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Over 1,000 people have signed a petition urging Harborough District Council not to accept over-spill housing from Leicester. Councillors will vote next week on whether or not to agree to the move, which would see over 1500 additional homes going up locally over the next 13 years – on top of Harborough’s own housing target. […]

People in Market Harborough have expressed their sadness the town’s Wilko store is to close. The shop in St Mary’s Place will shut its doors for good on Sunday, with all 24 members of staff losing their jobs. It will be one of the first of 400 Wilko stores to close, after administrators were unable […]

The Jubilee Foodbank in Market Harborough has launched an urgent appeal for donations as it struggles to cope with increased demand. The charity has seen a massive increase in referrals for food parcels in recent weeks, from people in all age groups and all circumstances, which has depleted their food stores faster than usual. Emma […]

Market Harborough’s Wilko store will close on Sunday with all 24 members of staff to be made redundant. The shop in St Mary’s Place will be one of the first to shut its doors for good, after administrators were unable to find a buyer for the homeware retailer. Workers were told the news yesterday and […]

A driver has been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a ditch on the A5199 near Welford this afternoon. The man aged in his 30s was trapped inside the vehicle and released by firefighters, following the collision just before 2pm. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service told HFM crews from Rothwell […]

The construction of a new business park in Kibworth is getting underway. Ten industrial units will go up on the eleven-acre site off Wistow Road, which will be known as Beauchamp Business Park. Groundworks were carried out on the site last year and now building work will start. The business park is set to open […]

Two Leicestershire firefighters have arrived in Morocco to help search for survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake. They are among a team of 60 UK search and rescue experts who were flown out last night, along with four search dogs and specialist equipment. More than 2,500 people are known to have died following the earthquake. […]

Fears of job losses in Market Harborough have intensified after a union said all Wilko stores will close by early October. The GMB says redundancy is now likely for all 12,500 workers at the retailer’s 400 stores nationwide, after talks over a rescue deal collapsed. The owner of HMV had been in discussions to buy […]

Business owners in Market Harborough will meet the leader of Harborough District Council tonight. It is the second meeting following July’s religious festival at the town’s Showground, which traders say they should have been given more notice about. The private event attended by over 2,000 people passed off without incident, but a number of businesses […]

More electric vehicle charging points are set to be installed across Harborough after the county council was awarded over £3.1m of government funding. It will pay for up to 2,500 more in Leicestershire over the next seven years. There are just over a 1,000 electric and hybrid vehicles on the Harborough’s roads but currently only […]