Author: HFM News

The discount retailer Poundland is expected to close dozens of stores after it was sold to an investment company for £1. The chain employs about 16,000 people across more than 800 shops in the UK, including in Market Harborough. It has been bought by Gordon Brothers after being put up for sale in March by […]

Drivers are being urged to have their say as Harborough District Council reviews its car parking strategy. The authority is considering how it operates car parks now and into the future and has launched a public consultation. There are no plans to increase car parking charges, however options being considered including introducing a a single […]

Severn Trent Water has launched an investigation after being criticised by drivers following recent roadworks on the A6 in Kibworth. A lane was closed and temporary traffic lights left in place last weekend when no work was taking place and motorists say they could have been removed. The restriction near the entrance to tip followed […]

Plans to turn a house into a children’s home in Kibworth Harcourt have been approved, despite concerns from neighbours. 19 residents raised objections about the proposal for the five-bedroomed house on Barnards Way, which will accommodate up to three children and two carers. Concerns included potential noise disturbance and anti-social behaviour. Harborough District Council’s planning […]

Firefighters have tackled a blaze involving a portacabin in a Harborough village. Two crews were called to Back Lane in Leire, near Lutterworth just after 9.15am today. The portacabin, being used to store light fittings, sinks and timber, was well alight when firefighters arrived and the blaze also spread to a near-by tree. Leicestershire Fire […]

No trains will serve Market Harborough for six consecutive weekends because of engineering works. The stretch of track through the town will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays from June 21st until July 27th. While East Midlands Railway services will be diverted between Leicester and Kettering, they will be unable to call at Market Harborough. […]

A man accused of breaking into homes across Harborough and elsewhere has been remanded in custody. Daniel Casey appeared before Leicester Magistrates’ Court after being arrested in Lincolnshire on Saturday. The 33-year-old is charged with three counts of conspiracy to burgle between 3 October 2024 and 1 February this year, one count of aggravated burglary, […]

Controversial plans to build 230 new homes in the north of the Harborough District have been refused. Councillors went against the advice of planning officers in rejecting the proposal for 47 acres of land either side of the A47, to the east of Houghton on the Hill. They ruled the development, which would also have […]

A Market Harborough youngster has raised over £1,000 for the Children’s Air Ambulance through a big skipping rope challenge. Eight-year-old Phoebe Scallan completed at least 200 skips every day during May, clocking up more than 6,000 in total. It was the second year the Meadowdale Primary School pupil supported the charity through fundraising, which also […]

A plan to turn the sports hall at Harborough Leisure Centre into a soft play facility is set to be rejected. Centre operator Everyone Active put forward the idea, saying there is strong demand for such a facility aimed at children under-12 and had earmarked £350,000 to set it up. However, sports clubs who use […]