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Leicestershire County Council has approved it budget, meaning a rise is in its share of council tax by 4.99% – the maximum permitted by government. It means residents in Band D homes across the Harborough will pay an extra £5.59 a month to the authority, which is responsible for things like roads and adult social […]

A Market Harborough candle maker has done something special to mark International Random Acts of Kindness Day. Verity Davis, owner of Seven Scents, placed gift bags containing candle tins on benches in the town and the Bowdens today, for strangers to pick-up. She came up with the wonderful gesture to spread a bit of kindness, […]

An off-road route between Market Harborough and Lubenham, created in memory of a teenager, has been officially recognised as a footpath. The inclusion on the Ordnance Survey map is a significant milestone for the family of Adam Mugridge, from Lubenham, who have been campaigning for the safe path, along the old railway line, since the […]

An outbreak of Coronavirus at Gartree Prison is the major factor behind an increase in the Harborough District’s infection rate. The area was named yesterday as one of just 12 parts of England to see a weekly rise in cases. It is understood around 20 people have tested positive at the jail near Market Harborough, […]

The owners of a dog found safe and well four days after being stolen from kennels in North Kilworth are thanking all who shared their appeal and helped locate him. They believe Logan, a Cockerpoo, became too hot to handle for whoever took her, after news of the theft spread far and wide on social […]

The go-ahead’s been given for the controversial redevelopment of an elderly people’s housing complex in Market Harborough. Councillors approved the plan for 38 new affordable homes at Naseby Square at a meeting last night. It will mean 13 bungalows will be demolished at the site off Stuart Road on the Southern Estate, the occupants of […]

A beloved pet dog stolen from boarding kennels in North Kilworth has been found safe and well. The Cockerpoo, named Logan, was taken last Thursday night or early on Friday morning. The dog had been placed in kennels temporarily, as one of its elderly owners has been seriously ill in hospital. No more details have […]

Police are teaming up with Council staff after a rise in illegal hare coursing, damage and flytipping in rural parts of the Harborough District. Farmer’s gates, hedgerows and fencing have been damaged in the Cold Newton, Lowesby, Hungarton and Keyham areas by people trespassing on land who have turned aggressive when challenged by landowners. Operation […]

Welland Park Road in Market Harborough will be closed to traffic during daytime hours for three days from tomorrow. It will be shut between the Northampton Road and Farndon Road junctions, from 7.30am until 6pm each day, while carriageway patching work is carried out. Leicestershire County Council is apologising for any inconvenience the closure will […]