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Bus services between Market Harborough and Leicester will be better co-ordinated from the end of the month. Operator Arriva is to change the timetable of its X3 service to offer a half-hourly service, better harmonising it with Stagecoach X7 buses, which currently run along the same route at similar times. It follows calls by Harborough […]

There is good news for owners of electric cars as three new ultra-rapid charging points are now available in the car park of Sainsbury’s in Desborough. Chargers are also set to be upgraded outside McDonald’s off the A6 near Market Harborough, to provide drivers with quicker charging. ‘Ultra-rapid’ is the fastest type of EV charging […]

New concerns have been raised about a GP Practice which looks after over 24,000 patients across Harborough. The Care Quality Commission re-inspected South Leicestershire Medical Group after ordering improvements when they visited last year. The practice’s main base is in Kibworth and there are branch surgeries in Market Harborough, Fleckney and Great Glen. Although the […]

It is the last day for people across Harborough to have their say on plans to dim streetlights.  The County Council wants to reduce lighting levels to 30% after 8pm across Leicestershire, to save around £500,000 in electricity costs over the next four years. There are concerns the move could lead to more road traffic […]

Police have recovered six cars stolen from Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground after thieves smashed through a security barrier to make their escape. All were found abandoned three miles away in Ashby Magna, following the incident yesterday. Tyres on some of the cars were punctured when they were driven over a security ‘stinger’ type device at the […]

Market Harborough’s Wilko store is under threat after the homeware retailer warned it is on the brink of collapse, putting 12,000 jobs at risk. The company has filed a ‘notice of intention’ to appoint administrators, after failing to find enough emergency investment. Wilko has around 400 stores across the UK, including in St Mary’s Place. It […]

Residents in one part of Market Harborough awoke to find a group of seven horses roaming around their streets earlier today. The animals had escaped from fields adjoining the Wellington Place estate off Leicester Road and were seen in the area of Nichols Avenue and Palmer Drive. Police were alerted at 7.15am, although the owner […]

Work has begun to construct a temporary footbridge across the railway in Kibworth after a campaign by villagers. It is being put in place near the existing well-used bridge off School Road, which is to be demolished and re-built to accommodate wires for the electrification of the tracks. Network Rail agreed to the measure after […]

A group which has filmed events and recorded history in and around Market Harborough for the past six decades has turned off its cameras for the final time. Market Harborough Movie Makers is winding up operations due to its aging membership, after producing dozens of films, chronicling everything from royal visits to the demolition of […]

There are fears removing DVLA services from Post Offices will threaten the future of branches across Harborough. The government agency is set to end its contract in March next year, meaning people will no longer be able to tax vehicles or renew driving licences in-person. Postmasters say it will reduce the number of people going […]