Author: HFM News

Vandals smashed a large window at a new shop in Market Harborough after hurling an advertising board at it. It happened at Fenella Clothing in the Old Town Hall building on High Street during the early hours of yesterday. Leicestershire Police received a report an A-Board had been thrown at the window just after 5am […]

May the fourth be with you! It’s Star Wars Day tomorrow and a fundraiser will celebrate it in Market Harborough. The event by the Old Grammer School between 10am and 4pm will include characters, face painting, games and a droid hunt around the town centre. The event, sponsored by bakery store Butterwick, is supporting Northamptonshire […]

A VE Day Anniversary Party In The Park is to take place in Market Harborough’s Welland Park. The free event on Sunday May 11th will include a host of activities for the whole family, with live music from Harborough Band, Annemarie Marlow, Dolce Sisters and the Ukulele band, vintage vehicles, stalls, crafts, a bar and […]

A flag-raising ceremony and Act of Remembrance will take place in Market Harborough to mark the 80th anniversary of the VE Day. The flag will be raised on top of the Symington Building during a short ceremony on Church Square at 10am on Thursday (May 8th). A commemorative service of thanksgiving will be held at […]

A 1940’s weekend is taking place at Harborough Market to celebrate the upcoming 80th anniversary of VE Day. There is plenty going on at the Market Hall and on the Square today and tomorrow, including vintage trader stalls, live music, vintage vehicles and the chance to ride a vintage ferris wheel. Today (Saturday) you can […]

Reform UK have taken control of both North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council from the Conservatives. In the north, the party won 39 seats and will now enjoy a large majority on the authority. The Conservatives won 14 seats, the Green Party secured 8, Labour won 4 seats, the Liberal Democrats secured 1 and […]

The Range has opened a new superstore in Market Harborough. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening after the homeware retailer moved into the former Homebase premises on Springfield Street. People queued up outside ahead of the opening this morning, with the first customers through the doors winning prizes. The Range’s parent company bought a […]

Tributes are being paid to a dedicated Harborough councillor who has died aged 82. Barbara Johnson had represented Market Harborough on Harborough District Council for 18 years and served time as the authority’s Chairman. She was also president of the town’s Royal British Legion and was involved in many community groups. Cllr Johnson died following […]

Winning candidates have been speaking to HFM after local election results were announced. The Conservatives lost control of Leicestershire County Council after 24 years and the authority is now ‘hung,’ as no party got enough seats to secure a majority. Reform UK has become the largest political group on the council after securing 25 seats, […]

The Conservatives have lost control of Leicestershire County Council after 24 years. The authority is now in no overall control, although Reform UK just fell short of securing the numbers needed to form a majority. In the Harborough District, Reform UK won two seats, taking the Broughton Astley and Bruntingthorpe divisions off the Conservatives. The […]