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Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a historic pub in Lutterworth. The thatched roof of The Shambles in Bell Street was well alight when crews arrived at lunchtime. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service received numerous 999 calls just after 12.30pm. Eight fire appliances from Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire attended the incident. Nobody was injured, […]

Leicester’s Hospitals have failed in a legal bid to secure money from a massive new homes development near Lutterworth. The NHS Trust took Harborough District Council to a Judicial Review, after its request for £1m of developer contributions was rejected. A High Court judgement today has dismissed the challenge, saying the hospitals had failed to […]

A health and beauty clinic could open in the former Catholic Club in Market Harborough. Plans have been submitted to change to use of the building on Coventry Road, which shut as a social club in 2020. Harborough District Council is expected to make a decision on the application within three months. The closure of […]

Harborough District Council is to receive £1.7m to buy homes for Ukrainian refugees and other families in crisis. It is the only authority in Leicestershire to be part of the government initiative, called the Local Authority Housing Fund. Because the Council does not have its own stock of housing, it will hand the money over […]

A woman has died after being struck by a car in Market Harborough last month. The pedestrian, aged in her 30s, suffered serious injuries in the collision on Farndon Road on the afternoon of January 9th and sadly died in hospital on January 30th. Leicestershire Police say support is being provided to the woman’s family […]

The children’s play area in Market Harborough’s Welland Park will be shut for up to three weeks from Monday – including during the school half-term holidays. The closure is to allow for work to take place to lay new paths and improve drainage. Harborough District Council have apologised for any inconvenience the closure will cause […]

People are being asked their views on plans by Harborough District Council to get tough with private landlords who fail tenants. A new policy would allow fines of up to £5,000 be handed out for failures to comply with various regulations, or not making improvements to properties when ordered to do so. There were 88 […]

A campaigner is calling for more local school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities. It comes after it was revealed that last year Leicestershire County Council spent £13m to transport youngsters by private taxi to their nearest suitable school, nearly three times the spend five years ago. The council say nearly a […]

A Desborough man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court accused of assaulting two police officers. Daniel Stocker, 32, of Gold Street, is charged with two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker and making use or attempting to make use of a firearm, with intent to resist arrest. The charges […]

Police have launched a new appeal for witnesses three weeks on from a crash which claimed the life of recovery vehicle driver in the north of the Harborough District. Tristian Connell, 37, from the Leicester area, was outside of his vehicle when he was struck by an Audi A4 estate near East Norton, just after […]