Author: HFM News

A Market Harborough man is waiting anxiously for news of relatives and friends missing following devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet. More than 350 people are now known to have died after a huge torrent of water, mud and debris swept through communities along the Nepal-Tibet border following a glacial collapse. Over 1,300 people remain […]

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who burgled a shop in Market Harborough and is accused of breaking into two others. Damion Maloney previously admitted stealing cash from the Windowsill houseplant shop on Roman Way in May. He denies burglaries at Lilybelle Beauty and Nails and clothing store Bebooted the […]

By Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Councillors are set to embark on a nine-month project to scrutinise highways maintenance across North Northamptonshire, in light of recent concerns about contract performance. Members across North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) reported receiving a significant number of enquiries from residents during the winter and spring of 2025/26 regarding potholes, road […]

Three friends from Rothwell and Ashley are taking on a 500-mile driving challenge around the coast of Scotland to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. Tony Green, Tony Woodford and Kian Hutchinson are tackling the North Coast 500 over five days in a 26-year-old bright yellow Volvo estate. The car has covered more than 200,000 […]

Villagers are enduring convoys of vehicles through narrow streets as satnav systems incorrectly state that the A14 between Rothwell and Kettering is closed. Google Maps is currently showing both carriageways as shut until the end of September and is diverting drivers along country roads through Thorpe Malsor and Loddington. Although some overnight closures are taking […]

There are calls for a well-used footbridge over the River Welland in Market Harborough to be closed until urgent repairs are carried out. Parts of the wooden structure off Rockingham Road have rotted away, leaving holes and raised planks which are creating potential hazards. Some sections also appear unstable. The bridge, opposite the railway station, […]

Police closed roads in Market Harborough while two loose dogs were captured. Officers including dog handlers were called to The Headlands just after 2pm yesterday amid concerns for public safety. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “The dogs were subsequently located and contained by family members. No one has reported being injured. “Local road closures […]

More than £660,000 of government funding is being awarded to two housing associations working across the HFM area to help build new affordable homes. Platform Housing Group and EMH Housing are among housing providers sharing almost £10 billion in the first wave of funding from a £39 billion government programme. The funding announced today will […]

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service came close to declaring a major incident during a series of wildfires earlier this month. The service says crews have been consistently stretched for the past two and a half months as heatwaves and drought conditions have led to an increase in fires. It says this has been the busiest […]

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is due to come into force across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire in the early hours of tomorrow. The Met Office warning runs from 3am until 10pm tomorrow, with the potential for heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning and large hail. Forecasters say some areas could see 20 to 30 millimetres of rain […]