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The plan to build a state-of-the-art training facility for firefighters has moved forward. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has submitted a planning application to create it in Billesdon, on a former council depot site on Goulby Road. The £7.6m facility would help firefighters train for a wide range of incidents and the complex will include […]

An award-winning Italian restaurant in Kibworth has closed down. Boboli was a popular destination with diners and had played a key part in the community since 2007. Owners Sarah & Lino Poli, who previously also ran another restaurant in the village, posted a statement on the Boboli website, which reads: “I think most of you […]

A new appointment system is being introduced at Market Harborough Medical Centre in a bid to make it easier to contact the surgery and book an appointment. The system known as ‘Total Triage’ will operate via WhatsApp, with patients firstly asked to complete a form which will be reviewed by a dedicated team, including a […]

You will be paying more for Policing from April. Approval has been given for Crime Commissioners in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire to increase the amount by the maximum allowed without the need for a referendum. It means residents in Band D properties will pay £14 more a year, taking the police precept charge in council tax […]

Plans have revealed to convert a former church hall in Market Harborough into three self-contained flats. It follows the sale of the building adjacent to St Hugh’s Church on Granville Street, to help fund internal changes to the church itself, so more space for community activities can be created. A fundraising campaign is on-going for […]

A row has broken out over the date of a by-election in Great Glen. The poll has been triggered by the resignation of long-serving Conservative district councillor James Hallam. Harborough District Council has confirmed the election will be held on Wednesday March 19th, but some say it should take place sooner. Cllr Phil King (CON), […]

A developer has won an appeal to build 48 new homes in Billesdon. A planning inspector has overruled Harborough District Council’s decision to reject the plan and granted permission for it. Over 100 villagers had objected to the proposal for land either side of Gaulby Road, which will include custom house-build plots (SBCH), affordable first-homes […]

A man was arrested after a crash involving seven cars in Market Harborough. Emergency services were called to Bath Street at 5.45pm yesterday after the driver of a blue Ford Focus collided with six cars – some of which were parked. Two drivers suffered minor injuries and were checked-over at the scene by East Midlands […]

Owners of empty homes Harborough are set to be charged more in tax in a bid to bring back them into use. Harborough District Council wants to charge double the standard council tax payment if properties are left unoccupied for between one and five years, three times as much for between five to ten years […]

A shoplifter has been jailed for stealing goods worth over £6,000 from Sainsbury’s in Market Harborough. Florin-Leonard Dronea targeted the store twice in four days in December to steal health and beauty items, including Olay-branded creams razor blades. On the first occasion he stole items worth £1,200 and when he returned for a second time […]