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A woman was taken to hospital after a three-car crash near Newton Harcourt this afternoon. Police and fire crews were called to Newton Lane at 12.50pm. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “One woman was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary with minor injuries. “The road was closed while officers and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service […]

A public meeting tomorrow to discuss problems with antisocial behaviour at Little Bowden Recreation ground will now be held on-line. Police and the District Council, who have jointly organised it, say it’s because of the large numbers wanting to attend. Covid-19 restrictions mean any in-person gathering is limited to 30 people. The decision has also […]

Free trees are being offered to schools and communities across the Hfm Region to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year. The Woodland Trust has opened up applications for the second phase of the project, after over 7,000 were sent to 73 organisations in Leicestershire and over 5,000 to 68 groups in Northants, when it […]

A man was arrested after a Police dog found him hiding in a garden in Market Harborough last night. Officers responded to reports he had assaulted a woman and was acting aggressively at a house on Highfield Street at 10.15pm. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “When officers attended, the man had left the scene. […]

Pupils in two year groups at Kibworth Mead Academy have been told not to go into school this week, after some youngsters and staff tested positive for Coronavirus. Those in Years 8 and 9 will be learning remotely until Friday and Year 11 students, who were in school last Thursday and Friday, have also been […]

A plea is being made to parents across Harborough not to put dirty nappies in their recycling. Up to 4,000 are being found every day among the cardboard, glass and plastic, being sorted from recycling bins around Leicestershire. It means whole batches having to be sent to landfill sites because they are contaminated, which in […]

Thieves have stolen plants from floral displays in Market Harborough town centre. Over 20 were taken from planters on The Square sometime over the weekend, leaving the town’s in-bloom team volunteers shocked and disappointed. They have spent the past few weeks preparing the displays to make the town centre look good, after nurturing the plants […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was assaulted in Rothwell early yesterday. The 19-year-old suffered head injuries after being punched by a man, following an altercation near Market Hill just after midnight. He was taken to hospital for treatment and officers say he has since been discharged and is making a recovery. An […]

A man from Desborough who shot a Police officer three times in the face has been jailed for eleven years. Marshall Coe, 40, used a pistol loaded with metal pallets to shoot Sergeant Dave Cayton, who had responded on his own to reports of an incident at a house in Neuville Way on November 20th […]

People living near Gartree Prison fear a car park could be built on green space near their homes. The Ministry of Justice is reviewing options for the land it owns in Stuart Crescent, at the corner of Gallow Field Road, which has around 30 trees on. Residents have mounted a campaign to stop any redevelopment, […]