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NS&I Premium Bonds December 2023 prize winners: When is the draw date & how to check if you are a winner

Everything you need to know about the NS&I Premium Bonds December draw

Feilding Palmer Hospital

Drop-in event for residents to have their say on Lutterworth's hospital

Local retirement developments will be holding festive events

Harborough retirement developments spread Christmas cheer

Children during last year's donkey poop bingo at Market Harborough C of E Primary School. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

'Alpaca-lypse' coming to Harborough - a year after Little Donkey Poop Bingo

Jarrod Burke and Amritha Chagar of Randalls open their new sweet shop on Adam & Eve Street.

Hundreds queue in the pouring rain to visit Harborough's new sweet shop

People are being encouraged to eat their pumpkins

Free pumpkin-inspired community feast to take place this week

Residents are being encouraged to go to organised displays instead of letting fireworks off in their gardens

People encouraged to enjoy fireworks at organised displays instead of their own

The Braybrooke Morris dancers performing a variety of traditional hankie and stick dances outside the Bulls Head at Arthingworth.

District residents invited to 'have a go' at Morris dancing taster session

The authority wants to improve cycling and walking networks

Residents asked to help shape cycling and walking networks around Harborough

John Lewis called the play area 'a joke'

Viral TikTok video says Harborough is home to 'worst playground'

Taylor Wimpey awards The Village £500 prize

Taylor Wimpey awards community hub £500 prize
The Village in Market Harborough has been awarded £500 from Taylor Wimpey East Midlands after being announced as the winner of the homebuilder’s Community Chest competition.

Residents celebrate their new rural car club

Tilton on the Hill residents can rent electric vehicle as part of 'car club'

The dog litter bin on Leaders Way

Lutterworth residents hit out at 'hazardous and overflowing' dog litter bin

Millions of people in receipt of the State Pension will receive an additional payment over the coming months.

DWP to send out ‘bonus’ payments to millions before Christmas

Mysterious sinkhole appears in UK and almost gobbles post box - motorists beware

Dangerous sinkhole appears on UK street and almost swallows post box

Struggling Harborough households can receive a voucher

Struggling Harborough households can receive £75 Aldi voucher

Residents living in a small village in the Harborough district are fighting a plan which could see houses built next to the local primary school. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Residents object to plan for 56 homes near primary school

Bosses at Lutterworth Town Council have applied for permission to build a single storey extension and make other changes to its base in Coventry Road.

Plans to refurbish and extend Lutterworth Town Council HQ

Satellite view of Earth taken on September 6 shows Saharan dust blowing over the UK.

Windows and cars left ‘dusty’ as Sahara sand blows across UK

A plan has been launched to build more than 50 homes on land next to a Harborough district village primary school.

Dozens of new homes next to village primary could help school expand

What happened to Cindy Williams Jr in EastEnders?

Work to the Midland Mainline railway has meant a number of bridges near to Newton Harcourt have had to be rebuilt, resulting in closures on some of the area’s busiest roads.

Rat-run is 'accident waiting to happen' say residents

A controversial application to build an array of houses in Lubenham has been approved, despite many local residents raising privacy concerns.

Houses approved in Lubenham despite concerns from residents

Hannah Lumley, 42, moved into her detached three-bedroom redbrick town house, in Northstowe, Cambs eight months ago and is the town's only child minder.

Why mum in UK’s most soulless town ‘wouldn’t live anywhere else’

These are the top 10 selfie capitals of the UK

Consultants are set to go on strike

Harborough residents told to prepare ahead of bank holiday and NHS strikes

The blaze destroyed around 200 cars

‘Spectacular’ scrapyard blaze destroys hundreds of cars

The nostalgia event will be returning in September. Image by Fernandoschi pixabay.com

Desborough residents set to go back in time as forties event returns this summer
Four hours of forties fun, music, stalls, rides and nostalgia are on the cards for residents

Work will begin on a temporary bridge

Temporary footbridge to be built in Kibworth after safety concerns raised

The top 10 UK cities with the best 'vibe' revealed

The owners of the Fleckney Dental Practice in School Road want to extend its existing site to allow it to offer treatment to more people.

Dentist hoping to extend to create room for 2,000 new patients

People are being asked to volunteer as an independent visitor

Residents called on to volunteer to take out Leicestershire children in care

The European Travel Informatio The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is another travel barrier for British people after they voted to leave the EU.n and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is another travel barrier for British people after they voted to leave the EU.

Date UK holidaymakers must pay fee to enter these 30 countries

Firefighters battle huge blaze as arsonists torch more than 50 cars overnight

Arsonists cause destruction by torching over 50 cars in one night

Lights could be dimmed to save money

Residents asked opinion on dimming streetlights in cost-saving move

Louisa Blenkiron, a resident in the area, says people charge around £16,000 for three weeks.

Wimbledon: Residents make up to £16k renting out homes and drives

Neil and Lisa Fletcher at home in Watchet, Somerset.

Couple who ‘live in 1930s’ bemoan increase in cost of vintage clothes

Tourists in Castle Combe, Wiltshire.

Inside UK beauty spot being ‘ruined’ by drones and Airbnbs

Only Fans billboards pop up in UK promoting adult sex work - residents turn to graffiti

OnlyFans billboards pop up in the UK promoting adult sex work

Residents rave about ‘Britain’s politest parking note’ as anonymous author makes hilarious request

Residents stumble upon ‘Britain’s politest parking note’ left on car

Streetlights could be dimmed to 30 per cent from 8pm. Photo by Lasse Møller.

County council proposes plans to dim streetlights across Leicestershire

Morris dancers will take part in the event

Braybrooke Village Fete set to take place this weekend

Villagers from Kibworth have had their voices heard after raising safety concerns about the long closure of School Road bridge.

Kibworth villagers win bridge battle after raising safety fears

Harborough District chairman Barbara Johnson (centre) opens Green Street - new to this year's Harborough Carnival. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Harborough's Great Big Green Week continues with family-friendly 'green picnic'

Meadowdale Primary School won the green float competition with their theme highlighting the impact of fast fashion. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Harborough's Green Week continues with a family-friendly BYO 'green picnic'
Harborough District Council will also give an update on its Climate Emergency Action Plan

Come From Away announces UK tour - how to get tickets

‘Massive gas blast’ sees woman rushed to hospital

The event will be held from June 10-18

Harborough Big Green week launches this Saturday to celebrate sustanability

The Premium Bond winners for June 2023 have been revealed by National Savings and Investments (NS&I) - and Bristol residents are among the lucky ones.

NS&I Premium Bonds: June 2023 winners and how to enter

Knitters hard at work as part of Harborough United for Warm Homes

Campaigners turn out calling on government to address climate crisis

Manhattanhenge 2023: How to see New York City’s sunset in the UK

A solar farm the size of 102 football pitches being constructed near Lutterworth needs a number of changes, according to the developer behind it.

Request for changes to under-construction solar farm

Sinkhole which has opened up above HS2 work in Buckinghamshire

Sinkhole opens up above a tunnel built for the HS2 high rail line

The former store

Hospice to open 'bigger and better' shop in Market Harborough

‘Army’ of bees force English Heritage castle closure as ‘terrified’ locals caught in massive swarm

‘Army’ of bees forces English castle to shut