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Drivers are being warned Main Street in Great Bowden will be shut on the next two Saturday nights. The closure will be in force between 11pm and 7am on September 24th and October 1st, to allow Network Rail to clear vegetation from beside the railway. The work, in preparation for the electrification of the tracks, […]

Vouchers are being sent to hundreds of pensioners across Harborough to help them with the continuing cost of living crisis. The one-off £100 payment is the latest part of Leicestershire County Council’s package of support designed to support people in the face of soaring energy bills, rising food prices and other day-to-day costs. The vouchers […]

A man has appeared in court and denied the illegal butchery of pigs at a farm in the Harborough District. Robert Emerson pleaded not guilty to a number of animal welfare offences at Leicester Magistrates’ Court. The 73-year-old, of Orchard Road, Broughton Astley, is being prosecuted by Leicestershire Trading Standards, after Police discovered a number of […]

A lack of access to dentists in Market Harborough has reached crisis point according to campaigners. It is believed thousands of people in the town are struggling to get NHS treatment, as one practice will stop providing it for adults next month. Brookside Dental announced earlier this year it was forced to take the decision […]

Market Harborough’s In Bloom team is being praised after winning first prize in the East Midlands In Bloom competition. Volunteers picked up a gold award as the town was crowned overall winner of the large town category yesterday. The team was also handed the Horticultural Excellence Within Parks award, for their work with Harborough District […]

Further rail strikes has been called for next month which will severely disrupt services from Market Harborough. Train drivers at East Midlands Railway who are members of the ASLEF union will walkout on Wednesday October 5th in their on-going dispute over pay. The action will follow a strike on October 1st, which was called by […]

Market Harborough has won first prize in the East Midlands In Bloom competition. The top honour in the large town category was announced at an awards ceremony in Loughborough this afternoon, where volunteers were presented with a gold award. Although the town has won gold for the past few years, it is the first time […]

Harborough’s business leaders and council officials are welcoming the government’s announcement to support firms with rising energy costs.  They will see their energy bills cut by at least half this winter, compared to the current estimates of wholesale costs. Schools, hospitals, care homes, charities and public sector organisations are also covered by the non-domestic cap […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was seriously injured when they fell from their bike in Loddington near Rothwell. It happened on Orton Road last Thursday morning. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police said: “At about 8.45am on Thursday, September 15, the cyclist – a man in his 50s – was cycling along Orton […]

Residents and businesses are being asked their views on car parking in Market Harborough and Lutterworth. Harborough District Council has launched an on-line survey, including asking people what they think of current parking availability and cost. A spokesperson told HFM: “We’re asking residents to help us ensure car parks in the Harborough district are accessible, […]