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News published December 2022

• Formal partnership between councils will not go ahead

  Published Tuesday 20 December 2022

  A proposed formal partnership arrangement between two councils in Leicestershire will not go ahead in the new year.

• Fee for garden waste collections to rise in 2023

  Published Monday 19 December 2022

  The cost of garden waste collection in the Harborough district will increase next year, as higher inflation rates are having an impact on the cost of running the service.

• Council thanks litter picking volunteers for work in the Harborough district

  Published Friday 16 December 2022

  The Leader of Harborough District Council has thanked the South Leicestershire Litter Wombles for helping to combat litter in the district.

• Sapling from Platinum Jubilee ‘Tree of Trees’ welcomed to Welland Park

  Published Thursday 15 December 2022

  A rowan sapling was ceremonially planted yesterday, Thursday 15 December 2022, in Welland Park, Market Harborough, to mark HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

• Harborough district to benefit from Government funding

  Published Wednesday 7 December 2022

  Harborough District is set to benefit from over two million pounds (£2,172,095) after the Government formally approved Harborough District Council’s investment plan for its allocation of funding.

• Dog fouling and alcohol regulations to be extended

  Published Tuesday 6 December 2022

  Orders to tackle irresponsible dog owners in the Harborough district and alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in two town centres will continue for at least another three years.

• Change to Harborough’s Bulky Waste Collection Service due to new national legislation

  Published Monday 5 December 2022

  Landfill rules for domestic seating including sofas, chairs and upholstery are changing now.

• Get in the know this winter with your mental health and wellbeing

  Published Thursday 1 December 2022

  Help is in place for people to support their mental health and wellbeing over winter.