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Government officials have been taken on a tour of new development sites in Market Harborough as the area’s MP pushes for reform to what he calls a ‘broken’ planning system. Neil O’Brien says housebuilding is happening in the wrong place too often because the hands of council officials are tied, when it comes to granting […]

A robber has stolen cash after threatening a woman running a Post Office with a metal bar and pushing over a customer during a raid in Tilton on the Hill. The man went into the ‘Pop Up’ branch at the Village Hall just before 4pm yesterday and escaped with a quantity of cash. Members of […]

A new shopping venue has opened in Market Harborough today, allowing people to buy ethically under one roof. The ‘Eco Village’ has been created in the former Plumb Center building on St Mary’s Road and is home to traders and producers selling locally sourced and sustainable products, helping customers to reduce packaging and food miles. […]

A man in his 60s is in hospital with serious injuries after a two-car crash on the A6 at Clack Hill this morning. He was driving a blue Hyundai Coupe that was involved in collision with a silver Nissan Note at the Kettering Road junction at 7.25am. Firefighters released him from the wreckage before he […]

Residents on Market Harborough’s Farndon Fields estate are claiming victory in their battle with a management company they are now set to ditch. Homeowners will instead set-up their own residents’ association and take on the role of the upkeep of communal areas and open spaces. They say estate management company Chamonix Estates has been imposing […]

The NHS Trust that runs Leicester’s Hospital has been rated as ‘good.’ It follows years of negative ratings by the Care quality Commission, who had said it required improvement. Inspectors say it still needs to improve when it comes to safety though – as not all services have enough staff. Bosses are thanking staff for […]

The Market Harborough-based CATS Mountain Bike Club has donated £200 to the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth, to replace stolen bird feeders and help with other running costs. The donation follows a cycle orienteering event that is held yearly by the club to support a local charity. Bird feeders and a feed station, all of […]

A Market Harborough man who ran a sophisticated on-line drug dealing business has been jailed for eight years. Paul Johnson distributed substances including heroin, MDMA, LSD and ketamine from his home on Northampton Road. The 32-year-old was trafficking drugs from a number of countries and using three rented properties as delivery addresses. Leicester Crown Court […]

Harborough Council is flying the Rainbow Flag on the Symington Building in Market Harborough to raise awareness of equality and diversity. It is in support of a month-long initiative to raise awareness of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community. The annual LGBT History Month is held in February to celebrate the lives and […]

People across Harborough will pay more for Policing, after the rise was approved today. The increase of 4.48% means Band D council tax payers across the District will pay £10 more a year from April. Police and Crime Commisioner, Lord Willy Bach, says it will help fund the recruitment an additional 100 officers across Leicestershire, […]