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A meeting has taken place between a housing developer and council bosses over continued illegal fly-tipping on a new homes site in Market Harborough. The talks came after William Davis Homes called for authorities to do more to help them deal with the issue on the Wellington Place estate. Operations director David Dodge said: “We […]

A new pétanque court has been officially opened in Market Harborough’s Welland Park. The piste near the café was created after the Harborough Welland U3A group approached the district council about a lack of provision to play the popular French boules game in the local area. Kev Millard, co-ordinator of the U3A’s pétanque group, told […]

A big arts and culture festival launches near Market Harborough today. Famous names from the worlds of music, art, theatre and comedy will all feature at the Nevill Holt Festival, which will run until June 22nd. Musical highlights include a six-night run of Cosi fan tutte by Opera North, the King’s birthday prom, and a […]

Horse owners and riders can help protect their equipment at a free tack marking event in Market Harborough tomorrow. (Saturday) Northamptonshire Police have teamed up with Welland Valley Feeds to host it at their base on Rockingham Road between 10am and 2pm. The event is in support of Operation Gallop, which is a national police […]

A town council could be created in Market Harborough ahead of likely local government re-organisation. Unlike other parts of the district, Market Harborough is ‘un-parished,’ meaning it is directly managed by Harborough District Council. However, HDC would be abolished and replaced with a larger unitary authority if the shake-up goes ahead. Having a town council […]

Firefighters have performed an unusual rescue after a bat got tangled up in a fishing line in Great Bowden. The mammal was spotted in difficulty up a tree off Leicester Road, near the Grand Union Canal. Staff at Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth were made aware of the bat’s plight and then called Leicestershire Fire […]

Major restoration work to Market Harborough’s historic Symington Building will begin next month. The nine-month project costing £1.1m will see upgrades to external masonry, windows and the roof of the premises on Adam and Eve Street. The former corset factory, built in 1889, serves as Harborough District Council’s HQ and is also home to the […]

A watchdog has raised concerns about increasing violence at Gartree Prison and the crumbling fabric of the jail near Market Harborough. The Independent Monitoring Board report highlights the creaking infrastructure of the aging jail, which houses over 550 male prisoners. It states prisoner-on-prisoner assaults tripled during the reporting period to 75, while 55 members of […]

The government will not review a controversial decision to cut the number of affordable homes on a major development near Lutterworth. The multi-million pound Lutterworth East scheme adjacent to the M1 was approved in 2020 to create 2,750 homes, 40% of which were to be ‘affordable’. However, Harborough District Council approved plans last year to […]

A new ‘friendship park’ has been officially opened in Market Harborough town centre. Harborough District Council spent £45,000 transforming an overgrown area on Northampton Road, which had become a magnet for anti-social behaviour. Volunteers helped plant trees and thousands of bulbs at the new green space adjacent to the Market Hall, which includes benches. The […]