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Police are appealing for witnesses after a car crashed into a bridge on the A6 between Market Harborough and Kibworth. The male driver was taken to hospital following the collision near the West Langton Road junction, just before 7.15pm on Friday. Officers say his injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing. The road was […]

It is understood the owner of high street brands including Phase Eight and Hobbs is exploring a bid to take control of Joules. Sky News has learnt that The Foschini Group (TFG) had been in discussion with the Market Harborough-based fashion retailer for several weeks prior to it calling in administrators, about investing in the […]

Police are questioning three people after a man was stabbed at a pub in Broughton Astley on Saturday night. The victim was taken to hospital with injuries described as not life threatening following the attack just before 10.15pm at the premises on Coventry Road. Three men aged 18, 19 and 20 were arrested yesterday on […]

A warning has been issued after a Market Harborough school pupil was followed by two men in a van who had their faces covered. It happened as they were walking home from Robert Smyth Academy along Fairway, off Fairfield Road between 3.20pm and 4pm yesterday and involved a grey van. Students have been told about the […]

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is drawing up contingency plans in case firefighters strike. Members of the Fire Brigades Union are being balloted nationally on whether to walkout after rejecting a 5% pay rise. If they vote in favour, walk-outs could begin in the new year. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service told […]

An 11-year-old piece of Prince William’s wedding cake made by a baker from Fleckney is set to sell for hundreds of pounds at auction. The slice was part of Fiona Cairns’ amazing eight-tier fruit cake made for his wedding to Kate Middleton in 2011 and could fetch between £400 and £600. It’s been kept in […]

Concern has been expressed nothing has yet been done to improve air quality in Kibworth. It is over five years since Harborough District Council declared an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) along part of the A6, because levels of nitrogen dioxide caused by vehicle fumes were breaching approved limits. Improvements to three key junctions onto […]

A fault with an overhead pylon caused a power cut which affected over 1,800 homes and business in Market Harborough last night. National Grid say it was able to restore supplies to 1,200 properties within 15 minutes of the blackout at 9pm and the remainder by 9.30pm. The Leicester Road, Coventry Road and Lubenham Hill […]

Administrators say they are ‘optimistic’ they will be able to secure a future for Market Harborough-based Joules. They were appointed yesterday putting over 1,600 jobs at risk, including around 400 at the fashion retailer’s HQ on Rockingham Road. Operations in Market Harborough, at all the firm’s 132 shops and on-line will continue as normal, while […]