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Nearly 40,000 signatures have been handed to Downing Street as campaigners call for plans to expand Leicester’s political boundary to be scrapped. Petitions organised by Conservative MPs across Leicestershire were delivered to Number 10, following concerns about proposals which would bring parts of Leicestershire, including areas of Harborough District, into the city. The plans have […]

Improvement work has started on a key route in and out of Market Harborough, with drivers warned to expect delays for the next three months. The work by Leicestershire County Council is taking place along the A4304 at Lubenham Hill and into Coventry Road. The existing footpath is being widened to create a shared route […]

Utility boxes across Market Harborough are being given a colourful makeover as part of a project celebrating the town’s industrial heritage. The designs are inspired by swimwear items once produced at the former Symington’s Corset factory, which played an important role in the town’s history. The transformed boxes form part of a new art trail […]

Work to install an electric vehicle charging hub at The Commons car park in Market Harborough is on schedule to be completed by the end of this week. The facility will have 12 11kW charging points beneath a solar canopy. However, Harborough District Council says the hub may not open immediately after construction is completed, as […]

A driver was taken to hospital after crashing into a ditch near Market Harborough during the early hours. The Fiat 500 ended up upside down at the side of the B6047 Harborough Road, near the roundabout by the Harborough Innovation Centre. Emergency services were called just after 2.20am on Friday. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service […]

Police were called following reports of a large group of youths in Market Harborough town centre late on Saturday afternoon. Officers attended after around 30 people were seen running from the Commons Car Park towards the Memorial Gardens at around 5.15pm. Leicestershire Police said the group is believed to have attended the Harborough Town game. […]

By Chris Harper, Local Democracy Reporter A year after plans to build a biogas farm near Great Bowden were last discussed, they’re back on the table again – and people haven’t changed their minds. Villagers say the long-running plan is “bonkers” and fear it could bring traffic “mayhem”. Leicestershire County Council’s Development Control and Regulatory […]

Harborough District Council has formally set out its opposition to controversial plans for hundreds of homes on the edge of Bushby. Developers Mulberry Land have lodged an appeal after the council failed to determine the planning application within the required timescale. The proposals cover around 160 acres of mainly agricultural land south of  the A47 […]

A Market Harborough jeweller has retired after more than 40 years of serving customers in the town. Ajay Vaitha has closed County Jewellers on the High Street, bringing an end to a family business he opened with his brothers in November 1983. Customers have sent cards wishing Ajay all the best for the future, and […]