Author: HFM News

The future of a planned apartment development in Market Harborough town centre has been thrown into doubt after the site was put back on the market. A vacant plot on Roman Way, close to Church Square, is now being advertised for sale with an asking price of £250,000. The site was created last year when […]

One of Market Harborough’s best-loved events is taking a break this year after a delay in funding left organisers with too little time to prepare. The Arts Fresco free street theatre festival will not take place this September, with organisers now aiming to return “bigger and stronger” in 2027. The volunteer organising committee says the […]

Fire crews have tackled a shed fire which spread to fencing and the outside of a property in Desborough. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a shed on fire in a garden on Burghley Close at around 11am today. Two crews arrived to find the shed completely alight, with the fire […]

A man has been found not guilty of attempting to murder another man near Market Harborough. Henry Gaskin was cleared after a 10-day trial at Leicester Crown Court. The 21-year-old, of Bodkin Row, Oakthorpe, had been accused of stabbing a man in his 20s on Gallow Field Road on 19 July last year, after an […]

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a dramatic crash near Market Harborough at the weekend. Emergency services were called to the A4304 Harborough Road, at Lubenham Hill, just before 11.30pm on Saturday after a white Ford Transit van left the road, ploughed through around 30 metres of fencing and flipped […]

New road markings are due to be installed on the A6 Rothwell and Desborough bypass later this week following safety concerns. The white lines have been missing since resurfacing work was completed last month, with temporary signs advising drivers not to overtake while permanent markings were awaited. However, there have been reports of dangerous overtaking […]

Drivers are being warned to expect delays in Market Harborough town centre this week because of drainage works. Leicestershire County Council is carrying out the work until Friday, with temporary traffic lights replacing the usual signals at the junctions of St Mary’s Road, Northampton Road and High Street with The Square. One side of the […]

Walkers and cyclists are being warned that part of the Brampton Valley Way near Market Harborough is closed for the next six weeks. The closure affects Oxendon Tunnel and a short section of the trail while major resurfacing and drainage improvements are carried out. The nearby car park is also closed for the duration of […]

The occupants of a car fled after it overturned between Market Harborough and Lubenham late on Saturday night. Emergency services were called to the A4304 Harborough Road just before 11.30pm after the vehicle left the road, smashed through fencing and came to rest on its roof beside properties near the Archway Health and Wellbeing Centre […]

Market Harborough residents are being reassured they are not affected by the hosepipe ban introduced by Anglian Water over the weekend. Some people in the town have received text messages from Anglian Water warning about the restrictions, despite Market Harborough’s drinking water being supplied by Severn Trent Water. Anglian Water provides wastewater services in the […]