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A man has died in hospital after being seriously injured in a crash on the A14 near Welford on Monday. The 40-year-old was was taken to University Hospital Coventry with serious injuries, but died yesterday afternoon. Police are re-appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage, after the Volkswagen Polo he was driving was involved in collision […]

Husbands Bosworth C of E Primary School is highlighting the importance of farming within its community. It has launched a new ‘Farm School’ initiative to bring farming back into its curriculum and teach youngsters about how important the sector is. The initiative, being backed by Leicestershire Young Farmers, is also aimed at encouraging children to […]

Parents of children with special educational needs have staged a protest today over a lack of school places in Leicestershire. 42 youngsters, including some from the Harborough area, have not been to school since the new academic year started six weeks ago. Campaigner Zuffar Haq organised the protest outside County Hall in Leicester and spoke […]

A man from Claybrooke Magna near Lutterworth has been charged after a crash in Leicester on Monday. Jonathon Ayres, 39, from Woodcutter Lane, is accused of dangerous driving, causing actual bodily harm and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker. He will appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court. Police say the charges relates to a collision […]

More strike action will disrupt train services from Market Harborough on Monday and Tuesday next week. Workers at East Midlands Railway depots, who are members of the Unite union, will walk-out in an on-going row over pay. It will mean a significantly reduced service, with trains only running between 7.30am and 6.30pm. The workers, based […]

There has been an angry reaction after NatWest announced its bank in Market Harborough will close in January. The company says face-to-face transactions at the St Mary’s Road branch have fallen by 64% in the past three years, as more customers use internet and mobile banking. It says just six personal customers use it on […]

NatWest is to close its bank in Market Harborough early next year. The branch on St Mary’s Road will shut on January 11th. NatWest says it has taken the decision because more customers are using mobile and internet banking, with counter transactions at the branch dropping by 64% in the past three years and just six […]

Over 50 small businesses in and around Market Harborough have had their shop fronts transformed thanks to grants totalling more than £115,000. They have helped pay for replacement windows, doors, fascias, awning and signs after up to £3,000 was given to shops that successfully applied to the scheme. It was launched by Harborough District Council […]

Police are appealing for witnesses a driver fled the scene of a crash between Harborough villages which left a man injured. Two cars collided just after 8.30pm yesterday on the Peatling Parva Road between Peatling Parva and Peatling Magna, near Straw Hall, with one then hitting a telegraph pole. The driver of that car was […]

Aldi has hit back after rival supermarket Waitrose objected to its plan for a new store in Market Harborough. Waitrose, which is next door to Aldi’s current store on Springfield Street, lodged a formal objection in August, saying a new Aldi store on Rockingham Road would have a detrimental impact on the town centre. It […]