Author: HFM News

Firefighters have been tackling a major fire at a waste depot near Market Harborough. A large amount of plastics and recyclable materials were involved in the blaze at the FCC Environment base on Welham Lane, Great Bowden – just off the A6 bypass. Firefighters were called to the scene at 9.15pm yesterday after the fire […]

A fox found impaled on a metal fence has been released back into the wild after being nursed back to health at Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital. The Kibworth-based charity raised over £900 to pay for vet bills and fund the animal’s care after a large spike went through the muscle of his back leg. The fox […]

Plans have been revealed for two renewable energy projects between Market Harborough and Desborough. One is for a solar farm and battery energy storage system on land at Eckland Lodge off the A6 bypass and the other is a battery energy storage project in fields near Braybrooke. Regener8 Power is working on plans for the […]

Firefighters were called after a car burst into flames near Lutterworth. Luckily the driver was able to get out of the vehicle and call 999 before the blaze took hold. It happened on Bitteswell Road just after 4pm yesterday and police also attended the scene. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service told HFM: […]

Harborough’s rural bus services will be boosted from next week. The move by Leicestershire Council will include the introduction of ‘on-demand’ buses in some villages previously without any bus service. Known as ‘FoxConnect’ it will serve villages including Tilton on the Hill, Great Glen, Church Langton, Ashby Magna, and Saddington. Operating in Harborough within four […]

A warning has been issued to drivers after fraudsters targeted car parks in Market Harborough. They attached fake QR codes to pay and display machines, which if scanned on mobile phones takes users to a fake website which requests card payment details. The codes were placed below the ‘Pay By Phone’ information to make them […]

National garage chain ATS Euromaster has closed its service centre in Little Bowden. The branch on Kettering Road, which had been open for many years, is one of a number to be shut nationwide amid cuts to around a third of the company’s network. Customers have been greeted with shutters down and a sign outside […]

You can now have your say on plans for where new developments are set to go across Harborough over the next 16 years. The district council has launched an eight-week public consultation on its draft local plan, which maps out preferred sites for housing estates, business areas, schools and other community infrastructure. The plan includes […]

Police say a suspicious package found in the car park of Gartree Prison was not of any concern. The discovery just after midday prompted a major response from emergency services, with a cordon put in place, residents living close to the jail evacuated and roads closed. Some prison staff were also evacuated. Crews from Leicestershire […]