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Harborough District Council has approved the controversial plan to accept a share of overspill housing from Leicester. It means over 1,500 additional homes will be built across the district over the next 13 years. Harborough is the eighth council is Leicestershire to sign up to the ‘Statement of Common Ground’ after a majority of councillors […]

Thousands of pounds has been raised for charity after hundreds of tractors took to the streets of South Leicestershire. Just under 300 tractors and other vehicles were part of the annual Archers Festive Tractor Run yesterday, which started in Lutterworth and toured round ten towns and villages. Over £13,000 has been donated on-line and in-person […]

Over 200 pupils and staff from St Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Market Harborough have enjoyed a very special Christmas lunch today. They were able to all get together for the first time in months, as the school hall and kitchen remain closed because of dangerous concrete and pupils are having to eat lunch in separate […]

A motorcyclist was not hurt after being involved in a crash in Market Harborough town centre. Police were called to High Street at 5.50pm on Saturday following the collision involving a car and motorbike. Officers say no injuries were reported and details between both parties were exchanged, following the incident near the Abbey Street junction.

Kind-hearted people in Desborough have rallied round to ensure a homeless man won’t spend Christmas on the streets. Over £700 has been raised so Matt can stay in a hotel for the next ten days, while cafes and restaurants are providing hot meals for him. The appeal was triggered when Isabel Ainsworth-Smith spoke to him […]

Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two people at a house in Saddington. Police were called to the address in Smeeton Road just before 11.30am yesterday, after a man and woman were found dead by East Midlands Ambulance Service. Officers say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the […]

Farmers from across Harborough and elsewhere are getting set for a big Christmas fundraiser tomorrow. 300 decorated tractors will be taking to the streets for the annual Archers Festive Tractor Run, which will start in Lutterworth and tour round ten towns and villages in South Leicestershire. The evenis aiming to raise £30,000 to be split  […]

Players from Welford Victoria Football Club have stripped off for a charity calendar. They bared all and staged various poses on the pitch for the photoshoot, using some strategically placed footballs in some of the shots! Proceeds from sales will go to charity PSC Support UK, which supports people living with a rare liver disease […]

Thieves have stolen all the cables from an electric vehicle charging station in Market Harborough. They targeted the three rapid chargers in the car park of The Roebuck pub off Rockingham Road, which are now out of use. Operator Osprey Charging says similar thefts have taken place elsewhere in recent weeks, although police have made […]

Two people have been jailed for stabbing a man in Market Harborough following an argument the previous day. The 23-year-old victim from Lubenham was stabbed in the chest and leg in Britannia Walk on the evening of June 12th 2021 and collapsed near the entrance to Sainsbury’s supermarket, where he was found by an off-duty […]