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If you live or work in the Lutterworth area, police are asking you to keep your eyes peeled for a missing 82-year-old man with Alzheimers. A public search of the town yesterday failed to find him.   Peter Coyne, who is from Stockport, was last seen at the address of a family member in Riverside […]

The National Grid says it’s pleased to have received the go ahead to build a new electricity substation in Braybrooke – having been granted planning permission by Kettering Borough Council.   The substation will provide power supplies to a proposed new trackside feeder station – which Network Rail says it needs as part of its […]

Plans to decommission 21 Northamptonshire Libraries have been put on hold pending the outcome of a public hearing late next month.   After the news that Desborough Library was set to be closed for good at the end of August, solicitors acting on behalf of the family of a young girl, who regularly uses the […]

The vast majority of residents who voted on whether or not to adopt their village Neighbourhood Plans have said “yes”!   Two referenda were held yesterday – in Great Bowden and East Langton – with the Count then taking place in the District Council Chamber.   Great Bowden approved theirs by 343 votes to 15 […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was killed in a head on collision in Lubenham on Wednesday night. The incident took place at around a quarter to eight on Laughton Road, and involved two vehicles – a silver and orange coloured KTM 1000 motorcycle and a silver Volvo V40 car. The motorcyclist was […]

Harborough District Council has confirmed its Building Control team has now merged with that of a neighbouring council – in a move to share resources and save money. They’re now working under the auspices of The Blaby District Council Building Control Partnership – which offers advice to people in relation to planning applications and carries […]

The residents of Great Bowden go to the polls this Thursday – but all villagers need to do this time is vote a simple “Yes” or “No”. The milestone referendum is about whether to approve their new Neighbourhood Plan – created by residents and the Parish Council over the past two and a half years. […]

The balance of power on Harborough District Council has shifted slightly this week – after a former Conservative Councillor revealed he has joined the Liberal Democrats. Mark Graves has represented the Tories in his Broughton Astley constituency for over ten years. But, after disagreeing with his party over issues such as extra housing allocation for […]

Market Harborough’s bus passengers are reeling from the news that yet another of our town’s key services is facing the axe – in just less than a month’s time! HinckleyBus has announced that its number 58 route – which provides half a dozen journeys from Market Harborough to Lutterworth and back every day except Sunday […]