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Leicestershire County Council plans to increase council tax by the maximum amount allowed. It is proposing a 4.99% rise from April, meaning residents in a Band D property paying an additional £80 a year. The Conservative-run council says it has no option but to propose the increase, as it remains the lowest funded in the […]

A Market Harborough man who owes his life to the Air Ambulance Service will be the special guest at the charity’s Christmas Carol Concert in the town this evening. Rod Martin suffered severe burns and serious injuries after an explosion at his garage workshop in St Mary’s Road in 2005. After initially being taken to […]

A man reported missing from Hallaton has been found. Leicestershire Police launched an appeal for information last night, after concerns were expressed for the welfare of the 62-year-old. Officers are thanking all who shared it.

A man who died in a crash on the A6 near Kibworth yesterday has been named. Chiranjeevi Panguluri was a passenger in a grey Mazda 3 Tamura car, which left the road and came to rest in a ditch. The 32-year-old from Leicester was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and three other […]

A rush-hour crash on the A14 near Welford caused major delays for drivers this morning. Emergency services were called to the westbound carriageway just before 7.30am. The collision between junction one and the M1/M6 junction involved a lorry, box-van and a van. Police say no injuries were reported. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue […]

Work is progressing at pace to transform a long-standing derelict site in Market Harborough into over 80 apartments. The area at the corner of St Mary’s Road and Kettering Road has been cleared and is being levelled as part of preparation work, ahead of the building of three, four and five-storey high apartment blocks. The […]

A ward at St Luke’s Hospital in Market Harborough has re-opened following a major refurbishment costing over half-a-million pounds. The project has included installing a new roof over the ward, which provides patients with complex rehabilitation and end-of-life care. The area was closed for three months to allow the work to take place and staff […]

A man arrested after a fatal crash on the A6 near Kibworth yesterday morning has been released on bail. The 27-year-old was held by police on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, after a man who was a passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Four other people were injured after […]

Thieves have targeted the Cycle Hub at Market Harborough Railway Station for the second time in six months. They smashed the front door to get into the storage facility in the early hours of Saturday and stole a bike from inside. British Transport Police are investigating the incident, which happened at around 1am. The door […]

Members of Harborough District Council have called for the government to reconsider changes to inheritance tax for family farms. A 20% levy is to be imposed on those worth over a million pounds from next year, with many local farmers saying they will be badly affected. Councillors backed a motion at a meeting last night, […]