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Residents in the Hfm region served by North Northamptonshire Council are being urged to have their say on plans which could see a charge introduced for garden waste collections. A five-week public consultation on the future of the service has been launched, as the authority considers how to provide it in the future. Garden waste […]
Plans have been announced to build a new care home complex in Kibworth Beauchamp which would create 60 full-time jobs. The 72-bedroom facility for the elderly is earmarked for two acres of land off Fleckney Road, adjacent to The Nurseries. Tanglewood Care Homes, who operate 14 similar homes in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, say the […]
How Police caught a gang responsible for illegal sheep butchery across Northamptonshire is featuring in a new TV show. Over 100 animals were killed during seven months in 2019, including in fields in Clipston, Kelmarsh, Rushton and Welford. Special Ops: Crime Squad UK details the work of officers who launched a dedicated police operation, Operation […]
The Cod’s Scallops in Market Harborough has been named one of the UK’s best ten fish and chip restaurants. It has beaten off competition from hundreds of others to make the list in this year’s Fry Awards. Mystery judges visited each outlet that entered to sample the food and assess key aspects of the business, […]
A drugs courier who dumped a huge haul of cannabis in a country lane near Lutterworth has been jailed for 13 months. Stavros Tsigkos, 30, was being pursued by Police from the M1 last July and turned down the single-track road near Misterton to get rid of the drugs, which had a potential street value […]
A new Police base is to be created in Lutterworth. Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner will fund it, using money provided by housing developers. Officers working in and around Lutterworth have been without a permanent base since 2013, when the town’s police station closed. Currently they use facilities at the Coventry Road recreation ground Pavilion. […]
Grants totalling over £5.9m have been given to over 1,700 businesses and self-employed people across Harborough, to help them bounce back from the impact of the pandemic. The District Council has distributed the government cash over the past year, through a number of support funds and via its own support schemes. Cllr Phil King, Leader […]
Hundreds of items have been donated in Market Harborough to help animals affected by the war in Ukraine. Volunteers were overwhelmed by the support they received on Saturday, when they manned a stall at Harborough Market. Food, blankets, dog leads and animal medical supplies were among items donated, to help pets who have fled with […]
An appeal has been launched in Market Harborough to help animals affected by the war in Ukraine. Many people have fled to neighbouring countries with their pets, but with no supply of food or equipment. To help, a group of volunteers have launched an appeal for donations and will be manning a stall at Harborough […]
The skills of a young Market Harborough racing driver have been noticed by a strategist who worked with the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. Joel Dixon-Coen has just won the winter Total Karting Zero Championship, becoming the first double-champion, after winning the summer competition last year. The 12-year-old Robert Smyth Academy student is […]
