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Plans for a new primary school are included in the next phase of a major housing development on the edge of Market Harborough. The facility, earmarked for land at ‘Overstone Park,’ off Kettering Road at Clack Hill, would have eight classrooms. A planning application handed to Harborough District Council also includes proposals for retail units, […]
A fundraiser from Theddingworth is thanking all who supported her 24-hour dance-a-thon, after it raised over £1,300 – three times the target. Leonie Taylor says she is overwhelmed by people’s generosity, after successfully completing the big challenge, which was live-streamed on Instagram. The money donated will go to charity CRIBS international, which helps refugee women […]
A road in and out of Lubenham is impassable due to flooding. Rushes Lane is blocked where it meets Farndon Road, by the bridge. Drivers are urged to find alternative routes after heavy rain during storm Franklin saturated near-by fields, with water flowing onto the road. Flooding has also affected the Rose Garden area at […]
Fines totalling over £35,000 have been handed out as a clampdown on illegal parking outside Leicestershire’s schools continues. 28 schools in the Harborough District are part of the scheme, that sees camera cars patrolling at the start and end of the day. Drivers caught parking on zig-zag ‘no waiting’ lines are handed £70 fines, with […]
Learn Academies Trust is looking for people who want to make a difference in their local community and who are passionate about ensuring that children receive the best possible start to their education. It needs people to join its award-winning governance team as local governors in one of its 11 primary schools in Harborough, Blaby […]
An investigation is underway after a fire damaged a barn and its contents in Gilmorton near Lutterworth. Four fire crews and a water carrier were called to a farm on Gilmorton Road just after 3am today and worked for three hours to extinguish the blaze. The building, used as a workshop, contained farm vehicles, gas cylinders […]
A plan to rename Leicestershire Police has been scrapped. The majority of people who responded to a survey were against changing it to Leicestershire and Rutland Police. Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews launched a consultation on the idea, to incorporate the neighbouring county it also serves. The Police Federation had criticised the plan, saying […]
A Market Harborough charity can continue running a project which tackles loneliness amongst older people. VASL has secured funding totalling £300,000 over three years from the National Lottery’s Community Fund, for its innovative Community Champions project. Around 70 volunteers support over 100 people across the District through home visits, telephone calls and regular outings. Rohini […]
Police are urging people to minimise travel where possible as Storm Eunice hits the Hfm region. Winds of up to 70mph are forecast and an Amber Weather Warning is in force, meaning there is the risk of flying debris, damage to buildings and trees being uprooted. East Midlands Railway is urging people to avoid travelling […]
A woman Harborough Police wanted to speak to after a dog was attacked has been identified. Officers released a picture yesterday, after reports a Jack Russell was attacked by a German Shepherd in a field between Saddington and Fleckney. Enquiries into the incident on February 3rd are continuing.
