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Top story
Christmas Dinner in Market Harborough 2026: Restaurants and Pubs With Prices
Eight Christmas Day lunches around Market Harborough, from £60.95 to £160, with children's prices, deposits and payment dates. Checked November 2026.
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Lutterworth
Lutterworth Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Lutterworth
Lutterworth roadworks: Bitterswell Road (notice of 15 Oct) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Lutterworth
Lutterworth Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Lutterworth weather today: overcast, 9°C by day and 7°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 12 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Christmas
Santa's Grotto near Market Harborough: Kibworth from £14.95
Windmill Farm Park's Kibworth grotto opens 28 Nov from £14.95, Kelmarsh has Father Christmas on 28 and 29 Nov at £15, and Lutterworth's is free on 27 Nov.
Roads
South Kilworth Crash: Motorcyclist Dies on Walcote Road
A motorcyclist in his 60s died on Walcote Road, South Kilworth, on Monday afternoon. His passenger was seriously hurt. Police are asking for dashcam footage.
Buses
Free Saturday Buses in Harborough: 7 Routes Until 26 Dec
Seven Harborough bus routes are free every Saturday from today, 3 October, to 26 December. Which buses count, first and last times, and the ones that do not.
Community
Harborough Community Awards 2026: Blooming Lutterworth Wins
Blooming Lutterworth is the district's community group of the year. Every winner and runner-up from the awards night at Kibworth, from Hallaton to Fleckney.
Lutterworth
Lutterworth Attic Find: 1698 Dance Book Sells for £3,000
A 1698 copy of Playford's The Dancing Master, signed 'John Stevens, Lutterworth', sold for £3,000 at Gildings in Market Harborough after an attic clear-out.
Remembrance
Remembrance Sunday Market Harborough: 8 Nov, Times Published
Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. Lutterworth's parade arrives at 10.55am, Broughton Astley's leaves at 10.40am; Market Harborough is usually 10am.
Christmas
Stanford Hall Christmas: Tea and Tour 10-14 Dec, Now £40
Stanford Hall's festive tea and tour runs 10-14 December 2026 and booking is open: £40 a head, £15 under-14s, tours from 10.30am, tour-only slots £15 on 12 Dec.
Harborough District Council
Harborough Parks Go to Parish Councils for £1 Each
Four town and parish councils take on 13.4 acres of open space for £1 each, including Lutterworth's recreation ground. Cabinet decides on Thursday.
Lutterworth
Lutterworth Christmas Lights: 27 Nov, A426 shut 5pm
Lutterworth Town Council has set Friday 27 November 2026 for the switch-on. Santa's grotto, funfair, town band and fireworks, with the A426 closed 5pm to 9pm.
Bins and waste
Lutterworth Tip: Open Thu-Sat, 9am-4pm From 1 October
Lutterworth tip, Moorbarns Lane LE17 4QJ: open Thursday to Saturday, 9am-4pm from 1 October, last entry 3.55pm. No booking; fridges refused for now.
Council
Harborough food caddies arrive now, collections wait to 2027
Caddies reach every household in August and September. The weekly collections they are for do not start until 1 April 2027, seven months later.
What's On
Harborough Heritage Open Days 2026: every date and time
Twelve free events across the district, 11 to 20 September, including a windmill open just twice a year. Four need booking, two windows close early.
Business
Harborough hospitality grants: £500,000 pot opens 24 August
Independent pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels can bid for £5,000 to £25,000 from a £500,000 council fund opening on 24 August. Franchises are shut out.
Schools
Harborough School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 19-23 Oct
Leicestershire half term is 19 to 23 October and Christmas runs 21 December to 1 January. Robert Smyth adds two INSET days on 26 and 27 October.
Bins
Market Harborough Christmas Bins: 2026 Dates Not Out Yet
No Christmas 2026 bin dates yet. Christmas and New Year's Day are both Fridays, and in 2020, the last year like it, only Friday collections moved.
Tip
Market Harborough Tip: Thu to Sat, 9am to 4pm in Winter
Market Harborough tip opens Thursday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm from October to March. Kibworth covers Sunday to Wednesday. Christmas closures and permit rules.