Author: HFM News

Candidates standing in next month’s local elections in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire have been announced. Residents will go to the polls on May 1st to elect new councillors to represent them on Leicestershire County Council, North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council. In Leicestershire, the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Green Party and Reform UK have candidates […]

The funeral of a popular Harborough district firefighter takes place today after he died suddenly aged 38. Jon Partridge, who was born and raised in Billesdon, died in February following a ‘medical emergency’. He had served his community for 18 years, through his role as Watch Manager at Billesdon’s on-call Fire Station and working in […]

Pupils from six primary schools are joining forces today for a big fundraising busk in Market Harborough. They will be performing outside the Market Hall in St Mary’s Place for five hours from 9.30am, to raise money for Cancer Research UK and their school PTA’s. Schools taking part at Church Langton C of E Primary, […]

Tributes have been paid to the three people who died in a house fire in Rushton. The families of Emma Conn, her four-year-old daughter Mayci Fox and Louie Thorn have released the moving tributes following the tragic blaze last Friday night. Mayci, from Desborough, has been described as a ‘wild and loving whirlwind’ who was […]

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing man last seen in the Desborough area. Officers are concerned for the welfare of Daniel, aged 34. He was last seen at about 9am today. If you see Daniel or know where he is, call Northants Police on 999, quoting missing person reference MPK1/929/25.

Plans to build a new crematorium in the north of the Harborough district have been refused. Councillors considered the proposal for land near Scraptoft at a meeting last night, but ruled the development would be out-of-keeping with the countryside location and ‘urbanise’ the area. Applicant CDS Group had proposed the crematorium for farmland off Keyham […]

Residents have won a fight to get major improvements made to a lagoon near their homes in Market Harborough. The area on the Farndon Fields estate has been branded a ‘death-trap’ for animals and wildlife and an eye-sore, after it was not installed in-line with approved plans. A slippery plastic lining was put down instead […]

Residents can find out more about plans to build over 1,300 new homes in Market Harborough at a drop-in event today. Harborough District Council is hosting it at the Symington Building between 2pm and 7pm, as it continues to consult on its draft Local Plan. The document maps out preferred sites for nearly 6,500 new homes […]

Residents in Great Glen are being invited to a drop-in event today following serious flooding in the village at the start of the year. Officials from the Environment Agency and Leicestershire County Council will be among those there to listen to concerns, update villagers on flood-related work and to give advice on being prepared for […]

Emergency services have been dealing with a crash involving a minibus and tractor towing a trailer in Sutton Bassett. They were called to the collision on the B664 Main Street just before 12.30pm today. Northamptonshire Police say no injuries have been reported and two passengers were on the minibus at the time of the collision. […]