Author: HFM News

A man has been airlifted to hospital after being injured a crash on the A14 near Welford this morning. A van and lorry were involved in the collision on the eastbound carriageway just after 9am. Emergency services including fire crews and an air ambulance crew were sent to the scene. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Fire […]

The flight of locks at Foxton has been closed to boats as restrictions come into force to conserve water during drought conditions. The Canal and River Trust has taken the decision due to dwindling supplies at reservoirs that feed the Grand Union Canal. Although a stretch of the waterway is now closed to through-boats, everything […]

An author from Clipston hopes her new book written entirely in ‘group chat’ will encourage more young people to read. ‘Cringe Club’ has been penned by Emily-Jane Clark at a time children’s reading levels are at an all-time low. Aimed at ten to 14 year old’s, the book features a peek into the mobile phone […]

A disused warehouse in Market Harborough could be turned into a grooming and day care centre for dogs. Plans have been lodged to convert the premises at Court Yard Workshops on Bath Street into the new facility. If approved, the service would operate Monday to Friday and create four jobs, with work experience placements offered […]

Anglian Water is facing paying a penalty of £62.8m for failures in managing its wastewater treatment works and network. Ofwat says the company, responsible for waste water in and around Market Harborough, allowed ‘excessive spills from storm overflows’ – where sewage enters rivers and waterways. An investigation by the industry regulator found a ‘serious breach’ […]

Harborough District Council’s Cabinet is calling on the Prime Minister to abandon plans for local government re-organisation. The authority will now write to Sir Keir Starmer demanding a u-turn on the move, which would see HDC scrapped and the area absorbed into much larger unitary council. The government has ordered the changes to streamline local […]

Renovation work costing nearly £2m is being stepped up at council buildings in Market Harborough. Roof and window repairs are taking place at both the Market Hall and historic Symington Building, where some external masonry is also being replaced. Both town centre buildings are cloaked in scaffolding to allow for the work to take place. […]

Opposition is mounting against plans to build 28 new ‘affordable’ homes between Kibworth Beauchamp and Smeeton Westerby. The estate is earmarked for four acres of fields next to the GP surgery, where Smeeton Road meets Main Street. Over 30 people have raised objections with Harborough District Council, including concerns over highway safety, the proximity to […]

Over 80 apartments being created by the redevelopment of a long-standing derelict site in Market Harborough have gone on sale. Off-plan prices start from £188,000 as work continues to build blocks of one and two-bedroom flats, at the corner of St Mary’s Road and Kettering Road – adjacent to the River Welland. Agents marketing the […]