News archive
News published March 2025
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Local residents work together to plant a new Tiny Forest in their community
Published Saturday 22 March 2025
Residents got together and brought their spades, shovels and gardening gloves for a free family tree and shrub planting event at The Headlands Recreation Ground in Market Harborough.
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Council cuts total annual greenhouse gas emissions by 39% since 2019-20
Published Friday 21 March 2025Harborough District Council has cut its total annual greenhouse gas emissions by 39% since 2019-20, while Harborough district’s overall emissions have reduced from 12.6 tonnes per person in 2005 to 7.7 tonnes per person in 2022.
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Council continues to support local communities and businesses through UKSPF funding
Published Friday 21 March 2025Harborough District Council has secured an additional £710,593 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to boost local businesses, skills, and community initiatives in 2025/26.
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Bold vision for future of local council structures submitted to Government
Published Friday 21 March 2025
A bold vision which puts people and places at the heart of future council structures in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has been submitted to Government. (Friday 21 March 2025).
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Residents claim free fruit tree as part of tribute to 80th anniversary of VE Day
Published Thursday 20 March 2025Hundreds of residents from across the Harborough district claimed their free fruit tree last Friday (14 March 2025) from locations in Lutterworth and Scraptoft.
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Land purchased by council secures region’s biggest rewilding greenspace
Published Thursday 20 March 2025Harborough District Council has purchased land to restore a nature-depleted area on a nationally significant scale.
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Community groups awarded funding from council’s £1 million grant scheme
Published Thursday 20 March 2025Over £250,000 in funding has been approved by Harborough District Council for parishes and towns from its £1 million Community Grant Fund.
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Tiny Forests to bring more trees to urban spaces in local communities
Published Tuesday 18 March 2025Two Tiny Forests are set to be created in urban spaces across the Harborough district.
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Harborough District Council welcomes county council comments on draft local plan
Published Monday 17 March 2025Harborough District Council has welcomed the early publication of draft comments on its draft local plan by Leicestershire County Council.
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Council leaders meet Minister to discuss local government reform
Published Wednesday 12 March 2025.
