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Plans for 130 new homes on the edge of Fleckney were thrown out by councillors last night. They refused permission for the development on land east of Fleckney Road on the Saddington side of the village, on the grounds it would harm the landscape and impact the surrounding countryside. Fleckney Parish Council spoke out at […]

Friends and work colleagues of a popular man killed in a crash near Bruntingthorpe have launched a fundraising drive for his family. 24-year-old Andy Durant died when his car was involved in collision with a car transporter on Bath Lane earlier this month. Those who worked with him at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground have launched the […]

A Market Harborough mother and daughter team are having their hair cut off today to raise cash for a charity close to their hearts. Claire and Gemma Devlin have so-far secured sponsorship totaling over £750 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The charity supported Shaun Devlin, Claire’s husband and Gemma’s Dad, while he battled terminal cancer, before […]

The NHS is asking the firm that has bought the former Cottage Hospital site in Market Harborough to provide over £15,000 towards health services in the town. Planning permission is being sought to bulldoze the Coventry Road building so a 70-bedroom care home can go up there. If granted, the NHS is seeking the contribution […]

A week after a school bus crash near Desborough, Police are thanking youngsters and their parents who’ve come forward with information. Officers appealed last week for those injured who hadn’t given an account of what happened to make contact. They say they have now spoken with a number as their investigation into the crash continues. […]

Police say they’re disappointed with how many people were caught under the influence of alcohol and drugs during their summer clampdown. Across Leicestershire were 90 drink and 25 drug drive arrests in the past six weeks – eight in the Harborough District – which were all drink-related. That’s more than last year’s campaign that saw […]

Developers have launched a bid to overturn the refusal of their plan for a massive extension of Magna Park. IDI Gazeley, which owns the huge logistics site near Lutterworth, has lodged an appeal to the government against Harborough Council’s decision to reject a major expansion. The proposal has been bitterly resisted by campaigners through a […]

A Mini was completely destroyed after it set on fire near Maidwell on Saturday night. Fire crews were called to deal with the blaze just after 9pm. An electrical fault is thought to have caused it.