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Three schools in North Northamptonshire will be among the first 750 in the country to trial free breakfast clubs. Havelock infant and junior schools in Desborough and Gretton Primary Academy will become what is described as ‘early adopters’ of the government’s £7m programme, before a national roll-out. The clubs will launch in April and provide […]

The first new homes to be built as part of an affordable housing project in Market Harborough have hit the market. Housing association Platform has released 19 shared ownership properties at Naseby Square on the Southern Estate, with some already reserved. Construction work is continuing on a further 19 houses and bungalows, which will be […]

Hundreds of pounds has been raised to pay for vet bills as Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital continues to care for a fox found impaled on a metal fence. The Kibworth-based charity launched a crowdfunding appeal last week and within days the £800 target was reached, with the total now standing at over £900. The male fox […]

Burglars fled empty-handed after using power tools to get into a Co-Op store in Desborough which then filled with smoke. The gang of three men cut through security shutters at the shop on Gladstone Street on Saturday night before smashing open tills, all of which were empty. An anti-burglary device activated which filled the store with […]

Plans have been revealed for a new special school in the Market Harborough area. Leicestershire County Council say it would initially accommodate around 100 pupils and then likely be expanded. A potential site for the school has been identified, as the council works to address a lack of provision in the area to support children and […]

A man from Rothwell has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with murder. Connor White, of Spencer Street, made a brief appearance before Magistrates’ in Northampton yesterday. The 25-year-old is charged with one count of murder following the death of 34-year-old Ryan Burton in Kettering last month. He is also accused of […]

A man arrested after a crash near South Kilworth has been released on bail. The 41-year-old from Derbyshire was questioned on suspicion of drink driving and possessing cannabis. He was arrested after a lorry driver crashed into a ditch on Walcote Road early on Thursday morning. No-one was seriously injured in the collision, which involved […]

A lack of activities for young people in Harborough and environmental issues have been raised after 25 youngsters joined a new Youth Council. The group has been created by Harborough District Council to give people aged 11 to 18 a voice, so they can raise and discuss issues of concern and comment on matters from […]

Plans to extend the boundaries of Leicester City into the county – as part of local government re-organisation – have been scrapped. Over 4,500 signed a petition opposing the idea amid fears of higher council tax and more house-building. The move would have likely seen areas in the north of the Harborough district absorbed into […]

Leicestershire’s District and Borough Council leaders have announced alternative plans to shake-up local government. They want to see the county split into two unitary authorities – one for South Leicestershire – encompassing areas currently served by Harborough, Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth and Oadby and Wigston district and borough councils – and the other for North […]