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Harborough District Council’s ‘Tip Off’ campaign – which has dramatically reduced illegal flytipping – has won a national award. It was crowned ‘Campaign of the Year’ at the National Recycling Awards, held virtually yesterday. Since being launched a few years ago to increase awareness of fly-tipping, and encourage reporting, it has led to numerous prosecutions, […]
Police are appealing for sightings of a van stolen in Ullesthorpe earlier today. The white Ford Transit, registration number number HW20 JKK, was stolen at around 11am, after the driver left it running while delivering goods. Officers believe the van may have been parked up or abandoned by the thief – anyone with information or […]
A new Covid-19 vaccination centre has opened at Feilding Palmer Hospital in Lutterworth today. It will provide vaccinations for patients registered with the Masharani Practice and Wycliffe Medical Practice, which are on the same site. Some patients of these practices have previously been offered appointments in Oaby, but those who were unable to travel to […]
Over £800 has been raised for an elderly lady who had her purse stolen by a distraction thief in Lutterworth town centre. Hundreds was donated in just a few hours, after an online donation page was set-up following the theft in Church Street just after midday yesterday. The victim, aged 86, was targeted by a […]
The go-ahead has been given for a new business park on the outskirts of Kibworth Harcourt. Ten commercial and industrial buildings will go up on land next to the Priory Business Park, off Wistow Road after Harborough District Council approved the scheme last night. If will create a total of 95,688 sq ft of employment […]
Council officials have made unannounced visits to 75 retail businesses across Harborough to ensure they are complying with Covid-19 rules. The spot checks have been carried in the last week at supermarkets, convenience stores, garden centres, newsagents and chemists. Harborough District Council officers say they found high levels of compliance across all areas and no […]
The Environment Agency is carrying out flood prevention work on the River Welland in Market Harborough. The dredging, de-silting and vegetation clearance operation is taking place on the stretch of water around the Kettering Road and Northampton Road bridges, with large machinery brought in to carry it out. A spokesman for the Environment Agency told […]
Unemployment has dropped in the Harborough District for the first time in eight months. Latest figures show 1930 people were out of work and claiming benefits in December – a drop of 70 on November’s figure. The unemployment figure across Harborough was still three times higher than what it was before the first lockdown in […]
Police officers are thanking volunteers who came to the rescue after two patrol cars got stuck in snow near Tilton on the Hill last night. They had been called after a lorry got trapped on Loddington Road, just before 7pm, and then got stuck themselves. Leicestershire and Rutland 4×4 Response, who have been providing assistance […]
People across Harborough aged 70 and over, or deemed clinically extremely vulnerable, can now book a Covid 19 vaccine, if they have not yet had an invitation for their first jab. Leicester’s Hospitals are offering 1,000 appointments a day, in addition to clinics taking place at GP surgeries. The jabs are being administered at Leicester […]
