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Cllr Lesley Bowles has been elected as the chairman of Harborough District Council for the next year. She takes over from Graham Spendlove-Mason and will support charities in the District supporting people with Dementia during her year in office. Cllr Derek Evans has been appointed vice chairman.  

Harborough organisations that work to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour are being given the chance to apply for a share of £250,000 Police and Crime Commissioner, Lord Willy Bach, is inviting applications for grants of up to £25,000 from his Crime Prevention Fund. The cash can be used to support existing or new projects. More […]

Former Harborough MP Edward Garnier has been nominated to be a new Conservative Peer. He’s one of 9 Tories set to sit in the House of Lords if the list is approved by The Queen. Sir Edward stepped down as Harborough’s MP at last year’s General Election after 25 years.

Work’s begun on a major upgrade of facilities at Harborough Town Football Club. A new all-weather 3G pitch is being installed at Bowdens Park, with the previous main grass pitch now dug up to make way for its installation over the next few weeks. Funding totaling £800,000 is paying for the ground improvements, which also […]

A pan left on the cooker caused a fire in the kitchen of a house in Market Harborough on Saturday morning. Fire crews were called to Bath Street just before 11am after neighbours reported smoke coming out of windows and a smoke alarm sounding. The blaze was quickly put out although smoke damage was caused.

Market Harborough Chess Club is celebrating a double victory as both teams were crowned winners of their respective divisions. The first team went throughout the season unbeaten and confirmed the Leicestershire and Rutland Division Three title with a total of 25 points from a possible 28. Earlier this year the club announced a 50 per cent […]

A new train timetable has come into force meaning there is no longer a direct train service from Market Harborough to Bedford or Luton during peak periods. East Midlands Trains say the decision is linked to the upgrade programme on the Thameslink Railway.  There are some other minor changes to departure times from Harborough.

New plans costing £7m have been unveiled to expand a Market Harborough business park. It would see the Airfield Business Park, off the B6047 Harborough Road, extend by 80,000 sq ft, to offer a wide range of premises for companies looking to expand. Leicestershire County Council is behind the proposal, which it’s thought will initially […]

A new CCTV camera has been installed in Market Harborough in a bid to boost safety and detect crime. Harborough Council’s put it up at the Kettering Road/Springfield Street roundabout close to the Lidl, Aldi and Waitrose supermarkets – taking the number of cameras in the town to 17.