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Drivers and highway officers came to rescue after a young swan was found wandering along the A14. The bird was spotted on the westbound carriageway between the Kettering and Rothwell junctions just after 10.15am today, bringing traffic to a standstill. Two motorists stopped and were able to corner the swan before a National Highways patrol […]

People have fallen silent in Market Harborough to mark Armistice Day. A ceremony was held at the entrance to the Memorial Gardens which included a two-minute silence at 11am, the start and end of which was signaled by the firing of a maroon. People gathered on The Square to pay their respects to the fallen, […]

Armistice Day will be marked in Market Harborough town centre later this morning. A ceremony will be held at the gates to the Memorial Gardens ahead of 11am when a two-minute silence will be observed, the start and end to be signaled by the firing of a maroon. It will follow events in and around […]

A weekend of Remembrance events in and around Market Harborough began with over 900 students paying tribute to the fallen. A special service was held at Welland Park Academy yesterday, with pupils who are are members of scouts, guides and cadet organisations donning their uniforms for the poignant event. Today, the Royal British Legion will […]

A Market Harborough man who punched five people in an unprovoked attack has been jailed for 15 months. Larry Rooney assaulted three men and two women in the town centre of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, in the early hours of April 20th. The 19-year-old got into a taxi, but was later arrested when police officers stopped […]

Anglian Water has announced plans to invest around £26m in the Market Harborough area to tackle pollution into rivers. The significant investment would include major improvements to Water Recycling Centres which serve the town and surrounding areas. New, state-of-the-art pumping stations would be installed to reduce storm overflows – when sewage flows into rivers during […]

A row has broken out over Harborough District Council’s decision to deliver a newsletter to every household. The project is costing £11,000 and the ruling coalition administration says issuing the leaflet to over 44,000 homes will help get information to more residents, especially those who do not have access to the internet. But opposition Conservative […]

A driver escaped injury after crashing off a road near Husbands Bosworth. The VW Polo car ended up in a ditch beside the A5199 Welford Road. Emergency services were called to the stretch of road near the Pincet Lane junction just after 3.30pm yesterday. No other vehicles were involved and he male driver was able […]

Regular police speed checks are to take place on the A6 in Kibworth Harcourt following safety concerns from villagers. Checks by Community Speed Watch volunteers found a high proportion of drivers are breaking the 30mph limit on Leicester Road. The area has become a ‘community concern site’ and will be regularly patrolled by a safety […]

There are safety concerns after council bosses admitted they have no money to replace broken streetlights in Market Harborough town centre. At least ten of the wall-mounted lights are not working meaning some areas are dark, particularly around The Square. The sodium-style lights were installed in the 1980s and are now obsolete, so all 51 […]