Author: HFM News

The popular owner of a scrapyard near Desborough is thanking customers as he retires and closes the business after 40 years. Frank Beale is hanging up his overalls after helping thousands of people dispose of unwanted vehicles and thousands more gather parts, during his time running the breaker’s yard at the old airfield. It’s the […]

Sainsbury’s has apologised for delays in fixing broken streetlights in the car park of its store in Market Harborough. Safety concerns were first raised by customers last autumn about areas of the car park off Springfield Street being very dark at night. The supermarket pledged to act, but as yet no improvements have been made. […]

Harborough’s rail users are being warned of disruption this weekend because of engineering works. There are no direct trains to London, with passengers having to take buses between Luton and Hitchin to continue journeys into the capital. East Midlands Railway is urging people to plan ahead, as it will be the same next weekend too. […]

The families of three people killed in a house fire in Rushton have warned the public not to donate to online fundraising pages in their memory. Emma Conn and her four-year-old daughter Mayci Fox from Desborough and Louie Thorn from Rushton all tragically died in the blaze last Friday. Northamptonshire Police have issued a statement […]

The finishing touches are being made ahead of a new ‘friendship park’ opening in Market Harborough town centre next month. Iron fencing has been erected around the site on Northampton Road, welcoming arches installed and benches placed within it. The previously overgrown area adjacent to the Market Hall car park has been transformed over the […]

A family-run bakery in Market Harborough is celebrating being named one of the best in the UK. The Garage Bakehouse has made it onto a prestigious top 50 list compiled by the Good Food Guide. It’s a big achievement for the bakery owned by brother and sister Dan and Lauren Cadoo, which true to its […]

Residents in Dingley are rallying round to support charity Young Lives vs Cancer. A series of events are planned including an auction of promises tonight at the Village Hall, which is being supported by a host of individuals and businesses. Money raised from the events will fund the publication of a short children’s story entitled […]

People whose homes were flooded across Harborough earlier this year can now apply for financial support. Harborough District Council has launched a support scheme worth nearly £40,000 to assist residents with on-going clean-up costs. The authority agreed to step-in to offer one-off grants to eligible residents whose homes suffered internal flooding, after the government confirmed […]

Lidl has announced plans to open a new store in a Harborough village. The discount supermarket chain wants to build it off Uppingham Road in Bushby, creating 40 jobs. The 2,185 square-metre store is earmarked for land at the junction of Zouche Way and would include a 120-space car park. Andrew Hodgkinson, Regional Head of […]

Police have concluded there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding a house fire that claimed the lives of three people, including a mother and daughter from Desborough. It follows and complex and thorough investigation following the blaze in Rushton a week ago. Emma Conn, 30, her four-year old daughter Mayci Fox and Louie Thorn, 23, all […]