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A fundraising appeal launched in memory of a popular Market Harborough coffee shop owner has smashed its initial target. The wife of Raj Aggarwal pledged to raise £100,000 in his name for the NHS, a cause which was close to his heart, and the total has now surpassed that. Raj from Great Glen, who ran […]

A driver was rescued after intense rainfall caused flashing flood in the centre of Fleckney. A month’s worth of rain fell in the village in less than two hours yesterday afternoon, leading to water about 3ft deep forming on part of the High Street, near the duck pond. A specialist water rescue team from Market […]

The government minister who will rule on if a massive new prison will be built near Market Harborough is being urged to visit the site. Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, is due to make an announcement next month on if the controversial plan for the £300m jail will go […]

Rural businesses across Harborough are being urged to apply for a share of £120,000 to help them grow. Grants of between £5,000 and 20,000 are being made available through a scheme being launched by the District Council, after it received funding from the government’s through the Rural England Prosperity Fund. The scheme spans across four […]

The mother of a Leicestershire toddler has paid tribute to her daughter who died in a crash. Two-year-old Oria Henry from Leicester was travelling in a car being driven by her father, when it was involved in collision with a lorry in Lincolnshire on Sunday afternoon. Oria died at the scene and Police have since […]

A Lutterworth man has admitted attempted murder after stabbing a woman at a house in Blaby. The victim, aged in her 20s, suffered multiple stab wounds and was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. Appearing at Leicester Crown Court, Kane Brooks, 24, of Feilding Way, also pleaded guilty to the unlawful wounding of an 18-year-old […]

Work has begun to demolish two bridges over the railway in West Langton. Network Rail is flattening the structures over the tracks on farmland off West Langton Road, to provide clearance for when wires are installed for the electrification of the railway. The unused bridges will not be replaced and temporary traffic lights are in-place […]

Residents in two Harborough villages were left without electricity after a truck collided with an overhead power line. Over 350 properties in Claybrooke Parva and Claybrooke Magna were affected by the outage, following the incident at around 4.30pm yesterday. National Grid say the cables were brought down by a ‘grab lorry’ on land off the […]

The plan to build new accommodation for the homeless in Market Harborough town centre has been put ‘on hold’ amid spiralling costs. The cost of the project has risen to over £2m – more than double the amount initially budgeted by Harborough District Council – and the scheme will now be subject to a complete […]

Harborough District Council’s Enviro-Crime team is appealing for information after construction materials were dumped in a country lane. The fly-tipping, mainly consisting of masonry, was discovered yesterday on Gaulby Lane in Houghton on the Hill. Anyone with information is urged to email details to tipoff@harborough.gov.uk.