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Police have recovered a stolen caravan, trailer and two cars from a travellers’ site near Lutterworth. A number of suspected stolen catalytic converters were also seized and a man arrested at Mere Lane, Bitteswell last night. Police had responded to reports the trailer had been stolen from the village of Ullesthorpe just before 10pm and […]

Police accident investigation work is taking place after a serious crash on the A6 between Market Harborough and Kibworth. Emergency services were called at 12.20pm after a motorbike and car were involved in collision. No more details have yet been released. The stretch of road remains closed in both directions between the McDonald’s Roundabout and the […]

Friends of a popular Kibworth man who died from Coronavirus have raised over £30,000 in his memory after completing a mammoth 10-day cycle ride. Ellis White, a former student at Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough, lost his life last February, aged 24. 13 of his friends cycled from John O Groats to Land’s End, […]

The shocking rape and murder of a pensioner from Fleckney and how detectives caught her killer is to feature in a TV documentary. How the appalling crime affected the community will also form part of the episode of ‘Killer In My Village.’ Jane Hings, who was 72, was killed at her home in Elizabeth Road […]

A cyclist is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Illston on the Hill yesterday. The woman in her 30s was taken to hospital by Air Ambulance after the crash on Gaulby Road at around 4.15pm. The male driver of the car, a black Mercedes SLK, wasn’t hurt. Detectives […]

There has been a surge of interest in youngsters wanting to join Harborough Athletic Club following the Tokyo Olympics. The club is now appealing for more junior coaches, as there is a waiting list for 8 to 14-year-olds wanting to get running. Mel Brocklebank, Junior Co-ordinator at the club, spoke to Hfm:     The […]

A big music festival which had to cancelled will take place at Market Harborough showground next year. Leicester’s One Big Weekend should have been held over the past weekend, but issues linked to the pandemic forced organisers, Sue Young Cancer Support, to cancel it. They say most people who bought tickets for this year’s event […]

A car towing a trailer carrying five bullocks jackknifed on the Market Harborough bypass this morning. Police were called the A6 between the Rockingham Road and McDonald’s roundabouts just after 9.30am. The road was closed while the animals – which were unharmed – were transferred to another trailer. Leicestershire Police say no other vehicles were […]

A motorcyclist was injured in a crash with a car on the B6047 yesterday. Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to near The Langtons at around 11am. Officers say the male rider suffered ‘minor injuries.’ The stretch of road was closed between the McDonald’s roundabout and The Langtons while emergency services worked at […]

A teenager who caused the death of his friend after a high-speed crash in a Harborough village has been jailed for 15 months. Brennan Carpenter, 19, was driving at over 80mph when his Ford Fiesta left the road, overturned and came to rest in a brook on Willoughby Road in Willoughby Waterleys. The front seat […]