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A plan to create a town council for Market Harborough has been scuppered. It was suggested by the ruling coalition administration as a way of ‘protecting local voices’ ahead of likely local government re-organisation, which could see Harborough District Council replaced by a larger, unitary authority. However, opposition councillors said pushing the idea forward now […]

Drivers are being warned that the road between Market Harborough and Great Bowden will close for ten days for repair work on the railway bridge. Great Bowden Road will be shut from 10pm this Friday (Oct 17th) until 6am on Monday October 27th, where it meets Station Road. Network Rail will be carrying out work […]

Harborough District Council is ‘considering its options’ after a mobile phone mast it owned was removed without permission. Telecoms firm EE took down the structure after removing its equipment from the site in the Friendship Park on Northampton Road a fortnight ago. The council had previously said it would be arranging for the removal and […]

A woman was taken to hospital after a crash at a busy junction in Market Harborough this morning. Emergency services were called to the Northampton Road/Springfield Street/Welland Park Road junction just before 9.30am. Leicestershire Police say two vehicles were involved in the collision and the woman was taken to hospital ‘to be checked-over’.

Firefighters from Billesdon have started a 150-mile walking challenge in full kit to raise money in memory of a colleague. The ten day fundraiser, linking all 20 fire stations across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, honours Watch Manager Jon Partridge, who worked at Billesdon Fire Station and died suddenly in February at the age of 38. […]

Leicestershire County Council has launched a consultation on its plan for local government re-organisation. Its preferred option is a single unitary council for the county and Rutland – with no expansion of Leicester city – which analysis suggests could save around £40m a year. Dan Harrison, leader of Leicestershire County Council, said: “This is the […]

A pet skunk that escaped from her home in Braybrooke four months ago has been found safe and well — 25 miles away near Peterborough. Dominika was spotted in a garden in the village of Nassington and caught by the RSPCA, who said she was in ‘immaculate condition’ and identified her through a microchip. It’s […]

Shoppers in Market Harborough will no longer be able to pop into the town’s Poundland, which has closed its doors, resulting in around ten jobs being lost. The store, based in the Commons Car Park, had been serving the local community for just over four years. Its closure is part of a wider restructuring plan […]

A former Leicestershire teacher has been banned from the profession for life after secretly filming up schoolgirls’ skirts. Stuart Norris, who taught at Thomas Estley Community College in Broughton Astley, used his phone to film 14 and 15-year-olds during mock exams. He received a suspended sentence in 2022 for voyeurism and possessing indecent images of […]

A volunteer launch event has taken place for Harborough’s ambitious Rewilding Project. Over 50 people attended to hear how they can support the restoration of 130 acres of land near Great Bowden, helping wildlife and the wider community. The project is being led by Harborough District Council in partnership with Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, […]