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Plans to turn a house into a children’s home in Kibworth Harcourt have been approved, despite concerns from neighbours. 19 residents raised objections about the proposal for the five-bedroomed house on Barnards Way, which will accommodate up to three children and two carers. Concerns included potential noise disturbance and anti-social behaviour. Harborough District Council’s planning […]

Firefighters have tackled a blaze involving a portacabin in a Harborough village. Two crews were called to Back Lane in Leire, near Lutterworth just after 9.15am today. The portacabin, being used to store light fittings, sinks and timber, was well alight when firefighters arrived and the blaze also spread to a near-by tree. Leicestershire Fire […]

No trains will serve Market Harborough for six consecutive weekends because of engineering works. The stretch of track through the town will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays from June 21st until July 27th. While East Midlands Railway services will be diverted between Leicester and Kettering, they will be unable to call at Market Harborough. […]

A man accused of breaking into homes across Harborough and elsewhere has been remanded in custody. Daniel Casey appeared before Leicester Magistrates’ Court after being arrested in Lincolnshire on Saturday. The 33-year-old is charged with three counts of conspiracy to burgle between 3 October 2024 and 1 February this year, one count of aggravated burglary, […]

Controversial plans to build 230 new homes in the north of the Harborough District have been refused. Councillors went against the advice of planning officers in rejecting the proposal for 47 acres of land either side of the A47, to the east of Houghton on the Hill. They ruled the development, which would also have […]

A Market Harborough youngster has raised over £1,000 for the Children’s Air Ambulance through a big skipping rope challenge. Eight-year-old Phoebe Scallan completed at least 200 skips every day during May, clocking up more than 6,000 in total. It was the second year the Meadowdale Primary School pupil supported the charity through fundraising, which also […]

A plan to turn the sports hall at Harborough Leisure Centre into a soft play facility is set to be rejected. Centre operator Everyone Active put forward the idea, saying there is strong demand for such a facility aimed at children under-12 and had earmarked £350,000 to set it up. However, sports clubs who use […]

Police have charged a man who was wanted in connection with burglaries across Harborough and elsewhere. Daniel Casey was arrested in Lincolnshire on Saturday after an appeal was launched for information about his whereabouts in April. The 33-year-old, of Golf Course Lane, Leicester, has been charged with three counts of conspiracy to burgle between 3 […]

A Market Harborough entrepreneur’s new ‘sustainable’ sparkling soda drink is proving to be a real hit. ‘Kaoba’ is produced using a waste product from chocolate – cacaofruit  – and is the first drink of its kind to be made on a large scale in the UK. While most people associate the cacao pod with chocolate, […]

Thousands turned out to enjoy a special canal festival at Foxton Locks over the weekend. The event marked the 75th anniversary of a campaign to save the nation’s inland waterways. The festival included a flotilla of 30 boats which made its way to Union Wharf, which hosted the 1950 festival, before making its way back […]