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The major expansion of a Market Harborough business park has moved closer. Leicestershire County Council has handed in a planning application to build 27 new commercial units at Airfield Business Park off Harborough Road. The current 12 it built at the site a few years ago are all now occupied. The development would cost around […]

Opening hours at recycling and household waste sites across Harborough are reduced from today. The bases in Market Harborough, Kibworth and Lutterworth will shut an hour earlier at 5pm. The new winter hours introduced by Leicestershire County Council also mean from November they will close at 4pm.

An Air Ambulance doctor from Foxton will run this Sunday’s London Marathon in his full flight suit and carrying his kit backpack. It will be the climax of months of fundraising for Scott Castell, after he decided to run 169 kilometres in organised races to raise money for the Magpas Air Ambulance, when the service […]

More cash is being made available to help businesses across Harborough recover from the impact of the pandemic. Applications are being invited as the second round of the ‘Additional Restrictions Grant Scheme’ is launched today by the District Council. It is aimed at supporting firms in becoming more accessible to customers on-line, saving money on […]

Two people were taken to hospital after a crash on the A6 Market Harborough bypass last night. Three cars were involved in the collision on the stretch between the McDonald’s and Rockingham Road/A427 roundabouts at around 6.45pm. Police say their injuries were not believed to be serious – the road was closed for over an […]

Harborough District Council has issued a last ditch call for the rights of residents to be protected if changes are made to the planning system. Government proposals could see some housing developments automatically approved without giving people the right to object or make comments. The authority has already expressed concerns and will raise them again […]

The coronavirus infection rate across Harborough has risen to the eighth highest in England. A large number of cases in schoolchildren aged 10 to 14 has contributed to the increase. Latest figures from Public Health England show the rate per 100,000 people here is 649, nearly double the national average, with 605 new cases in […]

A Tur Langton coffee supplier is celebrating winning three top accolades in a world-wide competition. Jute has been handed awards for three of its coffees in the Great Taste Awards. Over 14,000 products from 100 different countries were considered by judges in the competition, which is seen as the most respected for artisan and speciality […]

The Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough has announced plans to invest a record £3.5m in its facilities. The school wants to build a new state-of-the-art science block and additional restaurant at its base on Burnmill Road. The building would also include additional classrooms as it looks to increase the number of places within its […]

Work to improve fire safety at Gartree Prison is to take place at a cost of around £9m. Harborough District Council has granted planning permission so the Ministry of Justice can replace ageing staircases in three wings as part of the upgrades. The work, due to carried out over the next year, will also include […]