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Health campaigners will hold a protest in Market Harborough town centre on Saturday calling on the government to invest more in the NHS. The Save Our NHS Leicestershire and Campaign Against NHS Privatisation groups will gather on The Square from midday, as part of a national day of action. They are calling for a £20 billion […]

Leicestershire County Council has approved a 3% cent rise in its share of council tax. It means people living in a Band D property across Harborough will pay an extra £42.30 a year, taking the authority’s share of the bill to over £1,400. The Council says the increase will help fund key services, including children’s […]

More of the Harborough District’s most historically significant buildings and places are to be preserved for future generations. 16 have been identified as being worthy of inclusion on a new list of ‘‘non-designated heritage assets,’ which are deemed worthy of protection due to their historic, architectural or archaeological interest. The District Council has taken the […]

A South Leicestershire charity worker is preparing to run a marathon with a difference on her Birthday. Jane Holden, from Rolleston near Billesdon, will be running one mile, every hour, for 26 hours tomorrow. She hopes to raise £2,500 in sponsorship to improve cooking facilities at the school her charity runs in Haiti, where a […]

Desborough Leisure Centre has re-opened today after ‘significant damage’ was caused to the roof during the high winds. The facility had been closed since Friday, so the area could be made safe and repair work started. Some outside areas remain cordoned off. A spokesperson for the centre said: “In the interests of safety, the 3G […]

A housing association has withdrawn plans to demolish garage blocks in three Harborough villages, to make way for new houses and apartments. Platform Housing Group had applied for permission to re-develop the areas in Fleckney, Great Glen, Lubenham, Church Langton and Lutterworth. The plans could be re-submitted in the future. Marion Duffy, Chief Operations Officer, […]

Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth has launched a £40,000 fundraising appeal to build a new quarantine and isolation unit. It will allow the charity to treat more sick birds and animals, while preventing the spread of diseases like bird flu, which has increased rapidly across the UK in recent months. Amy Ducker, team leader at […]

A man suffered a facial injury after up to 10 people were involved in a fight at a pub in Rothwell last night. Police were called to the Blue Bell in Bell Hill just at 8.10pm, after reports the brawl had also spilled out into the street. Furniture in the pub was overturned, but officers […]

A fire that badly damaged a barn and its contents in the village of Gilmorton near Lutterworth was started by an electrical fault. Four fire crews battled for three hours to bring the blaze under control at a farm on Gilmorton Road, after being called just after 3am yesterday. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service say […]

Three men have pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the village of Misterton near Lutterworth. They appeared at Leicester Crown Court today, charged with a number of offences relating to an alleged incident in the early hours of January 16th. Vahar Manchala, 22, Ajay Doppalapudi, 25, Rana Yellambai, 28, all […]