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A driver was trapped in the cab of a lorry after it overturned on the B6047 near Market Harborough this morning. Emergency services were called to Melton Road near Shangton just after 10.15am. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service sent crews from Market Harborough and Wigston Fire and Rescue Station, plus its Technical Rescue team. A […]

A driver has been charged by police after a motorcyclist was injured in a crash in Market Harborough town centre. The male rider was taken to University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire for treatment, after being involved in collision with a car on the High Street on Friday evening. Leicestershire Police say his injuries were […]

Men from Desborough and Rothwell have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man who was seriously assaulted in Kettering. The victim, a man aged in his 30s, suffered significant arm, hands and facial injuries and has died in hospital following the incident last Friday. A 20-year-old man from Desborough and […]

A charity festive tractor parade through South Leicestershire raised over £40,000. Organisers of the Archers Festive Tractor Run are delighted with the record amount and are thanking all who supported the event. It returned for a fifth year on December 22nd, with a convoy of nearly 300 decorated tractors passing through Lutterworth and surrounding villages. […]

A pub in Great Glen badly damaged by flooding has re-opened thanks to the efforts of the community. Villagers rallied round to help with the big clean-up at the Italian Greyhound after water flowed into the premises on January 6th. Owner Cimi Kazazi made the headlines after being hailed a hero for wading through waste-high […]

Hundreds of people are opposing plans to expand the borders of Leicester City into the county. More than 3,000 residents have signed a petition against the move in just one week. The expansion, which is likely to take-in parts of the Harborough district, is part of proposals to shake-up local councils. But local Conservative MPs are […]

People have been left scratching their heads after unusual markings appeared in Market Harborough town centre. The multi-coloured squiggles, dots and arrows have been spray painted on The Square and parts of the High Street. There is a reason for them – they have been put down as part of routine surveys being carried out […]

Police say no one was seriously injured after a crash in Market Harborough this morning. Together with East Midlands Ambulance Service, officers were called to Bath Street just after 10.30pm, following reports the driver of a car had collided with a parked vehicle. The road was closed while the incident was dealt with.

Plans have been announced for an 18-bed House In Multiple Occupation (HMO) close to Market Harborough town centre. Developers want to create it on Coventry Road by partly demolishing and extending a two-storey building, previously used as accommodation for Brooke House College students. The property, originally two houses, is adjacent to the St Dionysius Community […]

A lorry driver has been arrested after a pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision on the A5199 this morning. The man, aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital after being struck on the stretch of road between Kilby and Wigston just before 6.30am. A 53-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion of causing […]