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Planning permission has been granted for the first phase of a massive new housing estate on the edge of Market Harborough. 164 homes, 56 of which will be ‘affordable,’ will be built on land adjoining Coleridge Way, off Kettering Road in Little Bowden. Eventually 600 homes will go up on 88 acres of land stretching […]

The go-ahead has been given for Market Harborough’s former Angel Hotel to become a permanent base for Brooke House College. The District Council approved the change of use at a meeting last night. The historic High Street building, which shut as a hotel last year, will become the main catering base for the college – […]

Highway bosses want people’s views on making temporary traffic lights on Kettering Road in Little Bowden permanent. They were installed either side of the railway bridge last year – as part of a scheme to improve safety for cyclists – replacing the previous give way system. Leicestershire County Council has launched a four-week public consultation […]

An ’emergency’ no parking restriction has come into force in part of Great Bowden, following road safety concerns. It affects one side of Main Street, between Gunnsbrook Close and the The Green, and part of Langton Road. The urgent action, by highway bosses at Leicestershire County Council, follows complaints from villagers about parked cars near […]

Over 50 sunflowers were planted in Market Harborough over the Bank Holiday Weekend in support of the Compassionate Town campaign. Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Market Harborough planted them in an allotment field off Northampton Road, opposite Protheroes garage. Sunflowers are the recognised emblem of the Compassionate Town campaign, which was launched earlier this […]

The Coronavirus rate across Harborough dropped to one of the lowest in the country last week. The district had the 14th fewest cases in the week ending May the 26th – placing it 296th in a list of 315 areas. Four new cases were reported in the seven days, according to Public Health England figures […]

An faulty fridge is thought to have caused a fire which damaged a garage adjoining a house in Market Harborough. Fire crews from Market Harborough and Desborough were called to Tungstone Way at 6.40am on Sunday. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the fire, which left the structure 20% damaged by fire and severely smoke damaged. […]

100,000 Coronavirus vaccines have now been given in the Harborough District. The new milestone was reached this week, taking the total number of jabs administered since December to 100,772. And the vaccine roll-out for people aged over 60 across Harborough has been one of the quickest in England. 25,170 people have had both doses – 95.1% […]

An appeal has been launched by the Hygiene Bank in Market Harborough ahead of Father’s Day next month. Volunteers want to give Dads, struggling to afford basic items, a bag full of well-served treats. Demand for the Hygiene Bank, which is run by volunteers and was launched last year, has increased during the pandemic. Co-ordinator, […]

Drivers are being warned the main road through East Farndon will be closed for three days next week while water works take place. Harborough Road will be shut either side of the junctions with The Lealand and Main Street from Tuesday to Thursday. There will be a lengthy signposted diversion route, via the A508 and […]