Our achievements
Find out about our successes for local residents
Thriving Town Centres
Our town centres continue to buck the national trend and are seeing regular new openings. February's “Love Lutterworth” event was popular; whilst Hotel Chocolate, Jo Malone and Sports Direct in Market Harborough are all great examples of big brands coming to town.
With car parking charges frozen for the 4th year running, there is no better time to visit Lutterworth or Market Harborough and “shop local”.
New depot for council vehicles will help to contain costs
We have purchased land to the north of Market Harborough to build our own depot to store and maintain our waste, cleansing and grounds maintenance vehicles. A planning application is being prepared to build out the necessary facilities which will future proof surface service delivery and help bring our costs down. We are currently tendering our waste collection service and with plans for our own depot and our own
vehicles we are now in the best position possible to secure a competitive price from the market.
Rewilding project
After many months of planning, the Harborough District Council has purchased 133.3 acres of land at Tin House Farm, Great Bowden, to create a "unique project of national significance" to restore nature at a landscape scale. With the support of Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, the Market Harborough Rewilding Project will work to restore a nature-depleted area, re-establishing natural processes and building a network of nature sites.
Mat Carter, CEO of Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, said: “This rewilding project is an amazing opportunity to restore wildlife and natural processes at a nationally significant scale. Only through ambitious and innovative projects like this can we reverse the decline in nature and realise the benefits that it can bring.”
Cllr Phil Knowles, leader of Harborough District Council, said: "We have been able to facilitate an amazing opportunity to restore nature on a nationally important scale in an area where this has never been achieved before.”
The picture is an AI-generated vision of the area. You can find further details of the project on the HDC website.
£1 million per year community grants
Your Lib Dem led District Council has provided community Grants for all parishes and towns with an allocation of £1 million per year for the current year, and the next two years.
No increase in Council Charges
Charges for various council services including car parking and the Green Waste service have been held at the current price for a further year. Your Lib Dem led council appreciates the pressures of the current cost of living and is making efforts to care for the community.
