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The Market Harborough Brewery has closed. The micro-brewery had been trading since 2015 from premises on St Mary’s Road. Bosses are blaming a crowded beer market for the demise of the firm. A liquidator has been appointed to wind it up.

A long-standing derelict site in Desborough is set to be redeveloped into new housing. The announcement comes four years after Tesco pulled out of building a new supermarket on the former Lawrence’s factory site. Kettering Council – who own it – have agreed to progress a housing-led redevelopment there and is now drawing up detailed […]

A new Community and Volunteers Fair is to take place in Market Harborough town centre next month. MP Neil O’Brien has joined forces with Harborough Council to organise it. Invitations are being sent to charity and community bodies to have stalls on The Square on August 25th, to showcase their projects and recruit new volunteers. […]

Vandals have damaged six gravestones in Lutterworth. They were all pushed over in the churchyard of St Mary’s on Lutterworth Road. It’s thought it happened sometime on Wednesday night – Police were alerted yesterday. Officers are appealing for information.

Police want to speak to all youngsters who were hurt in Tuesday’s school bus crash near Desborough. Officers say a number who suffered minor injuries – not needing hospital treatment – left the scene before emergency services arrived. They are keen to speak to them an investigation into the collision between two double deckers on […]

Harborough Council is recruiting a design team to masterplan Market Harborough and Lutterworth town centres. The contract for the work is worth an estimated £75,000. Bosses say the project aims to boost regeneration and identify new uses for underused areas, improve transportation, and identify future management arrangements for key public spaces. The project also aims […]

Police say the majority of football fans out watching the England game in Market Harborough last night were well behaved. While there was reports of some disorder on St Mary’s Road during England’s 2-1 defeat to Croatia, when officers arrived people were dispersing. Assistant Chief Constable Jason Masters said: “On behalf of Leicestershire Police, I […]

Plans for 130 new homes on the edge of Fleckney could be given the go-ahead next week, despite concerns. The development is earmarked for land east of Fleckney Road on the Saddington side of the village. Fleckney Parish Council say the number of homes is too great, fearing infrastructure like roads will struggle to cope.

A large quantity of jewelery stolen from homes in Market Harborough, Church Langton and Scraptoft last week has been returned after two men were charged with burglary offences. Police say sentimental items including wedding rings, bracelets and watches were recovered and have now been given back to owners. The duo accused of the break-ins – […]

The refurbishment of children’s play areas across Harborough – at a cost of £370,000 – is moving forward. Harborough Council is set to award the contract for the week later this month. New equipment at some of the sites will also be installed, as part of a programme of works over the next three years. […]