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Severn Trent Water say work to repair a leak on a Market Harborough street – that has been deemed a safety risk – will start tonight. Numerous complaints have been made to the firm about the issue of The Broadway which has been on-going for over 2 weeks. The cold temperatures has meant water has […]

More play areas across the Harborough district are to be revamped as part of a move to encourage more family’s to use them. It follows upgrades at parks in Market Harborough, Great Glen and Fleckney over the past few months, which have been welcomed by users. Harborough Council says equipment in Lutterworth and Broughton Astley […]

A ‘topping-out ceremony’ has been held as a new business centre in Market Harborough starts to take shape. The last beam has installed at the top of the three-storey building going up on the Compass Point Business Park off Northampton Road. Harborough Council is behind the £7.9m ‘Grow-On Space’ project, which will provide 19,000 sq […]

Harborough Police have warned of the dangers of inhaling nitrous oxide after twenty used canisters were found in a lay-by between Gumley and Smeeton Westerby. Known as ‘laughing gas’ or ‘Noz’ it’s illegal to sell the small silver capsules for psychoactive purposes, although can be bought as are used to produce whipped cream. Officer say […]

A 100-metre cordon was put in place around Rothwell Medical Centre after a car crashed into a gas main in the car park, causing a major leak. The Medical Centre was evacuated and will remain closed for the rest of the day – the nearby Montsaye Academy was not affected. The Fire Service was alerted […]

Residents say a water leak on The Broadway in Market Harborough is a safety risk after a car skidded this morning and pedestrians slipped on ice. The water, which has been pouring down part of the road and areas of pavement for over a week, froze in places overnight. People living there say Severn Trent […]

More charging points for electric cars are to be installed across Harborough. The Council is to put them in cars parks in School Road, Kibworth Beauchamp, Station Road, Lutterworth and Orchard Close in Brorton Astley. It follows two being installed in the Commons Car Park in Market Harborough. It costs £1.40 to charge an electric […]

The start of work to demolish Market Harborough’s former Cottage Hospital is facing delay. Bulldozers were due to move onto the Coventry Road site this month, although developers are still waiting for the final go-ahead to be given by Harborough Council. That relates to confirming arrangements for the protection of the World War One Memorial […]

Police have issued a warning about a scam letter being hand-delivered in Market Harborough, Desborough and surrounding villages. It claims home-owners aged over-55 are entitled to £150 towards security improvements, like CCTV and alarms, as part of a government scheme. The letter, stating a representative will visit homes, could appear genuine to some as it […]

We’re being asked to have our say on Harborough Council’s budget plans for the next year, that propose no increase in its share of Council Tax. A public consultation is running until early next month. The budget details £692,000 of income generation proposals and identifies £105,000 of savings, while investing an additional £573,000 into services […]