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Highway bosses say an issue with the timing of traffic lights on Kettering Road in Little Bowden should be fixed soon. The signals are only allowing vehicles through for a few seconds on the Cherry Tree pub side of the railway bridge, resulting in tailbacks. There have also been reports of some drivers ignoring the […]

Community groups in and around Market Harborough are being invited to apply for a share of £200,000. The cash is being made available by East Midlands Railway through its new Community Fund, which aims to support organisations along the routes it serves. Any group based within nine miles of Market Harborough Railway Station can apply, […]

Two people were arrested after goods were stolen from a supermarket in Market Harborough last night. Police were called to Lidl on Kettering Road just after 7pm, following a report of shoplifting. A 43-year-old man and 32-year-old woman were arrested nearby a short time later, on suspicion of theft from a shop. Both suspects have […]

A watchdog has raised concerns about the continued influx of drugs and illicit items into Gartree prison as well as its ageing infrastructure. The Independent Monitoring Board says drones are increasingly being used to smuggle contraband over the prison walls, with the seeming inability of the Prison Service to identify and restrict such activity. Tim […]

A man has been charged with drink driving after a car crash in Kibworth Beauchamp last night. Police were called after the driver of a Vauxhall Astra left the carriageway on Fleckney Road and collided with a shed in a dog walking field. The crash happened close to the junction with Warwick Road just before […]

Developers want to make design and detail changes ahead of building a ‘Local Centre’ on Market Harborough’s Airfield Farm housing estate. The development off Harvest Road was granted permission last year and will include the area’s first convenience store, as well as a small number of apartments and houses. Davidsons Developments say some of the […]

The main inscription on the War Memorial in Market Harborough town centre is set to be renewed. Weathering since the monument’s installation over a hundred years ago has left the wording virtually illegible and it is proposed to overlay it with the same inscription, hand-carved on slate. Harborough District Council wants to carry out the […]

The start of major work to extend Market Harborough Medical Centre has been delayed. It was due to get underway today with restrictions put in place in the car park of the Coventry Road surgery, but is now likely to begin next Monday or the following week. The staff parking area, which will be closed […]

Radio hams in Husbands Bosworth are running a special event station to celebrate what would have been comedian Tony Hancock’s 100th birthday tomorrow. Hancock was best known for his BBC radio and TV series Hancock’s Half Hour, which included an  episode entitled ‘The Radio Ham’ first aired in 1961. The Gliding Centre Amateur Radio Society […]

National Mills Weekend is being celebrated at the Kibworth Harcourt Windmill. Dating back to the 18th century, it’s the only surviving post mill in Leicestershire and was restored to its former glory in a major project completed last year. It is one of hundreds of windmills and watermills opening their doors as part of a […]