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A 4×4 caught fire in Husbands Bosworth on Saturday morning. Firefighters from Market Harborough were called to High Street at 10.45am and quickly extinguished the blaze involving a Ford Ranger, which was deemed accidental. The road was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident. There were no injuries.

A fundraising appeal set up by a Market Harborough family to help prolong their mum’s life has raised more than £18,500 in just a week. Lucy Goodwin, who first battled stage 4 breast cancer in 2018 and was declared cancer-free in 2020, has now been told the disease has returned and spread to the bones […]

A crash involving three lorries led to the closure of the A14 in Northamptonshire at lunchtime today. The collision happened on the westbound carriageway between junction 3 at Rothwell and junction 2 at Kelmarsh shortly after 12.20pm. Northamptonshire Police said one driver was taken to Kettering General Hospital with what are believed to be minor […]

Plans to use a property in Kibworth to house asylum seekers have been scrapped following concerns from residents and Harborough’s MP. Neil O’Brien said he had been pressing for clarity after learning that homes in Kibworth and Great Glen were being considered as part of the government’s accommodation plans. The proposals were linked to the […]

Market Harborough sweet shop Randalls has become a TikTok sensation, racking up over 7.8 million views worldwide. The viral moment came from a behind-the-counter video showing a customer buying a huge £270 pick-and-mix order – while his children looked on in amazement. Shop owner Jarrod Burke filmed Leicester business owner Alister de Ternant ordering seven […]

A calf born six days after its twin on a farm near Market Harborough is being hailed as a miracle. Delayed twin births in cattle are extremely rare, thought to occur in only around one in 200,000 cases. The mother was initially confused by the appearance of a second calf, but with careful help from […]

A man has been taken to hospital following a crash on the B6047 near Market Harborough this morning. The collision happened just after 10.15am and involved a tractor – which the man was driving – and two other vehicles at the junction of Gallow Field Road and Leicester Lane. Emergency services, including an air ambulance […]

Campaigners are intensifying their opposition after plans for a new town of 4,000 homes in Leicestershire progressed. Developers Urban & Civic and Homes England have submitted initial proposals for 931 acres of land north of Great Glen and east of Oadby. The land at Stretton Hall is identified for development in Harborough District Council’s proposed […]

Leicestershire County Council has agreed a new budget, including a 2.99% rise in Council Tax — the first time in over a decade that the maximum increase hasn’t been applied. The levy adds around £50 a year for a Band D property from April and is expected to generate £13 million to help meet rising […]

A trainspotter has been jailed for nearly five years for grooming a 12-year-old girl he met at Kettering railway station. Michael Lawrence, 36, was living in Market Harborough when he befriended the victim in summer 2022. He then sent her more than 1,200 messages and voice notes over a two-year period, repeatedly attempting to instigate […]