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The plan for 2,750 new homes on a massive area of land next to the M1 near Lutterworth is a step closer today. A planning application for the new town development, on 516 acres of fields, has been handed to Harborough Council. It includes two primary schools, employment sites, a country park and other community facilities, […]

A thief stole an elderly woman’s handbag while she was in Market Harborough café bar yesterday. It contained a large sum of money that the 70-year-old had just withdrawn from the Market Harborough Building Society, medication, asthma inhalers, two mobile phones and other items, including a small black book, that she had written down the […]

Concerns have been raised about mental health services across Leicestershire. A health watchdog say long waiting times are unacceptable – meaning people are not getting treatment at a time ‘when they needed it most’. Children with ADHD and autism are waiting up to two years for treatment, and 500 people were waiting for a routine […]

Construction has begun on the major expansion of a business park in Market Harborough – which is expected to create more than 200 jobs. Leicestershire County Council is spending £5.2m on the development, on land at Airfield Business Park, adjacent to the Harborough Innovation Centre off Leicester Road, which will offer a range of industrial […]

A fire that destroyed a car on the driveway a house in Sutton Bassett was started deliberately. Police say two people set the Land Rover Discovery alight and it’s believed they drove off in a white or silver Ford Transit Van. The blaze would have spread to the house on Main Street, but for the […]

A Market Harborough man who stole an 80-year-old woman’s handbag while she was waiting for a bus has been jailed for over a year. CCTV footage showed Tommy Rooney preyed on the pensioner last month, following her around Peterborough City Centre for 40 minutes after she had withdrawn cash from an ATM. After he got […]

South Leicestershire Conservative MP Alberto Costa has resigned from his government post over an amendment he tabled on citizens’ rights after Brexit. He has quit from the unpaid role as parliamentary private secretary in the Scotland Office. Mr Costa’s amendment – which has gained significant cross-party backing – seeks to protect the rights of UK […]

Police are teaming up with supermarkets in Market Harborough to warn about thieves targeting people in car parks. Posters are going up in stores and car parks as part of the campaign, to alert shoppers to the issue and staff will keep a closer look out for potential thieves and remind people about safety advice. […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a crash on the A14, close to the Catthorpe Interchange yesterday afternoon.  (26 February) It happened shortly after 2.30pm the westbound carriageway, near to the junction with the M1 and M6, and involved two vehicles, a grey Renault Master van and a white Mercedes lorry. The […]

Kibworth has been named as one of the worst places in the UK for air pollution. Friends Of The Earth say levels of nitrogen dioxide, caused by vehicle fumes, are alarmingly high on the A6 Leicester Road – ranking it the 4th worst on a list of 71 areas of the East Midlands where national […]