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The announcement a Banking Hub is set to open in Market Harborough later this month is being welcomed. The facility will operate from the District Council’s Symington Building on a temporary basis, while a search for a permanent home for it continues. It will allow customers of different banks to receive in-person service, following the […]

Emergency repairs have taken place on the A6 Desborough bypass after several drivers suffered blow-outs because of deep potholes. At least eight motorists were left with burst tyres after hitting the holes on the stretch of road near the Braybrooke Road roundabout earlier this week. One driver described the road surface as ‘resembling the moon’ […]

Work has begun to make improvements to Market Harborough’s biggest car park. Shoppers have long been complaining about the poor condition of car park outside Sainsbury’s, with potholes scattered across the site, drainage covers damaged and streetlights not working. Harborough District Council, which manages the car park, had also been pushing for the supermarket to […]

Work to build a new ‘super-prison’ near Market Harborough is progressing at pace. An aerial photograph shows the extent of the groundworks on the site adjacent to HMP Gartree and how big the multi-million pound jail will be. The Ministry of Justice began work last summer and the main construction of the prison will start […]

Sites for over 6,400 new homes across Harborough have been revealed after the District Council published its draft Local Plan. Major developments include over 1,300 houses on land to the north of Market Harborough, with sites off Leicester Road stretching towards Great Bowden and south of Gallow Field Road. Provision for new secondary and primary […]

A man reported missing has been found safe in Kibworth. Police issued an urgent appeal earlier today after concerns were expressed for the welfare of the 50-year-old, who had last been seen in Newton Harcourt during the early hours. Officers are thanking all who came forward with information.

Police have issued a new appeal for information after a cyclist was injured in a crash with a car driver near Market Harborough last week. The rider, a man aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital to be treated for injuries that were not life-threatening following the collision on the B6047 Harborough Road. It […]

Marks and Spencer has ruled out opening in the Aldi premises in Market Harborough when it becomes vacant later this year. The retailer has placed the town on a ‘wish list’ of locations where it would like to open a new food store, but has told HFM it has no plans to take on the […]

Harborough District Council is set to offer financial support totalling nearly £40,000 after the government confirmed it would not be supporting residents affected by flooding. Over 70 properties across the district suffered internal flooding on January 6th, the majority in Great Glen and Broughton Astley. They were among over 700 affected across Leicestershire, which prompted […]

Plenty of laughs are guaranteed as events forming part of Leicester Comedy Festival are held across the Harborough District. They begin this evening and run until Sunday, with performances in Market Harborough, Foxton, Fleckney and Lutterworth. The ‘Big Weekend’ will see events at Harborough Market on Saturday night and on Sunday, as the Market Hall […]