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A major efficiency review is set to begin next month as Leicestershire County Council looks for new ways to save money. It will examine all £1.3bn  of the council’s annual spending – to help close a £90m budget gap forecast by 2029. The review will focus on bringing down costs through prevention work, how the […]

Foxton Locks will temporarily reopen to boats next week after closing due to low water levels. The Canal & River Trust has confirmed the reopening, from Monday until November 2nd, will allow boaters to return to home moorings or reach essential services before winter. The locks were closed in August as reservoirs feeding the canal […]

Up to 32 new ‘affordable’ homes could be built in Kibworth Beauchamp under new plans submitted to Harborough District Council. Clarendon Land and Development has applied to build the homes on around two acres of fields off Fleckney Road, close to Cuckoo Drive. According to documents submitted with the application, the developer’s vision is to […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after jewellery was stolen in a burglary in Braybrooke. A house on Griffin Road was broken into after patio doors were forced open, sometime between Friday afternoon and Monday lunchtime (17th and 20th Oct). Anyone who saw suspicious people or vehicles in the area should call Northants Police on 101, […]

A final plan has been published showing how Leicestershire and Rutland councils could look after the government’s reorganisation — with a promise to save £44m a year. The proposal would scrap existing councils, including Harborough District Council, and group areas into three new unitary councils: North, City, and South, with Harborough in the South. There […]

The former chief constable of Northamptonshire Police has been charged over allegations he lied about and exaggerated his military rank and record. Nick Adderley, 59, is accused of fraud and misconduct in public office for the claims he made when applying to work for the force. Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special […]

Candidates have been confirmed for next month’s Fleckney by-election. The Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and the Green Party will all contest the vacant seat on Harborough District Council. The five candidates nominated are: Jonny Austin, Reform UK Peter  Critchley, Conservative Party Jessie Jenkins, Green Party Helen Morrison, Labour Party Stephen Walkley, Liberal Democrats […]

Market Harborough passengers will get a later train home from London from December. East Midlands Railway will run a 11:35pm service from St Pancras, following campaigning by MP Neil O’Brien and the town’s rail users group. The late-night service was removed a few years ago, leaving evening travellers with no options after the last northbound […]

Firefighters from Billesdon have raised over £5,500 after completing a 150-mile walking challenge in full kit to honour a much-loved colleague. Over ten days, the team visited all 20 fire stations across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in memory of Watch Manager Jon Partridge, who died suddenly in February aged 38. Funds will be shared between […]

A driver escaped without serious injury after a car overturned on the A6 between Market Harborough and Desborough. Police were called to the stretch of road close to the turn for Dingley just after 9.30pm on Friday. The crash involved a single vehicle – a silver Mini Clubman.