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A long-serving Harborough councillor has resigned for ‘personal reasons’. James Hallam, who was a member of the Conservative group, had represented the Glen Ward on Harborough District Council since 2011. He also served time as Deputy Leader and Cabinet lead for finance. Cllr Hallam’s resignation could trigger a by-election, with a notice of vacancy published […]

A new ‘friendship park’ is set to open in Market Harborough town centre at the end of March. Work has been taking place for the past few months to transform a previously overgrown area on Northampton Road, which had become a magnet for anti-social behaviour. The site was cleared to allow for landscaping work, a […]

There is a delay to the opening of a Banking Hub in Market Harborough. It had been hoped the facility would have been available from a temporary location this month, ahead of a permanent site being found in the town centre. However, talks to secure a temporary home for the service remain on-going and it’s […]

Opposition is mounting against plans to postpone local elections in Leicestershire in May. The county council wants to delay them while talks continue on a potential shake-up of local government. However, in just three days over 700 people have signed an on-line petition demanding the poll takes place as normal. Cllr Phil Knowles, Leader of […]

A Kibworth woman whose husband died from a ‘rare reaction’ to a Covid vaccine is hoping for answers from the latest phase of the public inquiry into the pandemic. Neil Miller developed fatal blood clotting after having an AstraZeneca jab in March 2021 and died less than two months later, aged 50. His widow, Kam […]

The Holocaust Memorial Flag has been raised in Market Harborough town centre to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, it is flying above Harborough District Council’s Symington Building headquarters. Six million Jewish people were murdered in Nazi concentration camps. The council will also be turning event lights around the […]

WH Smith is exploring a possible sale of its high street shops. The stationery chain has around 500 stores across the UK including in Market Harborough and employs around 5,000 people. Any sale would not include the group’s travel stores – at airports and train stations – which are responsible for 85% of the group’s […]

Major opposition is mounting to revised plans to build 38 ‘affordable’ homes on the edge of the Farndon Fields estate in Market Harborough. Over 70 people living near the proposed site off Angell Drive have lodged objections with Harborough District Council, who will consider the plan. Concerns include traffic, increased flood risk, changes to a […]

A bid to get more youngsters to take up art has seen equipment worth over £6,000 donated to schools in and around Market Harborough. Wingates Art Gallery has presented supplies to nine schools, following a successful fundraising auction of original artwork on skateboard decks. Each school has been given equipment worth over £600 and Andrew […]

Leicestershire Police have recovered a car and three trailers as part of an investigation into thefts across Harborough. The Alfa Romeo and trailers, including a horse trailer, were found parked-up near Lutterworth. Police say they had recently been stolen from locations in Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. Patrols have been stepped up in the […]