]