Billesdon3 Dec 2025New fire service training centre given go-aheadThe new facility will include an animal rescue area and a mock motorway.3 Dec 20251 Dec 2025Fire service £7.6m facility set to be approvedHarborough District Council's planning committee is set to discuss the plans on Tuesday.1 Dec 20254 Oct 2025'We put out fires for decades, now we want our pension'Retained firefighters in Leicestershire say they are still waiting for the pensions they fought for.4 Oct 202512 Feb 2025Housing estate plan backed after successful appealHarborough District Council's planning committee had initially refused the plans in May last year.12 Feb 202513 Dec 2024Fire service plans to build £7.6m training facilityA site in Billesdon is being eyed up with plans to buy the land for £1.7m from the county council.13 Dec 202420 Aug 2024Developer lodges appeal after 48 home plan refusedPlanning officers had recommended councillors approve the scheme. 20 Aug 202420 Jun 2024Saxon sword pommel fetches £16,000 at auctionThe item was discovered by a metal detectorist in Leicestershire in 2021.20 Jun 202426 Oct 2022'Arkwright' marks 60 years of being open all hoursDon Hoare, 75, began working in the shop in Billesdon, Leicestershire, in 1962.26 Oct 202224 May 2021Stolen cancer support dog reunited with ownerPurdey's owners say they were "so, so happy" to have her back home in Leicestershire.24 May 2021...