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Developers have been allowed to delay the opening a link road through a Market Harborough housing estate until August. Harborough District Council has agreed to the move after hearing safety would otherwise be compromised, with construction traffic frequently crossing the road as house building continues on the Airfield Farm estate. The council’s planning committee approved […]

A lorry driver has crashed into a hotel near Desborough. The vehicle collided with an area at the front of the Travel Plaza on the B576 Harborough Road, just before 2.15pm. The driver was trapped in the cab of the vehicle and was extricated by firefighters, before being placed in the care of East Midlands […]

Plans have been announced to build a multi-million pound Anaerobic Digestion Plant on the outskirts of Great Bowden. The green energy facility is proposed for the site of a former Mushroom Farm on Welham Lane, which has stood derelict for over 20 years. It would see maize, straw and chicken manure used to produce bio-methane, […]

Dog owners are being urged to keep pets on leads near livestock after a flock of sheep were attacked in Market Harborough. It is understood one of the animals died from its injuries, following the incident in fields behind Willow Crescent last Friday morning. Harriet Ranson from the National Farmers Union told HFM the message […]

Montsaye Academy in Rothwell has been branded ‘inadequate’ by inspectors who have raised a number of serious concerns about the school. Ofsted says the quality of education provided is inadequate and safeguarding arrangements are ineffective – putting some pupils at risk. Inspectors visited in November and found the poor behaviour of some pupils leaves others […]

The start of work to build a massive new prison near Market Harborough is moving closer. The Ministry of Justice is preparing to submit a planning application detailing the finer points of the development, after permission for the 1700-inmate jail was controversially granted by government last year. A new consultation has been launched asking for […]

Burglars smashed their way into a Market Harborough shop before trying to force open a safe. They used a large slab to break glass in the front door of food store Cook in St Mary’s Place late on Saturday or during the early hours of Sunday. The intruders then emptied cupboards in an office area […]

Police are investigating a spate of criminal damage in Market Harborough town centre. A bench was ripped out of the ground and thrown into the river and a Naseby Battlefield interpretation board damaged beyond repair. The bench was located on the Millennium Mile opposite the Memorial Gardens, while the board was on High Street, near […]

Three people were arrested after fleeing from a stolen car when it was abandoned in Desborough. Police descended on Harborough Road on Saturday morning after the driver of the Honda CRV pulled over near the Bear Way junction, having earlier failed to stop for officers. The vehicle had been stolen from Wellingborough earlier that morning. […]

There is going to be more disruption to train services from Market Harborough because of strike action. The drivers’ union Aslef has announced it will stage a series of walkouts and introduce a new overtime ban from the end of the month, in their long-running dispute with operating companies over pay. Union members at East […]