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Updated plans to guide future development in Great Bowden and Scraptoft have been backed by residents in local referendums. The Neighbourhood Plans set out local priorities for housing, infrastructure and green spaces, while aiming to protect the villages’ historic character. They will help inform future planning decisions. In Great Bowden, 278 residents voted in favour […]
Police are warning people in the Harborough area not to be caught out by fraudsters pretending to be from their bank. An elderly resident in Kibworth Beauchamp was targeted by callers claiming there’d been suspicious activity on their account and asking them to withdraw cash for collection from their home. Thankfully, no money was handed […]
A new RSPCA charity shop is taking shape in Market Harborough ahead of its opening next month. The store on Coventry Road is being fitted out and is due to open on Tuesday, November 3rd. It will support the charity’s Woodside Animal Centre in Leicester and is creating create two jobs, alongside opportunities for volunteers. […]
A former church warden who grew up in Market Harborough has appeared at the Supreme Court as prosecutors challenge the decision to quash his murder conviction. Benjamin Field, 35, was jailed for life in 2019, with a minimum term of 36 years, after being found guilty of murdering 69-year-old university lecturer Peter Farquhar at his […]
Two brothers from Market Harborough are celebrating boxing victories, with Jimmy McCann defending his national title and younger brother Jacob extending his unbeaten record. Ten-year-old Jacob, a pupil at Foxton Primary School, won his second bout last week to maintain his unbeaten record. His coach described it as one of the best performances he had […]
Controversial plans for four thousand homes between Great Glen and Oadby have moved a step closer, following the submission of a planning application. The scheme, which has been likened to a new town, would cover more than 900 acres, with more than 3,000 homes in the Harborough district and the remainder in neighbouring Oadby and […]
One person has been taken to hospital following a two-car crash in Market Harborough. Emergency services were called to Springfield Street just after 11.15am today, following the collision at the entrance to the Sainsbury’s car park. Fire and rescue crews from Market Harborough and Kibworth fire stations attended alongside Leicestershire Police and East Midlands Ambulance […]
Emergency services are dealing with a crash involving two cars that has blocked Springfield Street in Market Harborough. The collision involving two cars happened at around 11am at the junction for the Sainsbury’s car park. Police are at the scene alongside East Midlands Ambulance Service and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service. The road is blocked […]
One of Market Harborough’s oldest independent businesses is celebrating its 140th anniversary. Emerson and Wests, on Northampton Road, has been family-run for five generations and is home to a bakery, delicatessen and restaurant. The business, which employs over 20 staff, also operates an outside catering service. Staff have been marking the milestone with customers, celebrating […]
A friend of a young woman from a village near Market Harborough who was murdered by her former partner has raised more than £10,000 by running 250 miles in nine days. Lucy Parkinson completed the challenge yesterday, with supporters lining the streets to cheer her over the finish line in Tur Langton, where Alice Ruggles […]
