Author: HFM News

Police are appealing for witnesses after man was punched in the face during a fight in the garden of the Conservative Club in Rothwell. A number of people were involved in the fracas and the victim, aged in his 50s, suffered swelling and bruising. It happened at the club on Market Hill between 7.30pm and […]

A Market Harborough care home resident says red wine and fresh air is the key to a long and happy life after celebrating her 103rd birthday. Margery Jacobs, who lived independently until last year, marked the milestone with a party at Care UK’s Oat Hill Mews on Leicester Road. In honour of her special day, […]

Plans to build new houses and bungalows in the centre of Lubenham are being recommended for approval despite objections. 18 villagers and the Parish Council have voiced concerns about the proposal for land off The Green, including highway safety and the potential for increased flooding. Six properties are proposed and Harborough District Council’s planning committee […]

There has been an angry reaction after the government announced it was ‘pausing’ further electrification of the Midland Mainline over cost concerns. It means the stretch of railway currently being upgraded between Market Harborough and South Wigston will be the last for the foreseeable future. A spending review has found funds would be better focused […]

A multi-agency meeting has taken place ahead of a religious festival returning to Market Harborough Showground. The ‘Light and Life Church Convention’ is set to attract around 3,000 members of the gypsy and traveller community in hundreds of caravans. It will run from July 19th until July 25th. Representatives from councils, police and residents met […]

Harborough District Council bosses say there are still no plans to giveaway any parts of the district in local government reorganisation. They have responded after Leicester Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby claimed the county’s borough and district council leaders had ‘acknowledged’ the case for expanding the city’s boundaries was ‘unarguable’ and ‘widely accepted’. Over 7,500 people […]

The former Santander Bank in Market Harborough has been put up for sale. Owners of the building have wasted no time in putting it on the market after the branch shut last week. Signage and the ATM have been removed from the front of the premises on the High Street, which was the town’s last […]

Two men were arrested after another man suffered serious injuries in a crash on the A5199 near Husbands Bosworth yesterday. A grey Mitsubishi Lancer car left the road and collided with a tree just after 5.15pm. Leicestershire Police say one of the three occupants suffered injuries that are believed to be ‘life-changing’ and they continue […]

Aldi says its new £5m store in Market Harborough is on-target to open later this year. Construction of the new premises on Rockingham Road has been progressing at pace and once open will replace the discount retailer’s existing store on Springfield Street and create 15 additional jobs. No opening date has yet been announced, although […]

Just under 100 people were arrested for drink and drug driving during a month-long campaign by Leicestershire Police. Five arrests were made in the Harborough District, included two at the scenes of crashes. Drivers failed roadside tests in Market Harborough, Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt, Lutterworth and Ashby Magna. The campaign ran during June and across […]