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A bid to challenge plans for a new housing estate in Kibworth Beauchamp has been rejected by the government. Harborough District Council approved plans for up to 32 affordable homes on land off Fleckney Road last month, despite concerns over traffic and conflict with the neighbourhood plan. The Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government […]

Two Harborough district councillors have left the Liberal Democrat group and will now sit as independents. Councillor Jo Asher, who represents Lubenham Ward, and Councillor Buddy Anderson, who represents Great Bowden and Arden, say the decision follows the coalition losing control of Harborough District Council last month. In a joint statement, the pair said they […]

The main swimming pool at Harborough Leisure Centre is set to remain closed for the rest of today due to a technical problem with water flow. The Learner Pool was also shut earlier, but will reopen this afternoon for Stage 2 lessons. Centre operator Everyone Active says the continued closure of the main pool means […]

Teams are being encouraged to enter a fundraising football tournament in memory of a Market Harborough man. The third annual six-a-side event takes place on Sunday June 14th at Harborough Town Football Club. The event is being organised by the family of Alex Nimmo, who died by suicide aged 27 in July 2022, and will […]

Police were called to Sainsbury’s in Desborough last night following reports of groups of youths stealing items and causing anti-social behaviour. The group fled when officers attended, but two people were later detained and searched. A Northants Police spokesperson said they were called to the store on Cockerel Rise at around 9.15pm and added: “Upon […]

The Principal of Robert Smyth Academy says he is proud of what the school has become as he prepares to leave his role next month. Dan Cleary has led the Market Harborough school since 2018 and is moving on to become Deputy Chief Executive Officer within the Tudor Grange Academies Trust. During his eight years […]

A Desborough man who subjected his vulnerable elderly friend of nearly 20 years to a prolonged attack has been convicted of murder. Samuel Field violently beat 93-year-old Martin Glynn in a cannabis-fuelled attack inside his flat in the town’s Gold Street for over a 10-hour period, before eventually calling the emergency services more than 24-hours […]

Plans for a new Greggs in Market Harborough have moved forward. Approval has now been given for signage and air conditioning units on the proposed store at Welland Business Park, in a new unit fronting Rockingham Road. Planning permission for the single-storey building was granted last year by Harborough District Council, which has also given […]

A man has been charged after police were called to the A4304 near North Kilworth yesterday morning. Officers responded to reports of an injured person beside the carriageway just after 7.30am. A 57-year-old man from Welford is accused of being in charge of a motor vehicle with an alcohol level above the legal limit. He […]

Police are appealing for information following two incidents involving vehicles in Rothwell. In the first, items including bank cards were stolen from a car parked on High Street between 9.20am and 2pm on Saturday. In a separate incident on Connolly Drive, a blue badge was stolen from a car between 10.55am and 11.05am yesterday. Officers […]