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Village near Harborough gets festive with Christmas market this weekend

A CGI image of some of the homes being built in Fleckney

Mixed feelings from villagers over plan to build new homes instead of shops

Despite tourists bringing noise pollution and traffic chaos to the quaint nearby village of Alton, locals living near Alton Towers say it has major benefits.

Alton Towers: Why residents living next to theme park ‘love’ it

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

The Diddly Squat farm shop sells local produce from the farm and neighbouring local producers in the Cotswolds (Picture: Clarkson's farm)

Workers at Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm must now wear body cams

Imber and Tyneham are two villages that were abandoned during World War Two

England’s ‘lost twin villages’ frozen in time since World War Two

A miniature replica of the hall was created in cake form.

Sweet-toothed Medbourne residents celebrate National Village Hall week

Residents in a Harborough district village have expressed anger over a new planning application to build houses on land that was earmarked for a ‘community plaza’.

Anger over plans to build more homes on site proposed for ‘community plaza’

Oakley Park, Middleton

Council says it will not contest travellers' legal battle

Villagers in Shawell have organised the Nature Now or Never campaign group to ask that the landowners of Shawell Quarry – Tarmac, Beauparc and BMI Redland – turn the site into a country park for local people once their quarrying permits come to an end.

MP backs campaign to turn a Harborough district quarry into a country park

A view over Warkworth Castle and the surrounding village which has topped the list of British villages which have risen in value for 20 years straight.

20 British villages with property value increases for last 20 years

From quaint, chocolate-box street scenes in the Cotswolds to picturesque views on the South Downs - these are the 20 villages that have gone up in value for 20 years straight.

Photos from this year's Lubenham Scarecrow Festival

In photos: Lubenham Scarecrow Festival makes a triumphant return to the streets

Flowers left by Denise and David Bailey in tribute to the couple killed in a car crash near Brampton Ash

Floral tributes to husband and wife killed in Brampton Ash road collision

Front, Lawrence Dale during the tree planting in recognition of 38 years service he has given to Wilbarston as councillor and long standing chairman of Wilbarston Parish Council. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Close-knit village community near Harborough plant tree to salute community stal...

East Langton Parish Council arranged for children from Church Langton Primary School with their Head of School Leah Harrison and bugler Keith Britcliffe to be there when University of Leicester's Nicola Mirams laid their wreath on Tuesday November 2.

Village war memorial near Harborough chosen as part of ‘Poppy Pilgrimage’

Summer Brown with her grandmother Jean Innes

Villagers near Harborough rally around to raise over £1,000 for teenager after h...

The back garden at the totally-refurbished village hall in Glooston.

Totally-refurbished village hall near Harborough now includes a new garden and t...

People in Church Langton are to get the chance to have a crucial say on their future.

Villagers in Church Langton given the chance to have a say on their future

Hail stones the size of golf balls rained down on Kibworth. This photo was taken at Kibworth Golf Club.

How the Kibworth community rallied together after a hailstorm that will go down ...

Minnie Burgess-Lumsden and Megan Rogers before the start of the Northants YFC 2021 charity tractor run. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

About 60 tractors take part in the first tractor run through Harborough district...

Villagers in Church Langton have made their voices heard in bitter battle to save their beloved green space at the heart of their community.

Villagers near Harborough make their voices heard in a bitter battle to save the...

Anthony Lawton and his grand-daughter Kit Lawton

Villagers near Harborough fighting a bitter battle to protect their beloved open...

Two villages in the Harborough district back new Neighbourhood Plans - which map out where housing developments are built

Two villages in the Harborough district back new Neighbourhood Plans - which map...

Workers survey the problem after 400 homes lost their internet access. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Hundreds of homes affected after workers appear to have cut through internet cab...

Over 80 people and families in Great Easton chipped in to raise the astonishing sum for Diane and Mark Howson who run Great Easton Village Stores.

“One of the best days of my life” - shopkeepers stunned by villagers' remarkabl...

The Shawell residents protest against the proposed waste-sorting facility, 450m from the village.

Villagers celebrate after plans to build massive waste-processing plant in a vil...

Jake Kenward(11), Toby Roberts (11), Jacob Fowler (9), Raffi Tait (5), Monty Ward (7), Ned Corry (14), Oliver Fowler (6), Bessie Bluck (13), Oliver Bunce (14), Hugo Polwarth-Carter (9), Louis Roberts (9) Felix Ward (10), Valentine West (10), Theo Hicks (9).

How two schoolboys used lockdown to create their own amazing BMX track in a vill...

The funeral of Fred procession sets off from Smeeton Road in Kibworth. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Video and photos: Villagers in Kibworth pay a heartwarming final tribute to 'Fre...
People turned out along the route of the funeral procession route today (Wednesday September 30)

Stephen Winter, known to everyone as Fred.

Here's the route for people to stand to pay their respects before the funeral of...

Furious villagers have slammed a decision to shelve a vital early morning bus to Market Harborough before it was suddenly restored.

'Lifeline' bus service to Harborough has been restored after shocked villagers c...

The traffic caused by the plant.

Hundreds of residents back growing campaign to stop waste-processing plant in Ha...

A bold 90,000 project is going ahead to create a vital new wetland and transform a 300-metre stretch of the River Welland near Market Harborough.

Huge eco project is going ahead to create a new wetland and transform a 300-metr...

The Shawell residents protest against the proposed waste-sorting facility, 450m from the village.

MP wants prime minister to get involved over a controversial waste-processing pl...

The new look outdoor space at Foxton Primary School.

'It’s as if someone has come along and waved a magic wand' - headteacher praises...

A village council is welcoming Harborough councils move to scrap a controversial virtual planning committee meeting.

Harborough planning meeting is declared null and void after a technical breakdow...

Daisy with her mum Melissa and younger sister Tilly.

Harborough schoolgirl raises over £1,200 for the NHS after running 25 miles arou...

T-Rex Tim meets young fans.

Photos: Have you seen a T-Rex roaming the streets of two Harborough district vil...

Once Upon a Time

Villagers get ready to cheer and boo at the pantomime

Protests against the expansion of Magna Park

Activists issue Magna Park health warning

Campaigners in Walcote are being left high and dry in their battle to bring The Black Horse pub back to the village. Pat Piggott, vice-chairman of the Black Horse Community Group, is pictured second from the right

Campaigners left high and dry in pub battle