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Major highway improvement work on Rockingham Road is Market Harborough has been completed ahead of the opening of a new Aldi store. The seven-week project near the Gores Lanes junction involved widening the carriageway to create a new turning lane and constructing a new junction at the entrance to the store. The work, funded by […]

Electric buses are set to be introduced on services connecting Market Harborough with Desborough, Rothwell and Kettering as part of a £4m project. Eight zero-emission vehicles would operate on Stagecoach routes 17, 18 and 19. North Northants Council is planning to invest over £1.5m of government funding in the project, with the bus operator covering […]

Police have searched a flat in Desborough as part of an investigation into the murder of a man in Kettering. Jeffrey Burton, 50, died in hospital on Sunday after being seriously assaulted in London Road during the early hours of last Wednesday. Several officers were involved in the search operation at the property in Gold […]

Police are appealing for information after an elderly pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision in Lutterworth town centre yesterday. Police were called to Market Street, close to the junction with Walker-Manor Court, just after 10.30am following a report of a collision involving a white Renault lorry and a man aged in his 90s. The […]

Repair works at Foxton Locks are set to be completed in the next few days. The Canal and River Trust has used the temporary closure of the historic flight to boats to fix broken paddles, which regulate the flow of water into the lock chambers. Harborough District Council has supported the Trust with a £10,000 […]

A trader at Harborough Market has issued an ultimatum to a thief who stole from his stall yesterday afternoon. The man, who was captured on CCTV, took a second-hand Xbox series S games console worth £180 from the Retrovintia stall between 1.30pm and 2pm. Business owner Sam, a former Police officer, has given him until […]

More than a hundred road signs, bins and utility boxes across Harborough have been spruced up thanks to the efforts of volunteers. Graffiti has been removed from some and others have been given a good clean by the members of the South Leicestershire Litter Wombles. In addition, residents have provided locations in and around Market […]

A man has been injured after being involved in a collision with a lorry in Lutterworth. Emergency services were called to Leicester Road just after 10.30am today, following reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and lorry. Leicestershire Police say the man has been taken to hospital and no arrests have been made. Leicester Road […]

The Harborough Welland U3A’s ‘Strictly Ukuleles’ group will be performing in Market Harborough town centre tomorrow. The musicians will be staging their first-ever busking event under the Old Grammar School between 11.15am and 1pm. The day will also be used to promote the upcoming national U3A week, which highlights the numerous activities affiliated to the […]