Author: HFM News

A family from Afghanistan has been housed in the Harborough District as part of a government re-settlement scheme. A man who was an interpreter for the British Army and his family have been welcomed to the area, after being evacuated when the Taliban took control of the country four years ago. The government’s Afghan Citizens […]

Police have released pictures of suspected stolen jewellery in the hope it can returned to its rightful owners. The six distinctive pieces were found in a car linked to burglaries in Welford and Kettering, after the driver crashed in Lutterworth following a police pursuit last month. Three men aged 40, 31 and 18, from Market […]

A charity busk by school children in Market Harborough raised nearly £1,000. Pupils from six primary schools took part in the five-hour musical fundraiser in St Mary’s Place, supported by professional acts. Crowds gathered to watch the performances last Friday and just short of £700 was raised for Cancer Research UK and £300 for the […]

A power surge has left residents in Market Harborough with damaged electrical appliances and broken boilers. It happened on the Farndale View estate, off Lubenham Hill on Monday morning and was caused by a fault with an underground cable. Radios and televisions were among other items damaged on the estate of over 50 homes. National […]

People in Kibworth can find out more about plans for 475 new houses in the village at a drop-in event this afternoon. The homes are included in Harborough District Council’s draft local plan – which maps out preferred areas for development over the next 15 years. The event is part of the council’s on-going public […]

A plan to build a solar farm and battery storage system between Kelmarsh and Clipston has been scrapped. Regener8, the firm behind the renewable project, says the decision follows ‘a change in business strategy’. It had launched a consultation with residents about the plan and was due to hold a public exhibition this week. The […]

A charity is to open its first out-of-town superstore in Market Harborough. Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland is moving into new premises fronting Rockingham Road on Welland Business Park. The superstore, which will sell everything from furniture to clothing, will open on April 18th and be run in partnership with Age UK Northamptonshire. It […]

National Grid is working to restore electricity to over 50 homes in Market Harborough. The power went off on the Farndale View estate off Lubenham Hill just after 7am today. An underground network fault caused the outage and repairs are continuing in the hope supplies can be restored by 8pm. A National Grid Electricity Distribution […]

Volunteers collected dozens of bags of rubbish after holding a big litter pick in and around Market Harborough to mark the end of the Great British Spring Clean campaign. Litter Wombles and volunteers from Harborough’s neighbourhood forums were out in force over the weekend, including near B&M on Rockingham Road, the corner of Goward St […]

A trial date has been set for six people – including men from Desborough and Rothwell – accused of murdering a man in Kettering. Keiton Underwood, 20, of Bridge Court, Desborough and Connor White, 25, of Spencer Street, Rothwell are among those charged with the murder of Ryan Burton, who died in January. Mr Burton […]