Market Harborough was brought to a standstill when supporters of a far-right group held an impromptu march in the town centre.
Police cordoned off the High Street on Saturday after several coaches carrying supporters of the English Defence League to a long-planned march in Leicester stopped without warning in Harborough.The protesters held a demonstration in High Street before getting back on their coaches and heading for Leicester to join the main protest march.
The English Defence League (EDL) is an English far-right single issue group which states its aim is to oppose what it considers as the spread of Islamic extremism in England.
Lutterworth Mail