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People in Kibworth can find out more about plans for 475 new houses in the village at a drop-in event this afternoon. The homes are included in Harborough District Council’s draft local plan – which maps out preferred areas for development over the next 15 years. The event is part of the council’s on-going public […]

A plan to build a solar farm and battery storage system between Kelmarsh and Clipston has been scrapped. Regener8, the firm behind the renewable project, says the decision follows ‘a change in business strategy’. It had launched a consultation with residents about the plan and was due to hold a public exhibition this week. The […]

A charity is to open its first out-of-town superstore in Market Harborough. Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland is moving into new premises fronting Rockingham Road on Welland Business Park. The superstore, which will sell everything from furniture to clothing, will open on April 18th and be run in partnership with Age UK Northamptonshire. It […]

National Grid is working to restore electricity to over 50 homes in Market Harborough. The power went off on the Farndale View estate off Lubenham Hill just after 7am today. An underground network fault caused the outage and repairs are continuing in the hope supplies can be restored by 8pm. A National Grid Electricity Distribution […]

Volunteers collected dozens of bags of rubbish after holding a big litter pick in and around Market Harborough to mark the end of the Great British Spring Clean campaign. Litter Wombles and volunteers from Harborough’s neighbourhood forums were out in force over the weekend, including near B&M on Rockingham Road, the corner of Goward St […]

A trial date has been set for six people – including men from Desborough and Rothwell – accused of murdering a man in Kettering. Keiton Underwood, 20, of Bridge Court, Desborough and Connor White, 25, of Spencer Street, Rothwell are among those charged with the murder of Ryan Burton, who died in January. Mr Burton […]

The popular owner of a scrapyard near Desborough is thanking customers as he retires and closes the business after 40 years. Frank Beale is hanging up his overalls after helping thousands of people dispose of unwanted vehicles and thousands more gather parts, during his time running the breaker’s yard at the old airfield. It’s the […]

Sainsbury’s has apologised for delays in fixing broken streetlights in the car park of its store in Market Harborough. Safety concerns were first raised by customers last autumn about areas of the car park off Springfield Street being very dark at night. The supermarket pledged to act, but as yet no improvements have been made. […]

Harborough’s rail users are being warned of disruption this weekend because of engineering works. There are no direct trains to London, with passengers having to take buses between Luton and Hitchin to continue journeys into the capital. East Midlands Railway is urging people to plan ahead, as it will be the same next weekend too. […]

The families of three people killed in a house fire in Rushton have warned the public not to donate to online fundraising pages in their memory. Emma Conn and her four-year-old daughter Mayci Fox from Desborough and Louie Thorn from Rushton all tragically died in the blaze last Friday. Northamptonshire Police have issued a statement […]