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A Market Harborough-based women’s walking group is celebrating after securing £8,000 in funding to launch a new safety-focused programme. Women Only Walks (WOW) will use the money to introduce practical measures aimed at helping more women feel confident walking outdoors, with a focus on activities in Little Bowden. The funding has come from Harborough District […]
By Tess Rushin, Local Democracy Reporter Plans for 150 homes as well as a “multifunctional” green space have emerged for Husbands Bosworth Applicant Catesby Strategic Land Limited has put forward the plans for agricultural land east of Townend Close in the village. Outline proposals submitted to Harborough District Council look to fill almost half of […]
Campaigners say a strong poll result shows clear public backing for a new town council in Market Harborough. In a vote held on Thursday, 4,243 people supported the plans, compared to 685 against. They say the outcome demonstrates the level of support for stronger local representation, with the result now feeding into ongoing consultation being […]
It is feared the damage caused by the large-scale dumping of household waste at a protected site in the Harborough district could be irreversible. Around 30,000 tonnes of shredded waste was found spread across an area the size of a football pitch at Cave’s Inn Pits near Shawell, south of Lutterworth, including in a lake. […]
The Harborough area has a new policing commander. Inspector Chris Day, who has 22 years’ policing experience, has taken over responsibility for the Market Harborough and Wigston Neighbourhood Policing Area from Inspector Liz Perry, who has moved to a new role after three and a half years. Insp Day, who lives locally, says he is […]
Firefighters in Market Harborough will be swapping hoses for sponges this Bank Holiday Monday for a charity car wash. The event at their Fairfield Road station runs from 10am until 3pm and will raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity, while also supporting the town’s Jubilee Foodbank. People attending are being encouraged to bring along […]
Market Harborough has been transformed back to wartime Britain for a 1940s-themed weekend in the town centre. The event today and tomorrow features live music at Harborough Market, vintage vehicles in St Mary’s Place, and a vintage Ferris wheel on The Square. Gail Bates, Market and Events Manager at Harborough District Council, explains more:
Promotion is the prize on offer for Desborough Town tomorrow as they take on Eaton Socon in the South Midlands Division One play-off final at the VPK Stadium. Desborough reached the final with a 1–0 midweek win over Belstone, while their opponents needed penalties to edge past Ampthill Town. The winners will secure a place […]
A fire in the back garden of a house in Rothwell is believed to have been started accidentally. Firefighters from Desborough were called to a property on Glendon Road shortly before 5pm yesterday. They found a small quantity of fencing and a hedge on fire and used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze. Northamptonshire […]
A decision to grant planning permission for a building at an equestrian business in Smeeton Westerby is to be reconsidered after an incorrect map was shown to councillors. The map, displayed at a meeting last week, identified the wrong property on the site on Saddington Road. Harborough District Council says the application for a temporary […]
