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The controversial plan to build an ‘expressway’ road near several Harborough villages looks set to be scrapped. It was first revealed two years ago, alongside proposals for 180,000 new homes in Leicestershire over the next 30 years, but has been heavily opposed ever since. Transport bosses say they now won’t be bidding for government cash […]

Northamptonshire Police believe the same person is responsible for a series of arson attacks at farms. There have been three large fires in the past two weeks which have destroyed thousands of bales of straw and hay. The latest were on Sunday at Little Oxendon Farm and off the A43 at Hannington. Officers are linking […]

A Market Harborough coffee supplier has won a top accolade for the second year running. Jute has been handed a 2-star ‘Great Taste’ award for its espresso blend. The world-wide awards are regarded as the most respected for artisan and speciality food producers. Founder Craig Bosworth said: ‘We’re thrilled that our espresso blend won two […]

An arrest has been made after a pedestrian was injured in a hit and run incident in Market Harborough town centre on Friday night. The 21-year-old man was struck by a van on Abbey Street just before 11pm. He was taken to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire for treatment to his injuries, which Police describe […]

People are being urged to have their say on plans to transform Leicester’s hospital services. The £450m ‘Building Better Hospitals for the Future’ proposals includes moving all acute care, such as treatment for severe injury and illness, to the Leicester Royal Infirmary and Glenfield Hospital, where there will be two new ‘super’ intensive care units, […]

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The family of a popular homeless man who was found dead in Kibworth are inviting people to pay their respects during his funeral procession. Stephen Winter, who was known in the village as Fred, was found at the Smeeton Road Recreation Ground earlier this month and his funeral will be held on Wednesday. The funeral procession […]

A fire that destroyed over 2,000 bales of straw bales in Little Oxendon in the early hours of yesterday was started deliberately. Four fire crews tackled the blaze in a large barn at Little Oxendon Farm on Farndon Road, after being alerted just before 3.45am and remained at the scene for several hours. It was […]

A burglar who threatened a man with a knife before stealing his high performance car has been jailed for over nine years. David Bradley demanded keys to the Audi RS3 after smashing his way into a house in Bitteswell, near Lutterworth, just before Christmas in 2018. The 29-year-old, formerly of Wappenbury Road, Coventry, admitted conspiracy […]

Leicestershire Police arrested 40 people and seized cash totalling £38,000 during action to target and disrupt ‘county lines’ drug dealers. The operation last week saw 31 search warrants executed, with three in Market Harborough at properties at Riverside Court off Farndon Road, Jubilee Gardens and Angell Drive. No arrests were made in Harborough, although property […]