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Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has declared a ‘major incident’ in response to widespread flooding across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The service has received more than 200 calls, with crews attending incidents involving cars stuck in flood water, evacuating residents from flooded homes and rising water. Great Glen is one area where crews have been […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man and ten-year-old boy were injured in a serious crash on the A47 in the Harborough District yesterday. It happened on Uppingham Road in Skeffington just before 1.30pm, when a grey VW Tiguan left the road. Officers say the man, aged in his 40s, and the boy are […]

A Flood Alert has been issued for rivers in the Harborough area following heavy rainfall and melting snow and ice in the last 24 hours. Water levels have risen in the River Welland through Market Harborough, the River Jordan, from Braybrooke through Little Bowden to the town. Some pathways adjacent to the river in Welland […]

Residents have been evacuated after major flooding in Great Glen. The occupants of five homes on The Nook have been led to safety this afternoon. A number of residential and business properties in the village were flooded after a brook leading to the River Sense burst its banks early this morning. The Environment Agency issued […]

Police are appealing for information after a van was stolen from outside a house in Great Glen. The Ford Transit was taken from a driveway on Coverside Road just after 7am yesterday. If you can help, call Leicestershire Police on 101.

Burglars broke into a house in Fleckney to steal keys to car they then stole from outside. It happened in Middletons Close during the early hours of yesterday. A blue Audi SQ5 SUV car was taken. Leicestershire Police are investigating the incident and officers are appealing for information. They are particularly keen to hear from […]

Memorabilia commemorating the man who led the famous Dambusters raid could fetch up to £10,000 when auctioned in Market Harborough next week. The private collection was amassed as a tribute to Wing Cdr Guy Gibson, who commanded the force of RAF Lancaster bombers during World War II and died in action two years later, aged […]

Residents living on the Wellington Place housing estate in Market Harborough will get a bus service from Monday. Arriva X3 buses will begin serving the area off Leicester Road, so people can travel into the town centre or towards Leicester. Cash from housing developers is helping to fund the additional route, which will see buses […]

Burglars have raided homes on a new housing estate in Desborough while builders were away for Christmas. They broke into 11 unoccupied houses on Saxon Park off Harborough Road and stole bespoke boilers worth thousands of pounds. Electric vehicle charging points were also stolen from outside some properties on the Bloor Homes site. The burglaries […]

Revised plans have been revealed to build new ‘affordable’ homes on the edge of Market Harborough’s Farndon Fields Estate. The previous proposal for land off Angell Drive proved controversial, with over 50 residents lodging objections with Harborough District Council. The new plan reduces the number of homes on the site from 40 to 38, to […]