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Opposition is mounting against plans for a new care home in Kibworth Beauchamp. Over 60 people have lodged objections to the 72-bedroom facility being built off Fleckney Road, adjacent to The Nurseries. The parish council also strongly opposes the plan. Concerns include the building being an eyesore in the countryside location and the plan going […]
Residents in a number of villages have no water or very low pressure after a water main burst. Anglian Water say the leak near Clipston is affecting people there, as well as in Kelmarsh, Arthingworth, East Farndon, Great Oxendon and Lamport. The company says it understands the impact on customers in the hot weather and […]
Market Harborough’s biggest employer has drafted in debt advisors in the wake of the cost of living crisis. Joules, which employs around 400 people at its Rockingham Road HQ, says the appointment of KPMG will help improve profitability, cash flow and liquidity. The clothing retailer issued a statement today after The Sunday Times reported it […]
Harborough’s MP is urging Boris Johnson to leave office immediately. Despite resigning as Prime Minister, he could stay in post for several more weeks until a successor is announced. Neil O’Brien was one of over 50 government ministers to quit last week, stepping down as Minister for Levelling Up. He is backing Kemi Badenoch, the […]
Police are thanking people who shared an appeal after a vulnerable teenager went missing in Desborough last night. A number of officers were deployed to search for the 18-year-old girl, who disappeared from the Rushton Road area just after 8.45pm. The Northamptonshire force shared a picture of her on Facebook and the girl was found […]
Bumper crowds turned out to enjoy Market Harborough’s Classic Car Show yesterday. 300 cars, motorbikes and other vehicles were on display across the town centre, as the event returned in glorious sunshine for the first time in three years. It is estimated around 20,000 people went along to the event during the course of the […]
An appeal has been launched after a car was stolen in Market Harborough early yesterday. The silver Porsche Cayman was taken from outside the town’s Squash Club on Fairfield Road between midnight and 1am, after the thief went into the building and stole the keys along with other items. Police are keen to hear from […]
Thousands of people are set to descend on Market Harborough town centre this Sunday for the Classic Car Show. Over 230 vintage vehicles will be on display, plus live music on the Hfm stage, food stalls and an ‘auto jumble’ sale of second-hand car parts. It will be the first time in three years the […]
A total of £37m has been paid to businesses across Harborough to help them deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The District Council has administered over 15 different support schemes during the past two years, on behalf of the government. Latest figures show an additional £146,000 was given to individuals who qualified for […]
Electricity bosses have apologised after announcing work was to start to provide power to the site of a planned new prison near Market Harborough. An email sent to Parish Councils stated new cables would be laid from a substation on Farndon Road, through Lubenham to the side near HMP Gartree. The company admits it was […]
