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A housing developer has put additional measures in place to stop construction traffic going through Great Bowden. It follows complaints from villagers, which led to a warning being issued to Barwood Homes, who are building on the edge of the village. Lorries delivering to the site on Leicester Lane are banned from entering the village […]

Market Harborough’s Food and Drink Festival returns to Welland Park this weekend after a gap of two years. The popular free two day event will see a host of local and national traders, cooking demonstrations and live music on the HFM stage. Prior to 2020, the festival had become a firm favourite in the social […]

Plans have been announced to extend Market Harborough cemetery. The District Council wants to utilise a small area of greenspace, adjacent to sports pitches at Harborough Leisure Centre, to create an additional 99 burial plots. The proposal also includes improved landscaping, so the area is better enclosed. The Council says the plan would enable the […]

A bungalow in Broughton Astley has been damaged after a fire broke out in the loft space. Three fire crews were sent to deal with the blaze at the property on Station Road just before 1pm today. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service say the occupants were lead to safety prior to their arrival and no-one […]

Following England’s success in the women’s Euros, one of Harborough District’s biggest clubs is preparing to grow its number of girls’ and women’s teams even further. Kibworth Town FC already has 10 girls’ specific teams, starting from under 8s up to the under 18s, comprising around 170 female players altogether. It is hoped a senior […]

No decision has yet been made as to whether new homes earmarked for Leicester will be built across Harborough. Cllr Phil King, Leader of Harborough Council, has spoken out following reports an agreement has already been reached to build nearly 2,000 extra houses in the District over the next 14 years. While some other areas […]

A man has been charged with the illegal butchery of pigs at a farm in the Harborough District. Robert Emerson, 73, of Orchard Road in Broughton Astley, is accused of animal welfare offences and will appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court next month. The prosecution is being brought by Leicestershire Trading Standards after Police discovered a […]

Teenagers in Market Harborough are celebrating achieving good GCSE results. They were the first to sit exams again since Covid and are being praised for the way they continued to learn despite disruption caused by the pandemic. Students at Welland Park Academy achieved the school’s best ever set of results, while results at Robert Smyth […]

More electric car charging points are set to be installed in the Harborough District after the government approved a funding bid of £935,000. Leicestershire County Council was one of five local authorities to apply for the cash, which will fund 100 new EV points across the county, the majority to be placed in residential areas. […]