Author: HFM News

Harborough District Council is to begin assessing feedback following the conclusion of an eight-week public consultation into its Draft Local Plan. The document sets out preferred sites for development over the next 15 years, including over 6,000 new homes across the district. The allocation of land for 4,000 houses at Stretton Hall near Great Glen […]

A support scheme to help residents impacted by flooding across Harborough is being extended. It means people in Little Bowden whose homes were affected during the serious flooding last October can now apply for a one-off £500 grant from the district council, to assist with on-going recovery costs. The fund was initially launched to help […]

A Market Harborough youngster has raised over £1,000 for the Children’s Air Ambulance after cycling three miles every day throughout April. Eight-year-old Alice Partridge covered over 100 miles during the challenge and smashed her fundraising target. It is the second big fundraiser Alice has embarked on, after raising over £1,500 for the charity after running […]

Market Harborough has been decked out with over 100 Union Jack flags to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. They have been installed above shops and businesses across the town centre by Harborough District Council, ahead of commemorative events tomorrow. The anniversary will mark the sacrifices of service personnel – 80 years on from […]

Police are appealing for information after two high performance cars were stolen in Desborough. The BMW M-Series models were taken from outside a house in Millholm Road just before 4.30am yesterday, after the property was broken into to steal the keys. Both vehicles are white – one was an M140 model and the other an […]

A man has been arrested after a woman was seriously assaulted in Desborough. Northamptonshire Police say the victim of the ‘domestic assault’ suffered facial and arm injuries in Gold Street last Thursday evening. (May 1st) The 34-year-old man was arrested in the town’s High Street on Saturday morning, on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. […]

The go-ahead has been given for a former church hall in Market Harborough to be converted into flats. Planning permission has been granted for three self-contained flats to be created within the building, adjacent to St Hugh’s Church on Granville Street. The former hall was sold by the church to help fund changes within the […]

Residents across Harborough will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day with street parties. They be held on Saturday in Clarke Street in Market Harborough and Queen Elizabeth Crescent in Broughton Astley on Saturday, while on Sunday villagers in Mowsley will get together in Main Street. Yesterday parties were held in Mulberry Close, Lutterworth and […]

A former construction firm boss from Husbands Bosworth has been jailed for taking part in a £2m bribery scandal. Richard King of RK Civil Engineering was involved in bribing to two former Eon energy company employees, to secure lucrative contracts at a major housing development in Devon. The 51-year-old was one of six people sentenced […]

Reform UK is set to rule Leicestershire County Council after other parties ruled out forming any kind of coalition. Reform secured 25 seats at last week’s election but just fell short of securing a majority, meaning no political party has overall control of the authority. However, the party is now expected to continue into the […]