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Leicestershire Police is the best performing force in the East Midlands for tackling serious and organised crime, according to a new report. The ‘outstanding’ ranking comes following an inspection which compared all of the region’s police teams. The report, by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, praised the force’s ‘integrated approach’ and […]

Toilets in Market Harborough’s Welland Park have re-opened this afternoon after getting a major upgrade. The facilities have been shut since November to allow for the £235,000 transformation, which has included creating accessible changing space for adults and children with disabilities. Cllr Jon Bateman, cabinet lead for open spaces at Harborough District Council, spoke to […]

Leicestershire County Council has reached agreement with Network Rail after preventing the demolition of a bridge near Great Glen. The authority was unhappy with proposals for new highway infrastructure at the site on Station Road, including crash barriers, and had refused to sign-off the plan. Concerns included the work not meeting safety standards. Talks between […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after burglars targeted Desborough Town Football Club. The intruders stole a lawn mower after forcing entry to a storage room by ripping the door from its hinges, sometime between 5pm and 6pm on Monday. Officers want to hear from anyone who noticed suspicious people or vehicles in the vicinity of […]

The majority of youngsters have secured a place at their first choice of secondary school in Leicestershire. Figures released on National Offer Day show that 90.5%, which is just over 7,000 students, have been offered their preferred place when they transfer from primary this autumn. The figure for securing a place at one of their […]

Banners encouraging people to visit and invest in the district have gone up along routes into Market Harborough. They have been erected on lampposts in St Mary’s Road, Leicester Road and Northampton Road, to showcase everything from markets to museums and to promote the ‘shop local’ message. Harborough District Council worked with specialist designers to […]

Leicestershire County Council is working to fix issues with its on-line schools admissions portal after parents were prevented from finding out which school their child will be attending. Today is known as ‘national offer day’ where decisions on secondary school places are made available. Parents should have been able to log-on to the portal from […]

The green light has been given for a new McDonalds restaurant and Costa coffee shop to be built on the edge of Lutterworth. Councillors granted permission for the development off Coventry Road, near the roundabout with the A4303, at a meeting of Harborough District Council last night. The plan will create 80 jobs and include […]

Teachers have staged a protest in Market Harborough after walking out on strike. Members of the National Education Union from schools across the town formed a picket line outside Robert Smyth Academy, joined by some parents and children. Teachers have joined colleagues from across the East Midlands in walking out for the second time this […]

The go-ahead has been given for a new Aldi supermarket to be built in Market Harborough. Councillor approved the £5m plan at a meeting last night, paving the way for the discount retailer to re-locate from its current base on Springfield Street, to bigger premises on Rockingham Road, creating 15 additional jobs. The new store […]