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The main work on the electrification of the railway between Kettering and Market Harborough will begin on Christmas Eve. Network Rail staff will work throughout Christmas as they begin to install the equipment which will carry the electric wires. Preparations for the £350m project began earlier this year, when vegetation was cleared at the side […]

The plan to expand Gartree Prison has moved forward after the Ministry of Justice submitted a planning application. It means people can now make comments on the proposal for a new four-storey housing block, which would accommodate 247 extra male prisoners, taking the jail’s capacity to around 900. The proposal also includes extending the staff […]

A man has appeared in court after Harborough Police seized cannabis with an estimated street value of £229,000 earlier this year. Stavros Tsigkos, 29,  of Christopher Road in Woodhouse, Leeds, is charged with possession with intent to supply class B drugs. It relates to an incident in July when a number of cannabis plants were […]

Over £15,000 has so far been raised for charity after more than 300 tractors and other vehicles – all decorated for Christmas – toured Lutterworth and surrounding villages yesterday. The Archer’s Festive Tractor Run was held in support of the Air Ambulance and Leicestershire’s MS Therapy Centre, with people who lined the streets to watch […]

A new bus service is to run at peak times to connect Kibworth, Great Glen and Leicester from the new year. Operator Arriva has acted after concerns were expressed following the announcement the frequency of its X3 service, which runs along the same route, is being cut from half-hourly to hourly from January. That would […]

A vehicle has collided with a new roundabout on the A6 near Market Harborough, just a week after it opened to traffic. The pick-up truck crashed into signs and came to rest up a bank in the early hours of Saturday. Police were alerted to the incident just after 2am and say the driver was […]

Hay bales were deliberately set on fire near East Farndon on Saturday evening. Firefighters were called to deal with the blaze in a yard off Lubenham Road just before 7pm. The crew from Desborough quickly extinguished the fire and were able to prevent it from spreading to other bales and equipment using drag forks. Police […]

A Market Harborough gym shuts its doors for the final time today. More Fitness, thought to have around 400 members, is closing its base on Rockingham Road after just over two years, blaming the decision on struggling to attract new customers. It’s understood three members of staff are losing their jobs. Jack Garner, Contract Manager […]

A milestone has been reached in the construction of a new electricity substation near Desborough which will play a key role in the electrification of the railway. Two large transformers have been installed on the site adjacent to the A6, after construction work began earlier this year. Luke Sewell, project engineer at National Grid, spoke […]

A man has had to have his eye socket re-built after being seriously assaulted in Market Harborough. The 26-year-old continues to receive hospital treatment after being struck to the ground and kicked in the face during the attack, which left him with a fractured eye socket. It happened behind the Kings Head pub on King’s […]