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A man has died after a crash on the M1 near Lutterworth this morning. He was driving a silver BMW X3 that was involved in a collision with a lorry on the southbound carriageway just after junction 20 at 7am. A man aged 51, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. […]

No further action is to be taken against three people arrested after a teenager was reportedly held against his will at a house in Kibworth Harcourt. Armed Police were involved in arresting two men and a woman at a property in Barnard’s Way in July. Officers have taken the decision after further enquiries were carried […]

A convicted serial rapist has had time added to his jail term for four further sex attacks including one on a woman in a remote wood near Dingley ten years ago. Jason Lawrance wrapped a belt around her neck during the assault an area known as Bluebell Woods in February 2009 after meeting her on […]

A Market Harborough pub that was wrecked by a major fire is to be demolished and re-built. The Roebuck off Rockingham Road has been shut since the blaze late on September the sixth, which was caused by an electrical fault. Its owner, brewery Marston’s says demolition work will start in the next few weeks and […]

The £2m scheme to replace 5km of water pipes in Market Harborough is approaching its half-way point. Severn Trent say over 2km of new pipes have now been laid and they are now moving onto the next phase of the major project, that began at the start of the year. It will see work take […]

Planners say re-opening the railway line between Market Harborough and Northampton should be considered. They say running trains along the fourteen mile route along the Brampton Valley Way, currently popular with walkers and cyclists, would open up a new north/south national rail corridor, linking the Midland Mainline with the West Coast main line. The idea […]

Two people have been taken to hospital – one by Air Ambulance – after a crash between Fleckney and Kibworth at lunchtime. Three vehicles were involved in the collision on Kibworth Road just after 1pm with fire crews releasing the casualties from the wreckage. One car ended up in a ditch. The road was closed […]

Independent businesses in Market Harborough are joining forces to support a national campaign aimed at encouraging people to shop local. The seven day ‘Fiver Fest’ will take place from this Saturday as part of the ‘Totally Locally’ initiative. It aims to promote the massive impact spending an extra £5 a week in independent shops and […]

Police say the death of a man found outside a property in Market Harborough is not suspicious. It follows an investigation that was launched after he was discovered in Symington Way, just before 9am on Sunday, and pronounced dead at the scene. Officers had been treating the death as ‘unexplained’ until they were able to […]

Controversial plans to build 400 new houses in Kibworth were thrown out last night. Harborough Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to reject the proposal by Manor Oaks Homes, for 81 acres of fields between Wistow Road and Warwick Road. Councillors said the development would have a severe impact on traffic in the area – adding […]