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Two drivers escaped injury after a crash on the A508 in Great Oxendon this morning. One of the cars involved, a Suzuki Swift, ended up in a ditch at the side of Harborough Road, following the two-vehicle collision at the Main Street junction at 6.40am. The Fire Service was called to the scene to make […]

Land owners are seeking a High Court injunction to evict a group of travellers who have set up camp near a new housing estate in Market Harborough. A number of caravans and vehicles moved onto the land off Wellington Place on the Airfield Farm development on Wednesday night. A spokeswoman for the builders’ consortium which […]

Another man has been arrested after a suspected stolen car crashed in Market Harborough in the early hours of yesterday. The 28-year-old from Desborough was questioned on suspicion of burglary and theft of a motor vehicle. He and a 32-year-old man from Kettering, who was arrested at the scene, have been released on bail pending […]

Unemployment across the Harborough District has more than tripled during the Cornavirus pandemic lockdown. Figures released today show 2,150 people were out of work and claiming Universal Credit in May, compared with 705 in March. 3.9% of the working population in the District are now unemployed, while 11,500 people have been furloughed by their employers […]

The postmaster and owner of Welton’s shop in Great Bowden has been praised for going ‘above and beyond’ during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Nicky Ransome has been recognised in the Local Hero category of the ‘We’re Stronger Together’ awards run by the Post Office. Nicky and her husband Milan have not taken a day off for […]

Market Harborough could still get a brand new Leisure Centre. Harborough Council will explore if building a new facility on an alternative site, or a major re-vamp of the current centre is the best option. Its cabinet had been asked to back the refurbishment plan, but decided both alternatives need to be looked at. The […]

A man has been arrested after a stolen car crashed in Market Harborough early this morning. The driver of the black Vauxhall Corsa failed to stop for Police in Bath Street after it was stolen from a business premises in Grenville Gardens. It collided with a wall and a number of parked cars in the […]

A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and making threats to kill after armed Police were called to Broughton Astley this morning. Officers responded to reports someone was seen with what looked like a gun outside a house in Windsor Way just before 5am and a Police helicopter was scrambled. […]

Police say a man arrested at the scene of a crash in Kibworth yesterday was more than five times the drink drive limit. Officers were called to New Road at around 3.45pm after a car collided with a parked car. Police say the driver provided a roadside breath test of 187 – the legal limit […]

A major flood has forced the closure of a Market Harborough pub. A sign on the door of the Sugar Loaf on the High Street says it will be shut ‘until further notice,’ although owners JD Wetherspoon say it will be open again tomorrow. A spokesman told Hfm: “Maintenance work is being completed today to […]