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Unemployment across Harborough has fallen for a tenth month running and is now the second lowest in Leicestershire. 1,120 people were out of work and claiming benefits last month, 15 fewer than in December. 600 men and 525 women living in the District are looking for work, the largest proportion aged 25 to 49. Figures […]

Independent businesses across Harborough are being offered a year’s free membership of the Federation of Small Businesses. The District Council is launching the initiative to help them access vital support, as they continue to recover from the pandemic. Membership includes free business banking, 24/7 legal advice, HR support, tax guidance, plus insurance and financial help. […]

Police say nobody was injured after a two-car crash on the A427 near Dingley this morning. Officers were called to Harborough Road just before 7am, after one of the vehicles then left the road and collided with a hedge. It happened close to the turn for the racecourse. The road was closed for a time […]

Residents in the Hfm region served by North Northamptonshire Council could soon have to pay to get garden waste collected from their homes. The service is currently free for people living in areas previously served by Kettering Borough Council, like Desborough and surrounding villages, although the new unitary authority is considering introducing a charge this […]

Harborough’s MP says ‘all possible measures’ must be put in place to ensure there is no repeat of what happened in Fleckney yesterday. A tipper truck crashed into a house opposite the entrance to a new homes site on Leicester Road, causing serious damage and leaving a gaping hole in the front of it. Just […]

Police are continuing to target illegal drivers by seizing an average of three vehicles a week on roads across the Harborough District. 18 have so far been towed away this year, after officers found people behind the wheel who were not insured, or had no driving licence – all of which were reported for prosecution. […]

Maintenance work has begun on the historic swing bridge over the canal in Foxton. The Canal and River Trust needs to improve the tracks and mechanism of the historic structure on Swingbridge Street, to make it easier to operate. The road is closed to traffic this week, while the work takes place. A spokesman for […]

35 new trees have been planted around a recreation ground in Market Harborough to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year. The District Council has planted a mix of different varieties at Burford Green on Western Avenue, including five specially-named Queen Elizabeth Acer trees. Other improvements for the area are also being discussed. Cllr Jonathan Bateman, […]

A man has died after the van he was driving crashed off a road in Great Glen and came to rest in a brook. The passenger, a woman, suffered serious injuries and remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital. The crash happened on London Road at around 9.45pm yesterday, as the Ford Transit […]

A stolen puppy has been found dead in a village near Lutterworth. The body of Fudge, a four-month old Cocker Spaniel, was discovered in a wooded area in Gilmorton yesterday afternoon, four days after he was taken from a car at Fosse Meadows Country Park near Broughton Astley. The puppy was taken from a crate […]