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Market Harborough tip has re-opened after a huge swarm of bees forced its closure this morning. The Recycling and Household Waste Site on Riverside was shut as a precaution after staff spotted thousands of bees settled across an area close to parking bays. Leicestershire County Council alerted a bee keeper, but the swarm took off […]

New bus services will be launched in Market Harborough next week. Four new circular routes will operate in and around the town from Monday, as part of the ‘Harborough Connect’ network being introduced by Leicestershire County Council. The services will be operated by Centrebus and be known as HC 1, 2, 3 and 4 – […]

New rapid electric vehicle charging points are planned for Market Harborough. EV infrastructure firm InstaVolt Ltd has applied for planning permission to install two charging stations in the car park of Three Manors Retail Park, off Rockingham Road. Harborough District Council will consider the application.

A shoplifter who stole items worth over £240 from Boots in Market Harborough has been jailed for 18 weeks. Andre Hackshaw targeted the shop in St Mary’s Place earlier this month. The 45-year-old from Lincoln Street in Leicester pleaded guilty to the theft on May 13th and seven other theft charges, relating to shops in […]

A crashed car has been placed outside Kibworth Fire Station as part of a new hard-hitting road safety campaign. The staged road traffic collision outside the Fleckney Road base aims to promote safe driving habits, following several serious collisions on rural roads in the Harborough area, attended by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service. The display […]

A utility company has reiterated its pledge to put new pavement slabs down in Market Harborough after replacing them with tarmac last year. It is over seven months since the area on Church Square in the town centre was branded ‘unsightly’ following emergency repairs by National Grid. At the time the electricity infrastructure firm said […]

A new country park could be created on the Wellington Place estate in Market Harborough. Developers want to use five acres of land off Leicester Road that was previously earmarked for sports pitches. Davidsons Group say the facility would make a better contribution to the area, with the pitches plan proving difficult. Documents submitted to […]

Police say no-one was seriously injured after a crash on the A47 in Houghton on the Hill yesterday afternoon. Two vehicles were involved in the collision on Uppingham Road, at the junction with Main Street and Ingarsby Lane, just after 2.20pm. The road was closed while the incident was dealt with.

Police are appealing for help to find a 16-year-old girl missing from Lutterworth. Officers are concerned for the welfare of Grace Nicolaou, who was last seen at 8.15pm on Saturday at the Haymarket Bus Station in Leicester, having been to the Fosse Park shopping complex. A photo of Grace has been released along with a […]

An Olympic gold medallist has been awarded the Freedom of the Harborough District in recognition of her sporting achievement. Lauren Henry MBE, 23, from Lutterworth, won gold for Team GB in the women’s quadruple sculls rowing at the Paris 2024 games. The Freedom of the District is the highest honour the council can bestow and […]