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Train services from Market Harborough have resumed after being suspended this morning when a bridge was damaged. Network Rail say the footbridge near Braybrooke was damaged during planned work on the railway in the area overnight. A safety inspection of the structure has deemed it safe for trains to operate again, although there are residual […]

A new independent cafe has opened today in the centre of Market Harborough. Two Old Goats is based in the former home of Aldin’s Tea Rooms on Church Square, which closed in August after trading for nearly 30 years. The business was previously based at the Eco Village, after friends Alison Shakeshaft and Clare Skilling […]

Campaigners have accused the Ministry of Justice of not doing enough to explore alternative sites for a massive new prison earmarked for near Market Harborough. Opponents to the plan say the countryside near the existing Gartree Prison is not the right place for the 1700-inmate facility to be built. The MoJ say other suitable sites […]

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash in Market Harborough town centre. Leicestershire Police say man’s injuries are ‘not life-threatening or life-changing’. His bike was involved in collision with a car on the High Street, near the Bowden Lane junction, just after 8.15am. The incident led to the closure of the High […]

Leicestershire Police say two 15-year-old girls who went missing have been located. Concerns were raised yesterday for the welfare of Miley McCluskey from the Lubenham area and her friend Carly. Both were found last night after being reported missing on Monday. Officers are thanking all who shared the appeal to find the girls.

Police are appealing for witnesses after someone smashed the back window of a car in Desborough and slashed all four tyres. The grey Hyundai IX35 was targeted between 7.30 and 8pm on Sunday while parked on Harrington Road. Witnesses or anyone with information should Northants Police on 101, using reference number 22000573934.

Train passengers are being warned of more disruption as East Midlands Railway staff prepare to stage four days of strike action. There will be no services at all through Market Harborough tomorrow (Wednesday) when members of drivers’ union ASLEF walkout in a continued dispute over pay and conditions. Then on Thursday and Friday, members of […]

Harborough District Council is considering extending powers aimed at tackling anti-social drinking and irresponsible dog owners. Current Public Place Protection orders are set to end soon, after being in force for the past three years. They enable Police to seize alcohol from anyone behaving in an anti-social manner in Market Harborough and Lutterworth town centres […]

Campaigners against a ‘super prison’ being built near Market Harborough have held a protest as a Public Inquiry into the plan begins. Around 50 people gathered outside the District Council’s Symington Building, where an independent planning inspector is chairing the hearing. Campaigners from Gartree Action Group are going head to head with the Ministry Of Justice, […]

A man has died after it’s believed he became unwell while driving in Lutterworth. Emergency services, including an air ambulance crew, were called to Coventry Road early this afternoon. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told HFM: “Shortly before 1.20pm today (Monday 3 October) police were called by the East Midlands Ambulance Service following concerns for […]