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The children’s play area in Market Harborough’s Welland Park is closed for up to a week so tree works can take place. Some trees need to be removed and a spokesperson for Harborough District Council said: “For safety reasons Welland Park play area will be closed for up to a week from today, to allow […]

The Recycling and Household Waste Site in Kibworth will finally re-open on Thursday after a major re-vamp. The facility off the A6 has been closed for the past 15 months to allow for the £5.7m transformation, which has taken longer than initially expected. The new-look ‘split-level’ site boasts better recycling facilities, step-free access to skips […]

Over 40 businesses across Harborough are to benefit from grants totalling £58,000. They will help with projects to make them more environmentally friendly, more digitally accessible or enable expansion through the purchase of new equipment. Up to £2,000 has been handed to each firm, after Harborough District Council administered the government-funded scheme through The UK […]

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing another teenager in Desborough last year. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of Section 18 Grievous Bodily Harm With Intent and is due to appear in court tomorrow. Police say the charge relates to an incident in Regent Street at about 10pm […]

The South Leicestershire Little Wombles have celebrated their fourth birthday. The dedicated team of volunteers works tirelessly to clean up the area, carrying out regular litter picks. They have collected over 114,000 bags of rubbish since they started counting them in 2020 – if placed next to each other they would stretch over 20 miles. […]

No trains will be running through Market Harborough this weekend as work to demolish bridges continues. Buses will replace services tomorrow and on Sunday, to take passengers to Leicester and Kettering where they can re-join East Midlands Railway services – although they are reduced tomorrow due to strike action. The stretch of track between Leicester […]

Community groups and charities in and around Market Harborough are being urged to apply for a share of £10,000. The money was raised at the town’s 10th SwiMarathon earlier this month and organisers are looking for deserving projects to give grants to. Gordon Etherington is chairman of Market Harborough Rotary Club: You can apply for […]

Eleven historic buildings and structures across Harborough are be given more protection. The former Magistrates’ Court and Cemetery Chapels in Market Harborough, former railway station in Great Glen and The Tower House in Gumley are among those to be added to Harborough District Council’s list of Heritage Assets. Many of the places were nominated by […]

A search has been launched for an Academy Trust to run a new primary school in Market Harborough. The 210-place school is set to open next September on the Airfield Farm estate, subject to planning permission being granted. Leicestershire County Council is inviting expressions of interest from Academy providers until the end of next month. […]

Domino’s is set to open a new outlet in Desborough. The national pizza chain has been granted planning permission to open a takeaway in a former bank premises on Station Road, which has stood empty for a number of years. It is not yet known when the outlet will open or how many jobs will […]