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A woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a serious crash on the A426 in the Harborough district. Police say she was a passenger in a black Hyundai i20 car involved in a head-on collision with a red Peugeot Partner van near Cotesbach at around 7.50om on Saturday. Both drivers were also taken to […]

A fault with the signalling system in the Market Harborough area caused major disruption for rail passengers last night. The line between Kettering and Leicester was closed for almost three hours while engineers from Network Rail worked to fix the problem. Trains were unable to serve Market Harborough during the closure, with passengers advised to […]

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is warning drivers not to attempt to drive through flooded areas following recent heavy rainfall. Flood alerts are currently in force for the Welland Valley, with low-lying land, roads, and paths near the River Welland affected, including areas of Welland Park. The fire service stressed the dangers of floodwater: “Never […]

Residents are being asked for their views as a government consultation begins on the future of local councils in Leicestershire. The seven-week consultation looks at scrapping the current two-tier system of county and district councils in favour of single unitary authorities. Three options are under consideration: Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council favour two […]

Several drivers suffered tyre blowouts after hitting a deep pothole on the A6 bypass near Desborough this morning. Police were called to the northbound carriageway at around 7.20am after reports of multiple damaged vehicles near the Braybrooke Road roundabout. Officers requested a highways team to attend the scene. It is believed the same pothole, which […]

Drivers are being urged to park considerately after a fire engine was blocked from reaching an emergency in Little Bowden. Firefighters had to knock on doors in Bellfields Street to ask residents to move their vehicles, while on their way to help paramedics gain entry to a property in the early hours of yesterday. A […]

Controversial plans to build 28 affordable homes between Kibworth Beauchamp and Smeeton Westerby are set to be refused. More than 200 objections have been submitted over the proposal for four acres of fields off Smeeton Road, including citing concerns over highway safety, the loss of separation land between the two villages and the proximity to […]

A flock of around 50 sheep caused chaos on Farndon Road in Market Harborough yesterday afternoon. Police were called just before 4.30pm after the animals escaped from a nearby field and began wandering along the road, bringing traffic to a standstill. The farmer eventually rounded up the runaway flock and safely returned them to the […]

Controversial plans to build 38 affordable homes on the edge of the Farndon Fields estate in Market Harborough are being recommended for approval. Almost 100 objections have been submitted over the proposal for fields off Angell Drive, which border the Gracelands Park Home site, including citing concerns about traffic, flood risk and the loss of […]

A Flood Alert has been issued for the Welland Valley. The Environment Agency is warning low-lying land, roads and paths near the River Welland around Market Harborough, and the River Jordan in Little Bowden and Braybrooke and could be affected. A similar alert is in force for the River Sense in Leicestershire, including in the […]