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The building of five new homes on a former airfield at the edge of Lubenham will now be going ahead – after a Government Planning Inspector stepped in to uphold an appeal by developers. Last year Harborough District Council rejected a proposal for the new houses at Chapel Farm on Foxton Road in Lubenham, on […]
Despite Harborough District Councillors voting on Monday (3rd March 2025) to put their long awaited Local Plan out to public consultation, Harborough’s MP says it still needs more work… Neil O’Brien is calling for the plan to do more to reduce the flooding impact of new developments, saying some of its current wording is contradictory. […]
Northamptonshire Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace two distinctive horse-drawn carts stolen in a burglary at East Farndon. At around 8pm on Friday the 28th of February, three men entered a yard off Clipston Road and removed the two carts. The suspects are described as male, all wearing puffer jackets, jogging bottoms […]
Holiday homes could be built on part of a golf club in the Harborough District if new plans are approved by the Council next month. An application has been submitted to build 21 one and two bedroom chalets at Kilworth Springs Golf Club – together with associated parking, a new access road and external landscaping. […]
Visitors to a popular Market Harborough park now have a new recreational facility to use – thanks to Harborough Welland u3a and funding from the District Council. Brand new Petanque pitches have been built near the café in Welland Park – which anyone can use, free of charge. Around a dozen u3a Petanque players attended […]
TODAY is ‘National School Place Offer Day’ – when students across the HFM area discover which secondary school they’ve been allocated. It’s the first year in which Leicestershire has offered parents up to five preferences – with the County Council revealing 98.31% of youngsters secured one of these, while 90.96% got their first choice secondary school. […]
Harborough’s MP is backing local farmers who’re protesting about the Government’s plans to impose a 20% inheritance tax on agricultural assets next year. From April 6th 2026 the current 100% relief from tax will become restricted to the first £1 million of combined agricultural and business property – although exemptions could still bring the total […]
Plans have been revealed to remove and replace some of the cladding on a retirement living complex in Market Harborough after it was deemed a fire risk. The work is needed at Welland Place on St Mary’s Road following a fire risk assessment. A planning application to carry it out has been submitted to Harborough […]
A Market Harborough mum is among a growing community of parents in our area who’re focused on galvanising others to take steps to leave a better future for the next generation. Jo Harling (pictured below) is part of ‘Parents For Future Leicestershire’, and is speaking out following a recent survey which revealed four in five […]
Voters in Great Glen will have a choice of four candidates to choose from in the forthcoming by-election. The vacancy on Harborough District Council has come about due to the resignation of long-serving Councillor James Hallam, last month. The nominees, in alphabetical order, are Christopher Graves for the Liberal Democrats, Robin Lambert for the SDP, […]
