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Voting is underway in local elections across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. The elections are an opportunity for you to select councillors who make key decisions on everything from roads and transport to social care and education. Schools, community centres and churches are among the venues acting as polling stations and you are being reminded to take […]
Harborough Town’s dream of back-to-back promotions is over. It was heartbreak for the Bees who lost 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out, after last night’s Southern League Premier Central semi-final play-off away at Kettering Town finished 0-0 after extra time. Despite the disappointment Mitch Austin’s side can reflect on great season overall – finishing 5th in […]
Harborough Town are potentially just two games away from a third promotion under boss Mitch Austin as they look for a big finish to an amazing season. The Bees make the short journey to face Kettering Town tonight in a play-off semi-final derby, after finishing fifth in Southern League Premier Central. The winners of this […]
Over 1,300 people are opposing the plan to build a new town near Great Glen. All have added their names to a mass objection being collated by campaign group ‘Stop The New Town’ (STNT) Harborough District Council’s Draft Local Plan proposes 4,000 homes for the site at Stretton Hall, with land bordering the area earmarked […]
It’s the final day of campaigning for candidates standing in local elections across the HFM region. Residents will go to the polls tomorrow to elect councillors to represent them on Leicestershire County Council, North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council. Town and parish council elections are also taking place in Northamptonshire. Polling stations will be […]
A fraudster caught red-handed placing money trapping devices on ATM machines in Market Harborough has been jailed for nearly two years. Bogdan Gasparov was arrested after plain-clothed police officers deployed to the town centre on February 15th, having received information cash points outside Lloyds and Santander banks were being tampered with. They discovered the devices […]
A new 5G telecoms mast erected in Market Harborough did not require planning permission. Harborough District Council has confirmed such structures are allowed under ‘permitted development rights’. Some people have branded the 15-metre high mast an eye-sore, after it was installed at the Welland Park Road/Northampton Road junction by mobile operator EE last week. Residents […]
A Market Harborough woman living with multiple sclerosis has hidden 40 knitted heart keyrings around the town to mark MS Awareness Week. Jemma Reddon is inviting people to find the bright orange creations, as part of her continued work to raise awareness of the condition and support the MS Society charity. It’s all part of […]
A pioneering new treatment for prostate cancer is being launched after a Market Harborough man benefitted from it. The patient received Focal Therapy treatment in London and wanted others to be able to benefit from it closer to home. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, approached the Northamptonshire Health Charity which has since raised […]
Firefighters were called to deal with grass ablaze on the Brook Fields estate in Fleckney. Residents spotted smoke rising from the area yesterday evening and called 999. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Our crew from Wigston Fire Station attended a fire in the open, approximately 100m2 in size, on the Brook […]
