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Plans have been announced for another new housing estate in Fleckney. David Wilson Homes wants to build up to 170 houses of various sizes on 18-and-a-half acres of land to the north of Kilby Road. The submission of a planning application to Harborough District Council comes after the same developer lodged plans last month to […]
Grants totalling £8,000 have been handed to charity and community groups in and around Market Harborough thanks to the efforts of swimmers. Over 100 people took part in the Market Harborough Rotary Club’s SwiMarathon in March and grants from money raised were handed to 16 organisations at a presentation last night. Rotarian Carole Baldam helped […]
Reform UK has chosen its new leader for Leicestershire. Dan Harrison has taken up the position after the party became the biggest group on the County Council at the local elections. The former Conservative county councillor, who represents Ashby, defected to Reform earlier this year and will lead the party’s 25 newly-elected members. Reform is […]
Simon Whelband has been elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative group on Harborough District Council. He succeeds Jon Bateman, who has led the Tories since 2023 and will continue to serve as a councillor. Cllr Whelband has been member for the Kibworths since 2019 and was elected at a meeting of the […]
Harborough District Council has been unable to confirm the destination of over £100,000 of public money. It follows an investigation into Harborough District Leisure Trust, which managed the council’s leisure centres with an external contractor until 2019. At the time the contract ended and before it was wound-up, the Trust had approximately £105,000 in remaining […]
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is organising an event near Market Harborough in a bid to keep older drivers safe. Aimed at the over 60s, it will take place at Langton Community Hall in Church Langton on Friday and focus on things like hazard perception and highway code changes. Kate Garrigan from LFRS’s community safety […]
A housing developer is calling for authorities to do more to help tackle illegal flytipping on an estate in Market Harborough. Household and trade waste is constantly being dumped on land on the Wellington Place estate, forcing William Davis Homes to carry out regular clean-ups. Burnt-out motorbikes have also been left among the mess strewn […]
Events to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in Market Harborough concluded in style yesterday as thousands enjoyed a Party in the Park in Welland Park. The HFM-hosted event saw a host of activities for the whole family, including live music and a Spitfire flypast, courtesy of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flights. Guest […]
A popular member of Kibworth Golf Club has celebrated his 100th Birthday. Bob Loughran from Billesdon marked the milestone with a party at the club, where he still plays regularly. His birthday on May 1st came just before commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Bob began his career in 1939 as an […]
A Market Harborough man has begun a big fundraising challenge. Paul Molyneux is cycling 1,000km on an indoor bike at the Snap Fitness gym in the town. He hopes to complete the distance – the equivalent of cycling from London to Copenhagen in Denmark – in three days, which will coincide with the start of […]
