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Harborough’s MP is demanding a re-think of the major development plan that would see an expressway road pass near several local villages. Neil O’Brien says he cannot support it in its current form. The scheme has been designed to accommodate 180,000 new homes in Leicestershire over the next 30 years although no exact route for […]

Plans have been unveiled for a new housing estate in Medbourne. 21 homes are earmarked for land off Hallaton Road, with a mix of two to four-bedroom properties. Developers have handed a planning application to Harborough Council.  

A man has been released on bail after being questioned about a hammer attack in Market Harborough town centre. Police say the incident happened on the High Street on Wednesday evening and the victim, aged 42, then went to an address at Edwin Court, on Kettering Road. Officers were alerted by the East Midlands Ambulance […]

There are calls today for better planning during the remainder of the water pipe renewal project in Market Harborough. It’s as drivers continue to face long delays after temporary traffic lights were installed on a route being used as a diversion because of the on-going closure of Rockingham Road. The restrictions at the Gores Lane/Kettering […]

Students and staff are celebrating good A Level results at the Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough. Nearly half of all the grades were A star to B and 75 of them were in the top A and A* category. These students told Hfm how they had got on: 70% of students are now going […]

34 guns and more than 900 rounds of ammunition have been handed in to Leicestershire Police during a two-week national firearms amnesty. They included seven revolvers, eight shotguns and a stun gun. People could surrender weapons into special bins at Police Stations, including in Market Harborough, with no questions asked.

The Symington Building in Market Harborough was evacuated earlier after a fire alert Three fire crews were called to Adam and Eve Street just after 10.30am, after the fire alarm had sounded. Council workers had to leave, as well as those in the Library, Musuem, coffee shop and Gallones Ice Cream Parlour. A light fitting […]

The traditional cross-street Christmas lights are returning to Market Harborough’s Church Street. There was outcry when they weren’t erected last year because of changes to health and safety legislation, with over 1,400 people signing a petition. New electrical installations and brackets will now be installed by Harborough Council, enabling the displays to go up again. […]

New free monthly sessions are being launched by Harborough Museum and Market Harborough Library for two to five-year-olds to help them learn through crafts and story-telling. ‘Museum Minis’ will run on the first Friday of every month and will teach children what the museum has to offer through a story, touch, smell and a craft […]

Severn Trent Water say temporary traffic lights at the junction of Kettering Road and Gores Lane in Little Bowden will be operated manually at peak times in a bit to reduce congestion. They were installed this morning so work to connect new water pipes can take place, but are leading to long queues, as it’s […]