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Campaigners against a massive new prison being opened near Market Harborough say staffing it could prove difficult. The government is set to announce in April if the £300m so-called ‘super prison’ will be built on land adjacent to Gartree Prison, creating over 850 jobs. Gartree Action Group is questioning how those roles would be filled, […]

A man has been charged with theft after a tractor was stolen in Weston by Welland. The New Holland vehicle was taken from a farm on Sutton Road on January 14th and recovered by Police in Buckinghamshire two weeks later. Leicestershire Police made an arrest earlier this week in Northamptonshire and have since charged Paul […]

Improvements are to be made to car parking outside Market Harborough Railway Station after it was branded ‘a mess’ by Harborough’s MP. East Midlands Railway has pledged to improve pick-up and drop-off points, including re-configuring car park spaces. Whilst significant improvements have been made to the station during the recent years, including more car parking […]

The Ukrainian community is holding a day of commemoration in Market Harborough to mark a year since Russia invaded their country. A special service will be held at the Methodist Church in Northampton Road at 4pm, including prayers, the lighting of candles, a silence and musical performances, followed by refreshments, with all welcome to attend. […]

Plans for a new McDonalds restaurant and Costa coffee shop on the edge of Lutterworth could be approved next week. Councillors are being recommended to grant permission for the development off Coventry Road, near the roundabout with the A4303. 80 jobs would be created if it gets the green light, with both venues operating drive-thru […]

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service has referred an allegation of sexual misconduct made by a former female firefighter to Police. It follows a report on ITV news, where the former employee alleged an incident took place at a fire station involving a male manager. The service says disciplinary action was taken against him for sexual […]

A man has been given a suspended jail sentence and banned from keeping farm animals for ten years after an illegal pig farm was discovered in the Harborough District. Robert Emerson, 73, pleaded guilty to permitting others to engage in cruelty on the premises (slaughter of the pigs and related operations such as tying up […]

There are increasing fears for the future of some bus services in and around Market Harborough after a last-ditch attempt to prevent cuts failed. The opposition Liberal Democrat group at Leicestershire County Council called for an amendment to the authority’s budget in a bid to protect 26 subsidised routes across the county, but the ruling […]

A Market Harborough primary school is objecting to plans to ban parking on the road outside, saying it will put the safety of children and families at risk. Highways bosses want to put double yellows lines down along a large stretch of Fairfield Road, but the C of E Academy says that will cause significant […]

An inquest has opened into the death of a talented Thai footballer who was a student at Brooke House College Football Academy in Market Harborough. 17-year-old Dom Promthep died in hospital two days after being found unconscious at the college’s accommodation on Northampton Road, on February 12th. The hearing today in Leicester heard a provisional […]