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Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology will be introduced at Market Harborough Railway Station’s car park next month. East Midlands Railway says the ANPR system will make parking easier by removing the need for paper permits and simplifying the payment process for customers. Customers will continue to be charged a day rate, but will have to […]

The need for the community to work together to tackle flooding will be highlighted at a meeting in Market Harborough tonight. Market Harborough is the second highest flood risk area in Leicestershire, with around 2,300 properties at risk — and both Harborough and Little Bowden have seen serious flooding in the past year. Harborough Climate […]

Harborough District Council is set to declare a Nature Emergency next week. The move would expand on its 2019 Climate Emergency to include nature recovery efforts. The declaration would see the creation of a new action plan focused on biodiversity, climate resilience, and key projects like the rewilding of 130 acres near Market Harborough. The […]

A controversial proposal to build up to 90 new homes on the outskirts of Lubenham is being recommended for refusal. Planning officers at Harborough District Council have raised multiple concerns about the Barratt David Wilson Homes plan on land off Laughton Road, including the potential harm to the character and appearance of the area. Lubenham […]

Harborough District Council has defended its procedures following criticism from opposition councillors. The response comes after Conservative members accused the ruling coalition of undermining democracy, claiming meetings have become ‘a museum of paperwork’. They highlighted delays such as the approval of two-year-old minutes and scrutiny panels reviewing financial reports that are six months out of […]

A man was arrested in Desborough after reportedly trying to open car doors, running into the road, and throwing stones. Police were called to the Ironwood Avenue area of the Grange estate at around 1pm today, following reports a man was seen to be ‘behaving erratically’. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM the 37-year-old […]

Events and venues in and around Market Harborough have been shortlisted in this year’s Leicestershire Tourism and Hospitality Awards. The contest, organised by Leicestershire Promotions, is the regional stage of the national Visit England Awards for Excellence. Market Harborough Christmas Fayre and the Party in the Park for VE Day’s 80th anniversary are finalists in […]

Market Harborough’s new permanent Banking Hub is set to open by the end of the year. Work has started to convert the former Solutions gift shop in St Mary’s Place into the facility. The hub, which serves customers of multiple banks, has been operating temporarily from the Symington Building since March, following several town centre […]

Two weeks have passed since the disappearance of a man from Desborough, and police are renewing their appeal for information. Officers have released a new CCTV image of 41-year-old Marc, captured on the day he went missing. Marc was last seen at 2.50pm on September 22nd in the Warren Hill area of Kettering, walking in […]