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If your child is starting school for the first time this September there’s just a week left to apply for a place. Leicestershire County Council is urging parents to make sure they pick their preferred options, which for the first time include the new Wellington Place Primary School currently being built on the Airfield Farm […]

A rare 19th-century brooch bought from a market stall for £20 is expected to fetch at least £15,000 when it is auctioned in Market Harborough. Flora Steel who lives in Rome bought it in the 1980’s when she lived in the UK and was unaware of its significance until a chance viewing of an Antiques […]

Over 230 drivers were arrested on the roads of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire during December. Police have released figures from drink and drug drive campaigns held in the run-up to Christmas. In Leicestershire 75 drivers failed road-side breath tests and 18 were found under the influence of drugs, while in Northamtonshire the figures were 95 and […]

£20,000 is being made available to support areas across Harborough affected by flooding. Harborough District Council has announced the measure after this week’s serious floods. Water entered 30 homes, businesses and community buildings in the district during Storm Henk, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Some of the money will be used to make […]

Safety concerns have been raised over the number of streetlights not working in Market Harborough town centre. Nine of the aging sodium lights on the side of buildings in and around the High Street are broken, leaving some areas dark. Sarah Hill told HFM she reported the broken lights to Leicestershire County Council after counting […]

Traders in Market Harborough are frustrated after electricity went off for a third time in a week. The outage in the Coventry Road and High Street areas meant some shops and businesses were unable to open their doors this morning and have had to close them again this afternoon. The electricity went off at 7.45am […]

There is a power cut in parts of Market Harborough town centre for the second time in two days. The electricity went off just after 7.45am today with 69 properties affected in the High Street and Coventry Road areas, including shops and businesses. National Grid says there is a fault on an underground network and […]

Santa’s big tour of Market Harborough in the run-up to Christmas raised just under £8,000. His sleigh covered over 100 miles as it visited children in dozens of streets, with a team of helpers from the 3rd Market Harborough Scouts. Donations made in-person and on-line totalled £7,946 and the money will be used to support […]

A crowdfunding appeal launched to help those affected by flooding in Fleckney has raised over £1,700 in just a day. Water entered a number of properties including the village hall, wrecking equipment belonging to some of the groups who meet there. The on-line appeal was set-up yesterday by the organiser of the Fleckney Festival and […]

A scheme which aims to create new orchards across Leicestershire has been given a major cash boost. The County Council has received £28,000 of government funding so it can continue to give community groups, parish councils and schools free packs of fruits trees for at least another year. The community orchards scheme was launched in […]