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A decision on if new homes earmarked for Leicester will be built in the Harborough District has been delayed again. Councillors last night agreed to defer it for a week, to allow for the assessment of changes to government planning and housing policy – set to be announced today –  which could impact the controversial […]

Councillors will be asked to vote for another delay in making a decision on the plan to allow homes earmarked for Leicester to be built in the Harborough District. The controversial matter was due to be discussed at a council meeting tonight, but members will be asked to defer the decision for a week. That […]

A big clean-up has got underway on the A6 Great Glen bypass in a bid to stop sections of the carriageway flooding. Mud and debris in drainage channels will be removed and gullys thoroughly cleaned. The work, which will also involve clearing litter and cutting back overhanging foliage, is being jointly carried out by Leicestershire […]

Police have arrested a man after a luxury car was stolen from outside a house in Desborough early this morning. The white Mercedes GLC was located by officers within an hour of it being taken from Wedgwood Close at around 5am. The SUV was found 20 miles away in the village of Yelvertoft in South […]

Work is underway to locate an underground cable fault which caused power cuts in Kibworth Harcourt over the weekend. Over 50 premises in the Main Street area were affected by the outages. Electricity was cut for three hours from just after 9.30am on Saturday and for over two hours from 7.30pm yesterday. National Grid is […]

Police have stepped up patrols on the Airfield Farm housing estate in Market Harborough following an increase in anti-social behaviour. Groups of youths have been causing issues; including kicking residents’ front doors, throwing items at windows and damaging property in gardens. Officers say they are working to identify the culprits and are urging homeowners to […]

Posters designed by children have been placed on a temporary footbridge in Kibworth to highlight the dangers of the railway. Youngsters have been learning about the importance of not trespassing, the dangers of electrified lines and how to use level crossings safely, in response to Network Rail carrying out major work to electrify the Midland […]

A man arrested after a woman was found dead at a house in Kibworth Beauchamp has been released on bail. The 26-year-old was questioned by detectives after police were called to an address in Fleckney Road on Thursday morning, when ambulance crews found the woman unresponsive. She was declared dead at the scene. An investigation […]

A man has been arrested after a woman was found dead at a house in Kibworth Beauchamp. Police were called to the address in Fleckney Road at around 7.30am yesterday after paramedics found the woman unresponsive inside. She was declared dead at the scene. A 26-year-old man from Kibworth was arrested and remains in custody. […]

A scientist from Market Harborough will be speaking at the Cop 28 climate summit this weekend. Professor Heiko Balzter has flown out to the global event in Dubai at the request of the UK Government. Heiko is Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures at the University of Leicester and will be part of an […]