News archive
News published June 2018
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Overgrown public land tidied by landowner
Published Tuesday 26 June 2018Unsightly public land in Broughton Astley, which residents had raised concerns about, has now been tidied up by the landowner following intervention from the district council.
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Flag raised to mark Armed Forces Day
Published Monday 25 June 2018A specially-commissioned flag has been hoisted above The Symington Building to mark Armed Forces Day.
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Children show why they love local market
Published Wednesday 20 June 2018School pupils have been having fun learning about their local market – and have been busy creating some artwork about it.
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Event calls for ‘plastic-less planet’
Published Tuesday 19 June 2018People across the Harborough district are joining forces in a bid to stop our “earth and oceans filling up with plastic.”
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New Building Control partnership
Published Friday 15 June 2018A new partnership has brought together two authorities’ Building Control teams.
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Woman who flytipped ordered to pay nearly £4,500
Published Thursday 14 June 2018A woman has been fined and ordered to pay significant costs after she illegally dumped rubbish in a country lane in the Harborough district.
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Private landlords sought to help home refugees
Published Wednesday 13 June 2018Harborough District Council is looking to work with private landlords to potentially provide another home to refugees fleeing war-torn conditions in Syria.
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District Strategy Wins National Award
Published Friday 8 June 2018Harborough District Council’s cemetery and burial strategy has won a national award for Plan-Making.
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Harborough Pilots Scheme to Help Families Get Active
Published Friday 8 June 2018Leicestershire County Council has been awarded £442,800 of National Lottery funding from Sport England to help low-income families get active with their children.
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Review of Committee Meetings on Agenda
Published Wednesday 6 June 2018A review of the council’s procedures for planning committee meetings will be considered by councillors.