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Plans have been announced for a massive shake-up of local politics that would see Harborough Council and seven other district authorities scrapped and an entirely new one formed. Senior Conservatives at Leicestershire County Council have announced plans to move to a single unitary status to serve the whole county. They say the move would be […]

A Market Harborough shoe retail outlet has shut after its parent company went into administration. Heavenly Feet had been trading from the Three Manors Retail Park, off Rockingham Road, for the past few years. Parent firm Silent Night foorwear has called in administrators following tough trading conditions. It’s unclear if the store will re-open if […]

It’s a big day for Market Harborough’s In Bloom volunteers as judges visit. The town won Gold in the large town category in the East Midlands In Bloom competition last year, only beaten to the overall title by Belper in Derbyshire. Volunteers have been busy preparing for today for months, with a vast array of […]

Harborough Police seized two cars this morning during an operation targeting uninsured drivers. Checks were carried out during rush-hour on the A6 bypass between the Rockingham Road and McDonald’s roundabouts. The drivers have also been reported for driving without insurance.

Severn Trent Water is asking people across Harborough to conserve water supplies by not using hosepipes or sprinklers, as the heatwave continues this week. It comes after the first hosepipe ban of the summer came into force, in Northern Ireland. The company says having showers instead of baths is another good way of helping to […]

Police are investigating after seven vehicles were damaged by a corrosive substance thought to have been sprayed from a lorry on the A4304. It happened between Market Harborough and Lutterworth on the morning of Friday June the 22nd. Officers say it caused significant damage to bodywork and windscreens and the lorry involved had a blue […]

Police are advising householders to take extra security measures in the light of recent distraction burglaries in Market Harborough. Elderly and vulnerable people have most commonly been those targeted by the cold calling criminals – so family and friends are being asked if they can step in to help. Free security devices like door chains […]

A local learning disabilities nurse could be in line for national honours with ground-breaking work to help people with learning disabilities access life-saving cancer screening. Sam Screaton, a learning disabilities primary care liaison nurse with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, has been shortlisted in the ‘Breaking Barriers’ category of the 2018 national Learning Disabilities and Autism […]

Villagers in Medbourne have voted to adopt their neighbourhood plan at a referendum held in the village yesterday. Votes in favour 158 and votes against 11. Turnout was 44%