Author: HFM News
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Harborough Town manager Mitch Austin celebrated 200 games in charge as 100 fans from Spain helped cheered his side on. A presentation to mark the milestone took place ahead of Saturday’s home game, which saw the Spanish contingent filling a stand at the Community Football Ground. The Spanish fans began following the Bees after the […]
Eagle-eyed motorists have spotted a spelling error on a sign warning of roadworks in Market Harborough. Welland Park Road has been spelt ‘Wellend’ on the sign erected to alert drivers of telecom work taking place at the Northampton Road/Springfield Street/Welland Park Road junction. Three-way temporary traffic lights have replaced the normal signals at the junction […]
Drivers are being warned one of the main through-routes in Market Harborough will be closed for three days from tomorrow. Welland Park Road will be shut outside Welland Park Academy so Severn Trent Water can install new pipes. The work on the A4034 has been timed to coincide with the Easter school holidays, in a […]
Villagers have been left angry and upset after a postbox topper was stolen in Kibworth Beauchamp. The knitted creation vanished within two days of being placed on top of the box outside the Post Office for Easter. Sharon Caple from Fleckney spent a whole weekend crocheting the topper that featured a bunny, chicken and eggs […]
Nationwide is extending the opening hours of its bank in Market Harborough. It’s in response to the recent closure of Lloyds bank in the town centre and ahead of Santander shutting its doors. The branch on the High Street will be open on Wednesdays from this week, meaning it will be available to customers five […]
Harborough’s community groups are being encouraged to apply for a share of £3,000. The Market Harborough Twenty 12 Lions Club is running its Community Awards scheme for a second year, with ten grants of £300 up for grabs. Volunteer-led groups of any size can apply before May 10th. Sarah Hill is president of the club: […]
Firefighters tackled a car blaze near Great Bowden last night. They were called to Leicester Lane just after 8pm after receiving reports the vehicle was well alight. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire, close the bridge over the canal. No-one was injured and the cause of the fire was a mechanical failure in the […]
Nearly 300 people attended a public meeting called by campaigners fighting plans for a ‘new town’ near Great Glen. Concerns are mounting over the proposal to build 6,000 new homes across fields at Stretton Hall, stretching towards Oadby. The ‘Stop The New Town’ campaign organised the meeting at Leicester Grammar School on Thursday evening. 4,000 […]
Harborough Town Football club is hosting an open day on Monday as it prepares to launch a new education programme. The club will be taking on post-16 students to study for a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in sport – equivalent to three A Levels – from September. It is teaming up with training provider Advanced […]
Officers came to the rescue after a puppy escaped from her home near Market Harborough Police Station. The Pomeranian puppy named NikNak was spotted running up and down Leicester Road, including in-and-out of traffic. PC Reece Breslin and Sgt Eaves were able to capture her after ‘a lengthy foot-chase’ and ‘some intense negotiation’. They initially […]
