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The route linking Fleckney with Great Glen is likely to stay closed for another month after a bridge was badly damaged. Station Road has been shut since the week before Christmas after the structure near Wistow was stuck by a van driver. Repair work has not yet started, but it is hoped it will be […]

Over 5,500 people have had their say on controversial plans to close three tips, including the site in Market Harborough. Leicestershire County Council will now analyse comments made by residents during a 12-week public consultation, which ended yesterday. The Recycling and Household Waste Site on Riverside could close as soon as October if the cost-saving […]

People who travel by bus between Market Harborough and Leicester can now use tickets on both Stagecoach and Arriva services. It is part of a new partnership between the operators to create a more coordinated route, after criticism some buses used to run within minutes of each other. Valid Arriva or Stagecoach adult or child/young […]

An investigation has been launched after flytipping beside the A6 near Kibworth. A mound of rubbish, including household and industrial waste, was dumped in a layby near the Debdale Lane junction earlier this week. Harborough District Council is investigating the incident and its contractors cleared up the mess yesterday. Cllr Woodiwiss, Cabinet lead for environmental […]

Villagers in Great Bowden have launched a campaign against plans to build an Anaerobic Digestion Plant. The facility, which which would turn straw and chicken manure into gas, is proposed for a derelict site off Welham Lane. Residents are concerned about potential smells, noise and traffic implications. Over 200 people have signed a petition opposing […]

A long-standing derelict site in the centre of Desborough could be on the verge of being sold. Agents marketing the former Lawrence’s shoe factory site off Harborough Road say it has been ‘sold subject to contract’. North Northamptonshire Council, which put the site up for sale for £1.25m last year, says it has received a […]

Harborough’s MP is demanding extra funding for local councils to avoid cuts to services. Neil O’Brien is one of over 40 Conservative MPs to sign a letter to the Prime Minister, which warns residents face a ‘double whammy’ of reductions in services and higher council tax rates for local authorities to deliver a balanced budget. […]

Market Harborough’s Meadowdale Primary School is saying a fond farewell to its caretaker who has been there since the day it opened. Andy Blyth is leaving after 24 years to take-up a new position within the Academy Trust the school is part of. The school has called him their ‘superhero’ and Headteacher Liz Martin told […]

Severn Trent Water has been fined £5,000 for failing to carry out work on the A6 in Kibworth when temporary traffic lights caused traffic chaos. Leicestershire County Council has imposed the sanction following the ‘no show’ which saw one side of Leicester Road coned off over a weekend last June. There were lengthy queues in […]

A new group will launch in Desborough tomorrow in a bid to forge links between the community and developers as the town continues to grow. Around 1,800 further new homes are planned and the Desborough Developers Working Party – or DDWP – wants to ensure residents’ voices are heard. The town has seen rapid growth […]