Author: HFM

An unsightly, wire mesh fence – which was put in place to substitute original wrought iron railings removed during World War Two – is finally to be replaced! The prominent boundary to Market Harborough Cemetery – alongside Northampton Road – has been in need of attention for some time. After years of trying by Harborough […]

New equipment installed to monitor air pollution from vehicle fumes on the A6 in Kibworth has started delivering data this week. Since Monday, it’s been reporting Nitrogen Dioxide levels every 15 minutes alongside the busy Leicester Road – which was recently ranked fourth on a list of 71 areas of the East Midlands where national […]

A Harborough Theatre venue must now wait and see if it can triumph in this years’ Royal institute of British Architects Awards – after being shortlisted alongside eleven other projects in the East Midlands. Neville Holt Opera is based at the home of Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross. A new 400-seat opera house built in […]

Drivers will soon need to beware of new, lower speed limits on several routes across the Harborough District – if new Leicestershire County Council proposals go ahead. The Council is set to reduce the limit from sixty to fifty miles per hour on 24 more rural routes in Leicestershire as it expands its speed reduction […]

It’s been announced that both Market Harborough and Lutterworth Leisure Centres will benefit from brand new, state-of-the-art, gym equipment. It’s as part of the District Council’s ‘Healthy Harborough’ initiative – to create more opportunities for residents to enjoy sport and leisure activities across our area. It says users of the gymnasia will benefit from a […]

The findings of an investigation into the unlawful killing of Alice Ruggles – who was stalked and then murdered by her ex-boyfriend in Gateshead two and a half years’ ago – have just been published. The Domestic Homicide Review into the death of 24 year old Alice – who grew up in Tur Langton – […]

A Harborough based marketing company is hoping you’ll buy an “eggcess” of eggs this Easter – to benefit residents in two Leicestershire care homes. MRM on Farndon Road has launched an appeal to collect and distribute the chocolate treats to residents at Peaker Park and the LOROS hospice. It’s asking people to buy just one […]

Harborough District Council has revealed it’s secured a major property investment in Market Harborough town centre – as part of its pledge to make purchases which will benefit both residents and retailers. Land and buildings next to the Council owned car park at The Commons and The Square – which include Tesco and B&M Stores […]

It’s hoped time and chimes will return to Market Harborough town centre this Wednesday. The clock on the St Dionysius Church stopped for the second time in three months four weeks ago. A broken piece of its 117-year-old mechanism was taken away for repair and is now due to be put back in place – […]

One of the drivers involved in a collision between two school buses near Desborough last summer has been charged with careless driving. The crash happened on the 10th of July at around half past three – when two double decker buses collided on the B576 – as pupils were being taken home from Rothwell to […]