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Harborough District Council is set to offer financial support totalling nearly £40,000 after the government confirmed it would not be supporting residents affected by flooding. Over 70 properties across the district suffered internal flooding on January 6th, the majority in Great Glen and Broughton Astley. They were among over 700 affected across Leicestershire, which prompted […]

Plenty of laughs are guaranteed as events forming part of Leicester Comedy Festival are held across the Harborough District. They begin this evening and run until Sunday, with performances in Market Harborough, Foxton, Fleckney and Lutterworth. The ‘Big Weekend’ will see events at Harborough Market on Saturday night and on Sunday, as the Market Hall […]

A Desborough man has appeared in court charged with murder. It follows the death of 34-year-old Ryan Burton from Corby, who died six days after being assaulted in a park in Kettering last month. Keiton Underwood, 20, made no plea during his brief appearance at Northampton Magistrates’ Court today. He was remanded in custody to […]

Drivers are being warned part of Scotland Road in Little Bowden has been closed to traffic because of emergency repairs to a water hydrant. The stretch between Northampton Road and Braybrooke Road is affected. The work is being undertaken by Severn Trent Water and the road closure will be in place for up to three […]

Police were called to moove-on a herd of escaped cows after they blocked a main road near Desborough. The cattle got onto the B576 to the surprise of passing motorists including Kishan Raja, who took the photo below. Kishan said: “It’s certainly not what you expect to see and nothing I have ever experienced before!” […]

A crash involving two cars blocked a main route in and out of Market Harborough this morning. Police and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the B6047 Harborough Road just after 8.30am. No-one was seriously injured in the crash, which happened at the Gallow Field Road/Leicester Lane crossroads. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire […]

A banking hub is set to open in Market Harborough town centre at the end of this month after a temporary home was found. It will be located on the ground floor of Harborough District Council’s Symington Building, while a search for a permanent location continues. The town was chosen for a Banking Hub – […]

HFM is celebrating 18 years of full-time broadcasting today. The milestone comes after the radio station launched with a live broadcast from The Square in Market Harborough at 11am on February 10th 2007, following a number of short-term broadcasts. HFM is staffed almost entirely by a dedicated team of volunteers and continues to be at […]

BT will host an information event in Market Harborough tomorrow as work begins to switch landlines from analogue to digital. The change is needed because the current 40-year-old system is becoming increasingly fragile and the company says for most people it will be as simple as plugging their home phones into an internet router, instead […]

Details have been revealed of potential sites for thousands of new homes across Harborough. The areas have been put forward by landowners as part of the preparation of a new Local Plan, which will map out where new homes and business areas will be built across Harborough between now and 2041. However, Harborough District Council […]