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Some lockdown measures in Leicester are being eased from Monday, while restrictions in Oadby and Wigston have been lifted. Pubs, cafes and restaurants in the city can reopen along with hairdressers, cinemas and museums, but restrictions on social gatherings will remain in place. The borough of Oadby and Wigston is now completely out of local […]
Firefighters are appealing for people to ‘drive reasonably’ after an impatient driver got stuck between two fire engines at the scene of a blaze in Scraptoft. The Mercedes squeezed past one by going onto the grass verge on the single-track Covert Lane, but then got stuck between the other appliance and an ambulance. Crews were […]
A giant beach is coming to Market Harborough’s Showground next month as part of a big new event! The week-long ‘Harborough Beach Fest’ will also include fairground rides, a pop-up cafe and bar, summer market, live music and fireworks. It will take place between Tuesday August 25th and August 31st and although a ticketed event, […]
Much-needed resurfacing work costing £2.2m is to be carried out on the A6 Market Harborough bypass this autumn. It will take place on stretch from the Rockingham Road roundabout to the Leicestershire-Northamptonshire border just past Clack Hill. Leicestershire County Council has been handed cash from the government’s ‘local highways maintenance challenge fund’ to pay for […]
Police investigating an allegation of sexual assault on a woman in Market Harborough say enquiries have established it did not take place in the Great Bowden Road area. Officers also say there is no on-going risk to the public. The graveyard of the disused St Mary in Arden Church on Great Bowden Road was cordoned […]
Harborough Council is demanding to be involved in plans for any future ‘local lock-downs’ that would impact the District. There was no consultation before the measure was introduced in Leicester and its suburbs earlier this month. Bosses say such decisions have a clear impact on areas just outside the zone and its crucial they are […]
Leisure Centres in Market Harborough and Lutterworth will re-open on Saturday after being shut for four months. Initially gyms and group exercise sessions will be available, with pools re-opening on August 20th for bookable lane swimming. Swimming lessons will re-start on August 22nd. The announcement comes after Harborough Council agreed to provide cash support to […]
Tributes are being paid to the Director of Brooke House College in Market Harborough, who has died aged 77. Donald Williams had overseen the college’s development since 1967 and passed away on Friday, just a day after he and wife Joan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The College has paid this tribute: “Donald was Brooke […]
The go-ahead has been given for 2,750 new homes to be built near Lutterworth. They will go up on over 550 acres of farmland adjacent to the M1, after councillors narrowly approved the plan last night, despite hearing of a number of concerns. The so-called ‘Lutterworth East’ development is the largest scheme of its kind […]
A Market Harborough woman is urging people to be tolerant towards those exempt from wearing face coverings in shops. Those with certain physical or mental illnesses and disabilities do not have to cover up and can display an official card if they wish, so other people are aware. Lisa Parratt has a mental health assistance […]
