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The long-awaited decision over whether a massive new prison can be built near Market Harborough has been delayed for a second time. It was due to be announced in the middle of this month, but has been put back until the start of July. The government department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says Secretary […]

It is the final day of campaigning ahead of local elections across Harborough tomorrow. 125 candidates will contest seats in 19 wards for a place on Harborough District Council, with 34 councillor positions up for grabs. Parish Council elections are also taking place. Polling stations will be open between 7am and 10pm and for the […]

Five people have been sentenced for their part in the supply of Class A drugs in Market Harborough. The crimes of Kyane Reiss Jones, Brown Mujinga, Giovani Patrocinio, Kyle Watkins and Colleen Pickering were uncovered by police in 2020. Officers discovered a county line was operating in the town, with a house in Welland Park […]

Over 20 street parties will held across Harborough to celebrate the King’s Coronation. Residents will get together to mark the historic occasion, including in Wartnaby Street, Ashfield Road, Clarke Street and Tungstone Way in Market Harborough, The majority of the events are taking place on Sunday, as part of the nationwide ‘Coronation Big Lunch’ initiative. […]

A Market Harborough-based travel firm has been named as one of the UK’s best workplaces. G Touring, based at Compass Point Business Park, is ranked 34 in the top-100 list – the highest placed travel business. Website ‘Great Place to Work’ compiled the results after looking at employee survey responses and submissions from bosses. G […]

Police say no-one was seriously injured after a car crashed into a tree on the A47 in Thurnby this morning. Emergency services, including Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service, were called to Uppingham Road at 9.45am. Just one vehicle was involved in the collision near the Station Road junction and a […]

Drivers are being warned a section of Northampton Road in Market Harborough will be closed overnight on Thursday and Friday this week. The stretch between Springfield Street and St Mary’s Road/The Square will be shut between 8pm and 6am, to allow Leicestershire County Council to carry out carriageway patching works. Diversions will be signposted.

A charity has stepped in to help after thieves stole 12 gazebos and tables belonging to Desborough Carnival Committee. The equipment, worth around £2,000, was taken when a lock-up on Brampton Wood Lane was broken into between April 16th and 23rd. The town’s Welfare Committee has provided a grant of £600 towards replacements. A post […]

The plan to build a new primary school in Market Harborough has moved forward. Leicestershire County Council has submitted a planning application for the £3m development on the Airfield Farm housing estate, off Leicester Road. If given the go-ahead, the 210-place school would be built on land on land between Airfield Road and Owen Way […]

Nationwide Building Society is to reduce the opening hours at its branch in Market Harborough from six to four days a week. The base on the High Street will be closed on Mondays and Wednesdays from the end of July. The news comes after Barclays announced it is shutting its branch in the town centre in […]