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Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a crash on the A427 which claimed the lives of an elderly couple. The husband and wife aged in their 80s died following the head-on collision near Brampton Ash on Monday lunchtime. Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the crash, which happened at around […]

The population of the Harborough District has risen at one of the fastest rates in the country. New census data shows it has gone up by over 12,000 in the past ten years to 97,600, a rise of 14.3%, which is the biggest jump in the East Midlands. The number of people living in the […]

Police say a motorcyclist involved in a crash with a car in Market Harborough did not suffer serious injuries. Emergency services were called to Coventry Road at around 12.30pm, following the collision near the Farndon Road junction. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told HFM the male rider suffered ‘no life-changing’ or life-threatening injuries’. Coventry Road […]

Issues with the size of cubicles has delayed the opening of new toilets at Market Harborough railway station. The facilities were due to open on Thursday, but final checks by Network Rail revealed the problem. The company says it emerged there is not enough room to allow people to walk past when cubicle doors are […]

Emergency services are dealing with a crash on Coventry Road in Market Harborough. Police say the collision involves a car and motorcycle and happened at around 12.30pm. Officers were called to the scene near the Farndon Road junction by East Midlands Ambulance Service. Coventry Road is closed to traffic between the Welland Park Road and […]

A by-election is likely to be held in Market Harborough following the resignation of a councillor. Liberal Democrat Dominic Fosker has quit his seat in Logan ward after moving to Surrey. It leaves a vacancy for a councillor and if two electors make a request in writing to Harborough District Council, an election will be […]

The controversial redevelopment of an elderly people’s housing site in Market Harborough is set start in December. Platform Housing Group will build 38 affordable homes at Naseby Square on the southern estate, in a project worth £6m. The go-ahead for the scheme was given last year, despite major opposition, including over 800 people signing petitions […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after two people died following a head-on crash on the A427 near Brampton Ash yesterday. A blue Vauxhall Agila car was involved in collision with a blue Renault Master van on Harborough Road just after 12.30pm. The passenger in the car, a woman aged in her 80s, was pronounced dead […]

A Market Harborough councillor who moved to Surrey has resigned. Liberal Democrat Dominic Fosker has stepped down as one of the Harborough District Council members for Logan ward in the town. He last week rejected calls by the ruling Conservative group to quit, but says a campaign urging him to resign has caused a great […]

Leicestershire County Council is warning of potential cuts to services including highways maintenance, waste sites and bus routes it supports. It is having to draw-up new proposals to save millions of pounds due to surging inflation and other national and global factors, which have seen its costs rocket. Previously the council calculated there would be […]