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Over 1,200 people living in the Harborough District have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Latest figures show 2,000 residents are unemployed and claiming benefits – three times the figure before the first lockdown in March. The number includes just under 600 people aged 18 to 24 and over 1,000 aged 25-49. The figures […]
The Coronavirus vaccine will start to be given to people in Market Harborough tomorrow. The Market Harborough Medical Centre will hold a special two-day clinic, as it receives its first batch of the Pfizer vaccine. People aged 80 and over, as well as care home residents and workers, will be among the first to receive […]
There will be no changes to the Coronavirus restrictions in place across the Hfm Region. Leicestershire will remain under the toughest Tier 3 measures, Northamptonshire in Tier 2. The government review of the restrictions was based on several factors, including infection rates and the number of people with Covid-19 in hospital. Earlier this week, Leicester’s […]
Police say no-one was seriously injured after a crash involving four cars on the A6 Great Glen bypass this morning. Officers and East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to the southbound carriageway, between Great Glen and Kibworth at 9am. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told Hfm ‘minor injuries’ were reported. The stretch of the road […]
Pupils at Meadowdale Primary School in Market Harborough have performed a socially-distanced festive sing-song for residents at the neighbouring retirement complex. They sang Christmas songs, including some with actions, to more than 30 residents at Elizabeth Place, who watched over the fence from their balconies and the communal garden. Video: Meadlowdale Primary School Meanwhile, youngsters […]
Firefighters tackled a blaze involving a grain dryer at a farm in Fleckney last night. Crews from Market Harborough, Kibworth and Wigston attended the incident off Kilby Road, along with a specialist technical rescue team from Leicester, after a 999 call was made just before 7pm. Holes had to be cut in the side of […]
A new strategy aimed at improving community and sports facilities has been approved by Harborough District Council. It is hoped it will help provide more opportunities for people to enjoy sports and leisure in good facilities, as demand and population grows. The document will also be used to help unlock funding for clubs and community […]
A decision on whether Leicestershire’s Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions will change is due to be made today. The government is reviewing the ‘Very High’ alert level, although it’s widely expected there will be no change, due to high infection levels in some parts of the county and hospital admissions for Covid-19 patients increasing. The measures […]
Armed-police stand-offs in Market Harborough and near Rothwell were just training exercises. Shocked passers-by watched as police marksmen, some in plain clothes, pointed guns at occupants of a car, before ordering them out holding their hands in the air. Unmarked Police cars surrounded vehicles on Albert Road in Market Harborough and on the A6 at […]
Plans that would have more than doubled the number of homes built across Harborough annually have been scrapped. The government has revised its controversial planning reforms after widespread opposition. It would have seen a computer algorithm set housing targets instead of at a local level, meaning over 1,238 homes for the Harborough District per year, […]
