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Plans have been submitted for the next phase of a major new housing development on the edge of Market Harborough. Developer Davidsons want to build a further 123 houses on the site, off Kettering Road at Clack Hill, to be known as ‘Overstone Park’. Work on the first part of the estate began last year […]
Leicestershire County Council is warning services could be disrupted because of staff shortages caused by the Covid-19 Omicron surge. It could include temporary closures or reduced opening hours at waste and recycling sites and some home to school and special educational needs transport services could be impacted. The authority has also suspended its distribution of […]
A driver was injured after a car crashed off the A508 and overturned near Lamport last night. Emergency services were called to Harborough Road just before 10pm. Firefighters assisted the female driver out of the Fiat Punto before she was taken to hospital. Police say her injuries were ‘not serious.’
Workers at B&M in Market Harborough are to get an extra week’s wages in recognition of their ‘considerable efforts’ over the festive period. Staff at the store on Rockingham Road are among 24,000 nationwide to be getting the bonus. The discount retailer celebrated a successful Christmas, with sales in the last 13 weeks up 7.1% […]
Plans have been announced for a new parking payment system at Foxton Locks. The Canal and River Trust wants to introduce ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) technology in its two car parks at the popular attraction, to replace the current pay and display method. New payment machines would also allow visitors to pay for parking […]
A man arrested after an armed robbery at a Market Harborough shop has had his Police bail extended. He was questioned by detectives and released on bail after the incident at the Spar shop on Coventry Road on the evening on December 13th. Two men stole cigarettes after threatening staff with knives. The 39-year-old man […]
A walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinic will be held at Market Harborough Medical Centre on Saturday. People aged over 16 needing first, second or booster jabs can get one at the Coventry Road surgery between 8.30am and 1pm. You don’t need to be registered with the practice to use the clinic, although anyone who has tested […]
Eleven people were arrested across Harborough for drink or drug driving last month. They were among 149 drivers caught on Leicestershire’s roads during the Police’s annual Christmas campaign – an increase of 17 on December 2020. Of the arrests on roads in the Harborough District, seven were for drink driving and four for driving under […]
Leicestershire’s Chief Constable has announced he will retire this spring. Simon Cole, who lives in the Harborough District, is the longest serving Police chief in the UK, having led the force since 2010. Chief Constable Cole, who joined the Police 33 years ago, said: “It has been a great honour to lead Leicestershire Police since […]
Work will finally begin later this month to build a new toilet block at Market Harborough railway station. Travellers have been left frustrated at having to use temporary loos for nearly three years, after previous facilities were closed when the major re-vamp of the station took place in 2019. Network Rail, who will also create […]
