Author: HFM News

A dog owner from Braybrooke is getting used to having an award-winning pet after her puppy Cello won a top prize at Crufts. Janis Sharp’s Afghan Hound was named Best Puppy Dog in the male category of the prestigious competition organised by the Kennel Club. It was only the second time Janis had entered her […]

Nearly all children due to start school across Harborough later this year have secured one of their top primary school preferences. Across Leicestershire 95% of just over 7,000 youngsters have been offered a place at parents’ first choice, while in North Northamptonshire the figure is just under 93%. Parents are being informed of the decisions […]

Roadworks on key routes are causing traffic chaos across Market Harborough and Little Bowden. There are closures on Welland Park Road and Scotland Road and temporary traffic lights elsewhere, including at the Welland Park Road/Northampton Road/Springfield Street junction. Drivers say journeys across town that would usually take a few minutes are taking up to 40 […]

An ancient door has been reinstated at St Dionysius Church in Market Harborough as part of a heritage conservation project.  The Priest’s door has been restored to its former glory along with surrounding stonework. The project will also improve the building’s safety through providing an additional fire exit and boost accessibility. Harborough District Council awarded […]

A bus operator has suspended services through a Market Harborough estate until further notice. Arriva says its drivers have been experiencing ‘significant difficulties’ accessing the Wellington Place estate safely, due to on-going house building works. The company’s X3 service began serving the estate on the Airfield Farm development in January, on journeys into the town […]

A campaign has been launched in a bid to stop the closure of the mortuary at Kettering General Hospital. From this autumn anyone who passes away at the hospital will be transported to a new facility in Northampton, which will also serve Northampton General Hospital. Those opposing the move say it will mean long journeys […]

Police are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of a wanted man with links to the Desborough area. Thomas Beasley, 35, is wanted for a number of breaches of his requirements and police bail conditions. Officers say Beasley has links to the Desborough area, but could currently be in Lancashire. Anyone who knows where he […]

The plan to build 170 new homes on the edge of Fleckney has moved forward after a developer handed in a planning application. Barratt David Wilson Homes wants to create the new estate on 11 acres of land off Leicester Road and held a public consultation with villagers last month. The land, adjacent to the […]

The owner of a retirement living complex in Market Harborough has been given permission to remove and replace cladding deemed a fire risk. The work will carried out at Welland Place on St Mary’s Road, after the district council approved a planning application submitted by Methodist Housing Association. A fire risk assessment identified the work […]

Live music, street drama and children’s activities will feature at a two-hour outdoor event in Market Harborough on Good Friday. ‘Easter Live On The Square’ is being organised by Churches Together In Harborough and will run from 11am. The event should have taken place last year, but was postponed because of strong winds. Rev Christopher […]