Author: HFM News

Over 100 rainbow flags are flying in Market Harborough to promote equality and diversity during Pride month. The flags have been erected above shops and businesses across the town centre by Harborough District Council, to raise awareness and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. The Progress Pride flag is also flying on top of the Symington Building […]

It’s all change for bus services in Market Harborough today as a new network is launched called ‘Harborough Connect’. Four new circular routes have been introduced by Leicestershire County Council, aimed at improving services in and around the town and providing better connectivity to the town centre, railway station, leisure centre and St Luke’s Hospital. […]

A man has been arrested after a motorcyclist died in a head-on crash on the A6 Market Harborough bypass. Emergency services were called to a collision involving a yellow and black Yamaha motorbike and a grey Volkswagen Passat car at 2.20pm yesterday. The rider, a man in his 40s, was sadly pronounced dead at the […]

A meeting has taken place between a housing developer and council bosses over continued illegal fly-tipping on a new homes site in Market Harborough. The talks came after William Davis Homes called for authorities to do more to help them deal with the issue on the Wellington Place estate. Operations director David Dodge said: “We […]

A new pétanque court has been officially opened in Market Harborough’s Welland Park. The piste near the café was created after the Harborough Welland U3A group approached the district council about a lack of provision to play the popular French boules game in the local area. Kev Millard, co-ordinator of the U3A’s pétanque group, told […]

A big arts and culture festival launches near Market Harborough today. Famous names from the worlds of music, art, theatre and comedy will all feature at the Nevill Holt Festival, which will run until June 22nd. Musical highlights include a six-night run of Cosi fan tutte by Opera North, the King’s birthday prom, and a […]

Horse owners and riders can help protect their equipment at a free tack marking event in Market Harborough tomorrow. (Saturday) Northamptonshire Police have teamed up with Welland Valley Feeds to host it at their base on Rockingham Road between 10am and 2pm. The event is in support of Operation Gallop, which is a national police […]

A town council could be created in Market Harborough ahead of likely local government re-organisation. Unlike other parts of the district, Market Harborough is ‘un-parished,’ meaning it is directly managed by Harborough District Council. However, HDC would be abolished and replaced with a larger unitary authority if the shake-up goes ahead. Having a town council […]

Firefighters have performed an unusual rescue after a bat got tangled up in a fishing line in Great Bowden. The mammal was spotted in difficulty up a tree off Leicester Road, near the Grand Union Canal. Staff at Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth were made aware of the bat’s plight and then called Leicestershire Fire […]