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Councils across the HFM region are to be handed extra cash to repair potholes. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveilled the new £200m fund in yesterday’s budget, with Leicestershire County Council to receive £3.1m and councils in Northamptonshire getting a total of £3.4m. The announcement comes as concerns are raised about the condition of roads across North […]

New concerns about a massive new prison being built near Market Harborough have delayed a decision on if it will go ahead. They have been raised by Harborough MP Neil O’Brien, who is one of those opposed to the  1700-inmate jail going up on land near HMP Gartree. The government had been due to rule […]

A decision on if a massive new prison will be built near Market Harborough has been delayed. The government had been due to make an announcement on the so-called ‘super jail’ plan by early next month, but now won’t until mid-May. It is understood new material has been submitted to the Secretary of State for […]

An alert has been issued after two children were approached by men in a car in Market Harborough earlier this afternoon. They were offered money and told to get into the vehicle near Stuart Road. Welland Park Academy has issued the alert to parents, which has been shared with other schools in the town. It […]

Harborough District Council has signed a new commitment to tackle climate change, nature decline and carbon reduction. It has added its name to the Leicestershire Climate and Nature Pact, which is bringing together councils, businesses, community groups and others to work together towards the common goal of making the county net zero county by 2045. […]

Police say no-one was seriously injured after a two-car crash near Desborough this morning. It happened at 7.45am on the B576 Harborough Road, near the turn for Stoke Albany. Northamptonshire Police say an Audi TT and Polestar car were involved and the road was closed for just over an hour, while emergency services worked at […]

People are thanked after Santa’s tour of Market Harborough in December raised over £8,000. The 3rd Market Harborough Scouts, who organise the Santa Sleigh Routes, has presented £1,000 to the Air Ambulance charity, while the rest of the money will be used to support the group’s activities. Residents gave generously as Santa and his team […]

A man who stole a tractor from a farm in Weston by Welland has been given a suspended jail sentence. Paul Francis took the vehicle from a farm on Sutton Road on January 14th – it was found by Police in Buckinghamshire two weeks later. The 57-year-old, who was arrested following enquiries by Leicestershire’s Rural […]

Teachers across Harborough have begun two days of strike action. It is the third time this year members of the National Education Union have walked-out, in an on-going national dispute with the government over pay. Most schools are either partially or fully closed today and tomorrow as a result of the action. In Market Harborough, […]

Work to extend Market Harborough cemetery is set to start next week. An additional 76 burial plots will be created, as an area in the grounds of Harborough Leisure Centre is used for the extra space. New trees and hedging will also be planted as part of the scheme at the Northampton Road site, which […]