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Plans have been revealed to build a new housing development on the edge of Great Bowden. 38 homes are proposed for around five acres of fields off Welham Road, close to the A6, opposite Hursley Park. The scheme would include a mix of properties, with eight custom-build plots, 12 affordable homes and 18 open market […]

A warning has been issued after fraudsters used the phone number of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) to scam people out of thousands of pounds. Leicestershire Police say that since the start of the year they have received six reports from people who were contacted by someone claiming to be from […]

Harborough District Council has approved a cut in council tax and could become the only local authority in the country to do so. The 5% reduction will save residents in a Band D property £9.16 a year and bring the council’s share of the bill down to £174.13. Liberal Democrat leader Phil Knowles said the […]

Harborough District Council’s Re-Wilding project faces uncertainty after over £700,000 of funding was removed. The move came after budget amendments from the opposition Conservative group were approved at last night’s full council meeting. Ruling coalition members have criticised the removal of funding after the council bought more than 100 acres near Great Bowden for the […]

Harborough District Council’s ruling coalition has suffered a setback after councillors refused to approve its full budget proposals. Amendments from the Conservative opposition — supported by independent and Reform UK members — were passed by 18 votes to 16. The changes include pausing further investment in the council’s re-wilding project, a new £500,000 hospitality business […]

The tip in Market Harborough is expected to be busier over the coming weeks as the site in Lutterworth is closed for repairs. Leicestershire County Council is carrying out concrete repairs at the Household Waste and Recycling site in Morebarns Lane until the end of March, meaning residents will need to use alternative facilities while […]

Market Harborough Baptist Church has reopened today after being shut for more than a month while essential electrical maintenance was carried out. It means services and community events can return to the Coventry Road building in Market Harborough, along with the adjoining café off Manor Walk. Tomorrow, Renew Wellbeing returns to the café, with another […]

The A6 between Market Harborough and Desborough will be closed overnight for the next four days for carriageway repairs. North Northamptonshire Council says the closure will be in place from 8pm to 6am until Friday. The road will be shut in both directions between the Kettering Road junction at Clack Hill and the B576 roundabout, […]

Market Harborough actor Posy Sterling stars in a gripping new TV drama exploring the impact of sewage-polluted water on families and communities. Dirty Business, airing tonight on Channel 4, is based on a decade-long investigation into England’s water companies. Posy told HFM she plays Julie Preen, whose eight-year-old daughter died after contracting E. coli 0157 at […]

A 4×4 caught fire in Husbands Bosworth on Saturday morning. Firefighters from Market Harborough were called to High Street at 10.45am and quickly extinguished the blaze involving a Ford Ranger, which was deemed accidental. The road was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident. There were no injuries.