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A woman has been taken to hospital after a car overturned on the A6 near Kibworth this afternoon. Emergency services were called to Harborough Road, near the entrance to Kibworth tip, just after 2.30pm. Police say the female driver of the Peugeot was able to get out of the wreckage and is not thought to […]

The Principal of Robert Smyth Academy has praised A-Level students for the way they have coped during a turbulent end to the school year. Teenagers picked up their results today, which were based on predicted grades by their teachers, as they were unable to sit exams because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Dan Cleary says results […]

A retired vicar from Kibworth has completed a challenge that saw him walk the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats around the grounds of the sheltered accommodation complex where he lives. Alan Pyke, 82, covered the 850 miles in 142 days, walking eight miles a day around Stuart Court, from when lockdown restrictions came […]

The first winner of an award launched in memory of a popular Market Harborough businessman has been announced. De Montfort University student Bethany Hunt has been handed the ‘Alastair Campbell Marketing Mentor Award’ after impressing judges. The competition was run by the Ideal Marketing Company, which Alastair set-up. He died in 2019, two years after […]

The impact of the Coronavirus on jobs has seen unemployment in the Harborough District reach its highest level in nearly 30 years. 2,150 people were out of work and claiming benefits last month – more than three times the figure before the lockdown in March – and the highest since 1992. The latest claimant count […]

A large area of barley crop has been destroyed by fire in Welford. Four fire crews and a water carrier were sent to tackle the blaze in a field off Hemploe Road at 4pm yesterday and remained at the scene overnight damping down. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service say the cause of the fire is […]

Market Harborough’s Old Grammar School and Harborough Theatre were lit up red last night. It was part of the nationwide ‘Red Alert’ ‘#WeMakeEvents’ campaign, highlighting the need for urgent government help for the live events industry, following the Covid-19 crisis. The sector is in crisis as venues remain closed, threatening thousands of jobs. A group […]

The drivers of a tipper lorry and van were taken to hospital after a crash on the outskirts of Desborough this morning. Emergency services were called to the B576, at the junction with Brampton Wood Lane, near the Travel Plaza hotel, at 9am. Police say it not thought either of the men were seriously injured […]

The Mercado Lounge in Market Harborough has reopened after being forced to shut temporarily last week when a chef testing positive for coronavirus. Bosses at the café bar say the venue has been thoroughly cleaned and results of other staff tested for Covid-19 have so far all come back negative and those awaiting theirs remain […]

Police were called to stop an illegal rave attended by around 200 people in Market Harborough last night. They gathered in a large field on the Brampton Valley Way, behind the Blackberry Grange housing estate off Northampton Road. A number of officers were sent to the scene after people reported loud music just before 9pm. […]