Author: HFM News

A man arrested after a crash near South Kilworth has been released on bail. The 41-year-old from Derbyshire was questioned on suspicion of drink driving and possessing cannabis. He was arrested after a lorry driver crashed into a ditch on Walcote Road early on Thursday morning. No-one was seriously injured in the collision, which involved […]

A lack of activities for young people in Harborough and environmental issues have been raised after 25 youngsters joined a new Youth Council. The group has been created by Harborough District Council to give people aged 11 to 18 a voice, so they can raise and discuss issues of concern and comment on matters from […]

Plans to extend the boundaries of Leicester City into the county – as part of local government re-organisation – have been scrapped. Over 4,500 signed a petition opposing the idea amid fears of higher council tax and more house-building. The move would have likely seen areas in the north of the Harborough district absorbed into […]

Leicestershire’s District and Borough Council leaders have announced alternative plans to shake-up local government. They want to see the county split into two unitary authorities – one for South Leicestershire – encompassing areas currently served by Harborough, Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth and Oadby and Wigston district and borough councils – and the other for North […]

Councillors are demanding more details about plans to improve a lagoon in Market Harborough branded a ‘death-trap for wildlife’ by residents. Badgers and foxes have drowned in the water and ducklings and frogs rescued because a slippery plastic lining was put down instead of a clay base. Developer Avant Homes have admitted the lagoon on […]

Residents were left ‘horrified’ after witnessing a man releasing a rabbit from a container before it was chased and killed by a dog in Market Harborough. It happened at the country park on the Wellington Place Estate on Tuesday lunchtime and involved a group of two men and two children. A witness told HFM: “It […]

Harborough’s rail users are being warned there will be disruption to services over nine weekends because of engineering work. It will be taking place between Bedford and London and result in buses replacing East Midlands Railway services along parts of the route and timetable changes. The work to upgrade overhead lines begins this weekend and […]

You will be paying more for services provided by Leicestershire County Council from April. The authority has approved a 4.99% increase in its share of council tax, which equates to an additional £80 a year for those living in a Band D property. The council, which is responsible for things like adult social care and […]

A new electric vehicle charging hub is to be installed in the Commons Car Park in Market Harborough. Planning permission has been granted for the facility, which will provide 12 7kW charging points and be located in the northern part of the car park, opposite the Co-Op store. The hub will have a solar panel […]

A man from Rothwell has been charged with murder as detectives continue to investigate the death of a man in Kettering last month. Connor White, 25, of Spencer Street, is due to appear before Magistrates’ in Northampton later today. He is charged with one count of murder and one count of robbery. Ryan Burton, 34, […]