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A group of illegal immigrants found in the back of a lorry near Lutterworth a week ago were from North-East Africa. 20 people including three children from Eritrea were discovered in the trailer of the HGV at the Magna Park industrial estate. The Home Office has released more details and a spokesperson told HFM: “On […]

A charity supporting people in Market Harborough who have lost loved ones to suicide will be able to offer more support thanks to a fundraiser. £4,750 has been presented to SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide) after a sponsored 13-mile walk round the town. 15 people were part of the event organised by Carole Tilley, […]

Food waste collections are to be introduced across Harborough. The District Council has begun planning for them following the government’s new requirement for all local authorities to provide such a service by April 2026. The cost of the scheme, including providing storage caddies to households and purchasing new collection vehicles, is set to be fully-funded […]

A specialist sniffer dog helped uncover a large quantity of illegal vapes and tobacco in Lutterworth. Leicestershire Trading Standards executed warrants at an unnamed shop in the town and associated residential premises yesterday. Supported by Police, the products were found in the shop and in a concealed room at the other premises and all were […]

Over £3,000 has been raised to support the family of a Desborough teenager who died in a car crash at the weekend. Reece Armer was sadly pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on the B576 Harborough Road in the early hours of Sunday. The 19-year-old’s family described him ‘a wonderful young man with […]

Hundreds of residents are opposing the building of an Anaerobic Digestion Plant near Great Bowden. Over 600 people have signed a petition against the development and 280 objections have been lodged with Leicestershire County Council, which will consider the plan. The multi-million pound plant is earmarked for a former mushroom farm on Welham Lane and […]

The go-ahead has been given for over 200 solar panels to be installed on the roof of Harborough Innovation Centre. The green project will save Harborough District Council over half-a-million pounds in energy costs over 20 years and cut carbon emissions at the building on the outskirts of Market Harborough by 16 tonnes a year. […]

A four-month road closure is likely to be extended after work to replace a rail bridge near Newton Harcourt was halted. Newton Lane has been shut since last October and was due to re-open on March 1st. Network Rail says the ‘temporary pause’ is needed so final details of the highway design can be discussed […]

The Air Ambulance service serving Leicestershire and Northamptonshire experienced its second-busiest year ever during 2023. Crews responded to over 3,800 lifesaving missions with medical incidents amounting to the highest number of call-out, followed by road traffic collisions. The charity which launched 20 years ago relies on public support to keep its two helicopters in the […]

A showcase event will take place in Market Harborough following the success of an appeal to help teenagers struggling with the cost of outfits for school proms. Over 250 dresses, suits, shirts, shoes and other items have been donated to Welland Park Academy in the past six months. All be put on show at the […]