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Demolition work is underway ahead of new apartments being built in Market Harborough town centre. A former vehicle repair centre at the corner of Abbey Street and Fairfield Road is being flattened to make way for the development. A new two-and-a-half storey building will be built on the site, which will house ten apartments. Planning […]

The number of people shopping at Harborough Market is on the up. Over 84,000 visited last December which is a 20% rise on the same month in 2019. Harborough District Council says overall footfall was also up 5.2% throughout 2023, with all fixed units currently occupied at the Market Hall and casual traders fill remaining […]

A man has died after his car collided with a lorry while travelling the wrong way along the M1 in Leicestershire. It happened between junction 20 near Lutterworth and junction 21 early this morning. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “Officers received a call at 4.32am this morning (Friday 9 February) to report a vehicle […]

There will be plenty of laughs across Harborough when events take place as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival. Performance will start next week in Market Harborough, Foxton, Kibworth and Lutterworth. In Market Harborough, the Market Hall will be transformed into a theatre for the weekend and a brand new show will take place at […]

Harborough District Council is set to delivery a very early Christmas present to residents and businesses. It is proposing to offer free parking again in Market Harborough and Lutterworth on Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas and improve Christmas lights in Market Harborough. The initiative in town centre car parks ran last December to encourage […]

There is flooding in parts of Harborough after the area was battered by heavy rain. A Flood Alert remains in place for the River Welland and River Jordan, with many low-lying areas and roads close to the rivers affected. Pathways in Market Harborough’s Welland Park are underwater after the River Welland burst its banks in […]

A Flood Alert has been issued for the River Welland and River Jordan following today’s heavy rain. The Environment Agency says flooding is likely in low-lying areas and on roads close to the rivers. The alert covers the River Welland through Market Harborough and the River Jordan from Braybrooke, through Little Bowden to Market Harborough. […]

Groups of migrants have been found in the back of a lorries at Magna Park and on the A14. Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the industrial estate near Lutterworth at lunchtime, around the same time emergency services were sent to a service area on the A14 near Kettering. Groups of migrants […]

Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has pledged action is being taken to deal with illegal street racing. Rupert Matthews has spoken to HFM after drivers of around 100 cars were involved in a car meet on the A6 bypass near Great Glen on Saturday night. An eyewitness estimated vehicles were travelling at over 100mph during […]

An appeal has been launched after a mountain bike belonging to a 12-year-old boy was stolen in Market Harborough. The distinctive red Trek bike was taken from the side of a house in Bath Street sometime between 6pm on Tuesday and early yesterday morning. The youngster relied on the bike to get to and from […]