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Harborough District Council is set to delivery a very early Christmas present to residents and businesses. It is proposing to offer free parking again in Market Harborough and Lutterworth on Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas and improve Christmas lights in Market Harborough. The initiative in town centre car parks ran last December to encourage […]

There is flooding in parts of Harborough after the area was battered by heavy rain. A Flood Alert remains in place for the River Welland and River Jordan, with many low-lying areas and roads close to the rivers affected. Pathways in Market Harborough’s Welland Park are underwater after the River Welland burst its banks in […]

A Flood Alert has been issued for the River Welland and River Jordan following today’s heavy rain. The Environment Agency says flooding is likely in low-lying areas and on roads close to the rivers. The alert covers the River Welland through Market Harborough and the River Jordan from Braybrooke, through Little Bowden to Market Harborough. […]

Groups of migrants have been found in the back of a lorries at Magna Park and on the A14. Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the industrial estate near Lutterworth at lunchtime, around the same time emergency services were sent to a service area on the A14 near Kettering. Groups of migrants […]

Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has pledged action is being taken to deal with illegal street racing. Rupert Matthews has spoken to HFM after drivers of around 100 cars were involved in a car meet on the A6 bypass near Great Glen on Saturday night. An eyewitness estimated vehicles were travelling at over 100mph during […]

An appeal has been launched after a mountain bike belonging to a 12-year-old boy was stolen in Market Harborough. The distinctive red Trek bike was taken from the side of a house in Bath Street sometime between 6pm on Tuesday and early yesterday morning. The youngster relied on the bike to get to and from […]

Harborough District Council is no longer planning to increase the amount it charges residents in Council Tax. The authority had proposed a rise of 2.99% in its share of bills, but after receiving additional government funding, including more income than expected from business rates, it now plans to freeze charges at last year’s level. It […]

The manager of a dental practice in Market Harborough says government plans to address a shortage of NHS dentists do not go far enough. It has been announced today cash payments will be offered to those who take on more patients, with £20,000 if they are prepared to work in areas where recruitment is a […]

Over 200 solar panels are set to be installed on the roof of Harborough Innovation Centre. They would generate enough electricity to power the building off Leicester Road, which is home to over 50 small businesses. Harborough District Council is set to award a contract for the installation next week at a cost of over […]

A railway bridge in Little Bowden has been named in a top-ten list of those most hit by lorries in the Midlands. The structure on Scotland Road has been struck 18 times since 2014 including twice last year. East Midlands Railway has released the figures as it urges drivers of larger vehicles to fully understand […]