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A new campaign has been launched by Police following an increase in dog attacks on livestock across Leicestershire. Operation Recall is urging owners to ensure their pets are under control at all times and on leads when being walked near animals in fields. Livestock can be easily stressed by dogs leading to ewes aborting their […]

A second showcase event will take place at Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough tonight for teenagers looking for outfits for school proms. The Welland Eco Wardrobe has dresses, suits, shirts and other items available to hire or buy, and all will be on show between 6.30pm until 8.30pm. Over 250 items have been donated […]

Major repairs are set to be made to flats in Market Harborough so they can be used a temporary accommodation for the homeless. Harborough District Council is to spend around £200,000 transforming the three properties it owns in Plowmans Yard off Coventry Road. The flats cannot currently be occupied because of damp and mould issues […]

Plans have been revealed to create a solar farm on fields near Lubenham to generate electricity to be fed into the national grid. Hundreds of solar panels would be installed across 56 acres of land off Foxton Road if the proposal progresses. Areas surrounding and in between the panels will be used for landscaping, biodiversity […]

The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the Harborough area. It says flooding is possible near the River Welland and River Jordan. The alert reads: “Over the last 24 hours we have seen rainfall in the River Welland Valley area. “This means that the River Welland and its tributaries are now rising, which […]

The founding leader of a Trust responsible for a number of primary schools in and around Market Harborough is being praised as she retires. Stef Edwards has been at the helm of the Learn Academies Trust since it was formed eight years ago and has helped it grow to one of the biggest in the […]

One of the country’s oldest continued customs will be held in Hallaton on Easter Monday. The traditional Bottle Kicking dates back 2,000 years and is set to attract thousands of visitors. The rugby-style event will see villagers take on residents from neighbouring Medbourne to wrestle bottles over fields in a bid to claim victory. It […]

A new care home has been officially opened in Market Harborough today creating 50 jobs. Oat Hill Mews was built on the site of the town’s former ambulance station off Leicester Road to provide residential, respite, nursing and dementia care for over 70 people. Operated by Care UK, the home was officially opened this afternoon […]

Tomorrow’s event in Market Harborough to mark Good Friday has been cancelled due to forecasted bad weather. Churches Together in Harborough have called off ‘Easter Live On The Square’ which was to have been a new festival-style outdoor event in the town centre. A spokesperson for the group said: “I am very sorry to announce […]