Author: HFM News

A warning has been issued after a youngster pricked himself with a used needle at a park in Market Harborough. The nine-year-old boy suffered a puncture wound to his arm as he took the syringe off a younger child at Symington’s Recreation Ground. It happened in the wooded play area on the day of the […]

A man jailed for causing the death of a young Mum in a crash near Market Harborough has absconded from an open prison. Steven Gaskell, 32, walked out of HMP Sudbury in Derbyshire a week ago and has not been seen since. He was serving a sentence of just over five years for causing death […]

Shops in Market Harborough are teaming up to host a summer late night shopping event tonight. Over 30 shops and businesses will be opening their doors between 6pm and 9pm for the ‘Summer Sip and Shop’ event, which aims to encourage people into the town centre to support independent retailers. There’ll also be additional entertainment […]

Plans are well underway for one of Market Harborough’s most popular free events. The Classic Car Show will return on Sunday July 6th when over 250 cars, motorbikes and other vehicles will be on display across the town centre. Food and drink stalls will compliment the event, organised by Harborough Live Events, with support from […]

Mounting concern about a potential expansion of Leicester’s boundaries has been raised by Harborough’s MP in the House of Commons. Over 7,000 people have signed a petition opposing the move put forward by Leicester City Council, which is part of one of three proposals for local government re-organisation for the city and county. The government […]

Three men with links to Leicestershire have absconded from an open prison at the same time. Police are warning people not to approach Jason MacDonagh, 34, Daniel Harty, 34 and Barney Casey, 24, who all fled from Spring Hill Prison in Buckinghamshire on Monday evening. All three are described as white and about 5ft 9in […]

The community is being thanked for raising over £1,000 to help save the life of a abandoned dog found seriously ill near Market Harborough. The two-year-old Dachshund was taken to the town-based Dogz Dinner Animal Foodbank for help, after being discovered in distress off the A6 near Rockingham Road earlier this month. After being seen […]

Ten charities and community groups and have received a cash boost thanks to Market Harborough Twenty 12 Lions Club. Grants totalling £3,000 have been handed out after the club ran its Community Awards Scheme for a second year. Organisations to benefit were HFM, Harborough Scouts, Market Harborough Fixers, Market Harborough Sea Cadets, Ian’s Chain, Jorgies […]

Local music talent will be showcased at a free festival in Market Harborough this Sunday. Somewhere Fest will return to The Square for a second year and feature singers and bands connected with the town’s community record label – Somewhere Records. The event will run from 12noon until 7pm. Deiah Green is helping to organise […]

Police have stepped up patrols over concerns about youths gathering into the early hours in a wooded area in Market Harborough. Drug use has been reported and fires started in the open space off Clarkes Avenue on the Wellington Place estate. Near-by residents are also being kept awake by noise and some have been threatened […]