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Over 120 refugees who have fled the war in Ukraine are now staying with families across Harborough and more are set to arrive soon. 122 adults and children have arrived in the District since the conflict began, with a further 81 due to travel here within the next few weeks, after being matched with households. […]

Harborough’s rail users are bracing themselves for three days of disruption later this month. The RMT Union has confirmed its members at East Midlands Railway will join what would be the biggest strike since the 1980s. They are due to walk-out on June 21st, 23rd and 25th in a row about pay, jobs and pensions. Staff […]

Market Harborough’s historic St John Ambulance Station is set to be sold at auction next week. The iconic building on Abbey Street was put up for sale earlier this year, having been the charity’s base in the town for nearly 100 years. Bids are expected to start at £270,000 when the premises is put under […]

A motorcyclist has died after a crash with a car near Lutterworth. The man, aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision on Peatling Road, near Peatling Parva. Police say his black Royal Enfield motorcycle was involved in collision with a red Volvo XC40 just before 9am. An appeal for […]

Men from Kibworth, Thurnby and Lutterworth have been handed suspended prison sentences for their involvement in a drug dealing gang. They are among 20 people sentenced following a major Police investigation into an organised crime group, supplying cannabis and cocaine across the East Midlands. The probe began when officers arrested a man found with a […]

Two men arrested after an armed robbery in Market Harborough will face no further Police action. The pair had been on bail after being questioned about the incident at the Spar Shop on Coventry Road in December, during which staff were threatened with knives by robbers who stole cigarettes. Police say the Crown Prosecution Service […]

A crash involving a car and motorbike has closed the road between two villages near Lutterworth. Emergency services were called to the scene, between Ashby Magna and Peatling Parva, just before 9am. Peatling Road and Ashby Road remain closed. Leicestershire Police have not yet released any more details about the collision.

Plans have been announced to demolish business premises in Market Harborough to make-way for new flats. The proposal is for a new two-storey building on Bath Street, which would house 18 two-bedroom flats. The application by Carpendale Homes Ltd also details a 28-space car park on the site at 103 Bath Street. Harborough District Council […]

A water leak has closed Coventry Road in Market Harborough town centre. The stretch between The Square and Commons Car Park is shut to traffic, while Severn Trent Water works to resolve the issue outside the Baptist Church. A Severn Trent spokesperson said: “Our teams are on site making repairs to a water pipe on […]

A power cut which affected over 7,000 properties in and around Market Harborough is thought to have been caused by an object falling onto overhead lines. The blackout happened just after 7.45am, although the majority of homes and businesses had supplies restored within ten minutes. A spokesperson for Western Power Distribution said: “The power cut […]