Latest news

• Leader’s update – Cabinet 1 June 2020

  Published on Tuesday 2 June 2020

  Harborough District Council Leader Cllr Phil King gave the following update to Cabinet on 1 June 2020

• Virtual meetings to help business recovery

  Published on Monday 1 June 2020

  Businesses are being asked how the Council, and other organisations, can provide further support as part its drive to help the local economy recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Extended construction hours to be agreed with developers

  Published on Friday 29 May 2020

  Construction working hours could be extended, under new Government guidance, to allow building projects to progress safely – but only if agreed by the Council.

• View Council planning meeting online – 2 June 2020

  Published on Thursday 28 May 2020

  Harborough District Council’s next planning meeting will be held ‘virtually’ and the public can follow the discussions online.

• Mobile Testing Unit opens in Market Harborough

  Published on Wednesday 27 May 2020

  A Mobile Testing Unit (MTU) will be operating in Market Harborough in support of the COVID-19 National Testing Programme from Wednesday 27 May 2020.

• Action taken to protect land in Little Bowden

  Published on Thursday 21 May 2020

  On 21 May 2020, Harborough District Council served an Immediate Article 4 Direction on land at Queen’s Street, Little Bowden, Market Harborough.

• Hospital garden restored to former glory

  Published on Wednesday 20 May 2020

  Harborough District Council, in partnership with FCC Environment has restored the garden at St Luke’s Hospital in Market Harborough to its former glory.

• Exemplary support for local businesses continues

  Published on Friday 15 May 2020

  Harborough District Council has now shared out all of its allocated Government funding to local businesses – a total of over £19m – but is continuing to provide further grants which are needed.

• Helping protect vulnerable neighbours and public health

  Published on Wednesday 13 May 2020

  Organisations across Leicestershire have come together to support vulnerable and homeless residents during the COVID-19 crisis.

• Council strikes gold with data award

  Published on Tuesday 12 May 2020

  Harborough District Council has scooped a ‘Gold Award’ in recognition of the way it manages address data.

• Council welcomes extra crisis funding for businesses

  Published on Thursday 7 May 2020

  Harborough District Council has welcomed the Government's announcement to provide up to an additional £617m to help small businesses across the UK who may not have qualified for earlier schemes.

• Join VE Day 75 celebrations to mark historic moment

  Published on Wednesday 6 May 2020

  Residents across the Harborough district are being encouraged to mark VE Day 75 by sharing photos and videos of their celebrations online.

• Council leader says more crisis funding is needed

  Published on Monday 4 May 2020

  Harborough District Council’s leader says he welcomes extra funding from Government to help the local authority respond to the coronavirus pandemic – but says much more is needed.

• View Council planning meeting online

  Published on Friday 1 May 2020

  Harborough District Council’s next planning meeting will be held ‘virtually’ and the public can follow the discussions online.

• Enter VE Day 75 poetry competition

  Published on Thursday 30 April 2020

  Friday 8 May 2020 marks 75 years since the end of war in Europe.

• Council named in top 10 for crisis business support

  Published on Tuesday 28 April 2020

  Harborough District Council has been named as one of the ten best performing local authorities in England for getting urgent financial support to businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

• New ‘webinars’ offer vital training during crisis

  Published on Friday 24 April 2020

  An innovative new project, thought to be first of a kind, is helping parish and town councils get vital training as they work remotely during the coronavirus crisis.

• Extra CCTV cameras to boost safety in district

  Published on Thursday 23 April 2020

  More CCTV cameras are set to be installed in Lutterworth town centre, and a popular park in Market Harborough, later in the year.

• Lutterworth East planning application deferred

  Published on Tuesday 21 April 2020

  Councillors have deferred proposals for 2,750 new homes, community facilities and employment space to the east of Lutterworth.

• Council working hard to support community

  Published on Tuesday 21 April 2020

  Residents and businesses across the Harborough district are continuing to get vital support as part of the Council’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

• New CCTV cameras welcomed in village

  Published on Tuesday 21 April 2020

  Kibworth Beauchamp Parish Council has now installed four CCTV cameras covering the eastern end of High Street and Smeeton Road from the village centre roundabout to School Road in Kibworth Beauchamp.

• Follow ‘Lutterworth East’ planning meeting online

  Published on Friday 17 April 2020

  The ‘Lutterworth East’ planning application will be considered remotely – and residents can follow the meeting, as it happens, online.

• Residents and children praise bin crews with surprise messages

  Published on Friday 17 April 2020

  Residents and children have been surprising their bin collectors with heartfelt messages of praise, good wishes and colourful drawings to thank them for being “true heroes” in the face of COVID-19.

• Businesses receive urgent financial support

  Published on Thursday 9 April 2020

  More than 550 businesses in the Harborough district, which have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic, have already received a share of nearly £8m in emergency support.

• Monitoring at Wells Close, Claybrooke Parva

  Published on Thursday 9 April 2020

  Harborough District Council is currently monitoring ground works activity at a site in Wells Close, Woodway Lane, Claybrooke Parva.

• Lutterworth East planning meeting to be held online

  Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020

  The Lutterworth East planning application will be considered remotely – the first time Harborough District Council has conducted a committee meeting in this way.

• Coronavirus - Council launches support for vulnerable residents

  Published on Tuesday 31 March 2020

  Residents in Harborough District can now refer themselves, a family member that requires help or someone in the community who needs help during the Coronavirus crisis to the council’s Community Hub

• Market Harborough Classic Car Show postponed

  Published on Tuesday 31 March 2020

  Market Harborough’s Classic Car Show has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak – but plans are underway to hold the event in 2021.

• Coronavirus crisis – volunteer in your community

  Published on Tuesday 24 March 2020

  Volunteers are being encouraged to come forward to help Harborough District’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.