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Michael Gove recently approved plans for the super prison

Michael Gove to visit Harborough weeks after giving green light to super prison

Leicester has an unmet need for more than 18,000 homes

Harborough has no duty to build extra homes from Leicester's overspill, says MP

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation on May 6, 2023. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

King Charles & Queen Camilla criticised over gender pay gap to staff

The proposals would increase Harborough's future housing numbers by a quarter.

Harborough MP calls to reject plans to take on Leicester's housing overspill

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

UK sees biggest fall in housing prices since 2009 financial crisis according to Halifax report.

UK sees biggest fall in house prices since financial crisis

More refugees due to stay with hosts in the Harborough district have arrived in the UK in the last month.

More Ukrainian refugees set to be welcomed to the Harborough district

Harborough District Council if going ahead with a scheme to build nine self-contained flats on Roman Way for people in urgent need and to help prevent homelessness

Council steps up plans to create new homes for homeless people in Harborough

Harborough District Council has been handed £125,000 to enhance the public’s ability to have their say on local planning issues using cutting edge technology.

Harborough council handed £125,000 to allow more people to have their say on loc...
“The funding will help the council engage with communities in a meaningful way by using map-based planning consultations and by providing communities with data that is easy-to-access,” said the council leader

Private parking fines to be capped at £50

Women are more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Women more likely to be affected by homelessness than men, says charity

A giant £1 billion scheme to build almost 3,000 homes at Lutterworth is now set to power forward after the Government has decided not to review it.

Giant £1 billion scheme to build almost 3,000 homes at Lutterworth is now set to...

Here are the rules for moving house during the second lockdown

South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa is urging the Government to urgently review the massive £1 billion Lutterworth East housing scheme to build almost 3,000 homes.

MP urges Government to urgently review plans for 3,000 homes near Lutterworth af...

Alberto Costa, MP for South Leicestershire, has issued a survey to almost 5,500 households in Lutterworth and the surrounding villages asking for their views on the new Lutterworth East development.

Plans for thousands of homes in Lutterworth could be reviewed as MP raises conce...

Market Harborough Leisure Centre.

What's next for Harborough’s leisure centre - refurbished or knocked down and re...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered members of the public to avoid travelling to work unless it was absolutely necessary (Getty Images)

Here's the latest guidance on whether you should go into work after the UK was p...