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Nine new apartments are set to be built in Market Harborough town centre, after a plan to bulldoze a former vehicle repair centre was approved. Harborough District Council’s Planning Committee granted planning permission last night, despite over 30 objections from members of the public, mainly around the fact no off-street parking is included in the […]

The plan for 2,750 new homes near Lutterworth will not be reviewed by the government. South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa and Lutterworth Town Council requested the planning application, approved in July last year, be reviewed by the Secretary of State for for Housing, Communities and Local Government, over concerns they had with parts of it. […]

A computer problem prevented councillors making a decision on the controversial redevelopment of an elderly people’s housing scheme in Market Harborough. Planning officers were unable to show slides, detailing the proposal for Naseby Square, at the District Council’s virtual planning committee, held on-line last night. IT staff spend 25 minutes trying to resolve the issue […]

A paratrooper from Great Glen who was forced to quit the army for health reasons says becoming an apprentice electrician has turned his life around. Michael Parr, 28, was discharged from the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment after suffering hearing loss in one ear as a result of firing heavy weapons. He became an apprentice at […]

A man has been jailed for five and half years for stabbing another man in Desborough. Matthew Lee attacked him on Harrington Road on November 6th last year. The victim, aged in his 40s, used his arm to block an attempt to stab him in the stomach and needed hospital treatment for the injuries he […]

Market Harborough-based clothing giant Joules is branching out into gardening and outdoor furniture after buying retailer Garden Trading for £9m. Oxfordshire-based Garden Trading designs its own range of home, garden and outdoor products that it sells on-line and to more than 1000 stockists across the UK. Joules chief executive Nick Jones said: “The acquisition will […]

Volunteers in 4×4 vehicles came to the rescue after a lorry got stuck in snow on the A47 in the north of the Harborough District last night. The HGV got stranded between Tugby and Skeffington just after 7pm, which completely blocked the carriageway and led to a queue of traffic about two miles long. Members […]

Drains are to be cleaned on Scotland Road in Little Bowden, after residents called on highway bosses to act following recent flooding. The River Jordan, which runs next to the road, has burst its banks during heavy rainfall twice in the past two months, and it’s thought some blocked drains have made the issue worse. […]

There are fears increasing parking charges in Market Harborough will badly impact town centre traders. The rise will take effect in April after Harborough District Council’s Cabinet approved the move at a meeting last night. There are concerns the increase will happen at a time more shops and businesses could be allowed to reopen after […]

A teenager has been charged after an incident in Kibworth on Saturday. The 15-year-old, who can’t be named for legal reasons, has been charged with attempted robbery, possession of a knife in a public place and two counts of assault by beating. He is due to appear before Leicester Youth Court at Leicester Magistrates’ Court […]