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Tributes have been paid to a ‘much loved’ man who died following a collision on the A14. Mark Bowerman, who was aged 65 and from Leicestershire, was struck by a lorry after getting out of his vehicle in a layby on the westbound carriageway near the Catthorpe Interchange on March 5th. Mr Bowerman’s family and […]

The Range will open a new superstore in Market Harborough in May. The homeware chain will move into the former Homebase store off Springfield Street, which closed its doors for final time on Saturday. Homebase staff will be taken on by The Range owner CDS Superstores, which bought a number of Homebase stores and the […]

Two suspected drug dealers were arrested after a driver crashed following a high-speed police pursuit through Market Harborough on Saturday. The occupants of the Range Rover fled on foot when it careered into a ditch near Marston Trussell, but were soon caught thanks to Police Dog Bryn from Northants Police who tracked them through fields. […]

Three rival plans for local government reorganisation in Leicestershire have been submitted to government. Leicestershire County Council wants to create one unitary authority for the whole of the county – replacing itself and the district and borough councils. The district and borough councils’ favoured model is for two unitary councils across Leicestershire and one serving […]

A fire in a hangar at Desborough Airfield could last for several more days. The blaze at the site near Stoke Albany began shortly before 8.30pm on Thursday and involved vehicles and thousands of tonnes of carpet. The intensity of the fire has seen the roof of the hangar collapse, bringing down the carpet waste […]

‘Emergency’ pothole repairs has been carried out on the A6 Rothwell/Desborough bypass. North Northamptonshire Council closed the route yesterday morning to allow the work to take place. Drivers had reported several potholes on the carriageway in recent weeks. A council spokesperson told HFM: “The A6 between the Braybrooke Road roundabout and the Fallow Road roundabout […]

Market Harborough Police Station was evacuated this afternoon after a suspected WW2 grenade was handed in. A cordon was put in place around the building on Fairfield Road just after 2.30pm and bomb disposal experts were called to the scene. The army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team safely removed the device and officers and staff […]

Men from Desborough and Rothwell have pleaded not guilty to murdering a man in Kettering. Keiton Underwood, 20, and Connor White, 25, were among five people to appear at Northampton Crown Court today. All are accused of the murder of 34-year old Ryan Burton, who died in hospital six days after being seriously assaulted in […]

Book lovers can enjoy a new free event in Market Harborough tomorrow. The Book Extravaganza is taking place at the Three Swans Hotel between 10.30am and 4pm and will include a host of stalls and workshops to celebrate local authors, publishers and illustrators. Children are invited to put on their costumes as an extension to […]

Market Harborough has been named one of the best places to live in the country for the third year running. The town is one of just 7 in the midlands and 72 nationwide to feature in the Sunday Times Best Places To Live Guide. Judges who visited said: “Set in a pretty countryside known as […]