Author: HFM News

A £1,000 reward is being offered for the return of an engagement ring lost in Market Harborough. It was lost yesterday afternoon (Sunday) and the owner thinks it dropped off her finger as she walked between Majestic Wine on St Mary’s Road and the Waitrose store on Springfield Street. However, it could have been lost […]

A Harborough man has published his first book based on a vivid dream. Paul Johnson penned the light-hearted fantasy adventure ‘The Creaking Tree’ during the pandemic, when his work as a graphic designer dried-up. He has written under the pseudonym ‘Ben George Johnson’ in memory of his late father Ben Johnson, who was well-known in […]

A closing down sale is underway at Homebase in Market Harborough. Signs reading ‘everything must go’ on have appeared outside the store off Springfield Street. It is unclear when the last day of trading will be. Homebase collapsed into administration last month and it is thought the Harborough store has been purchased by CDS Superstores […]

Owners of a Market Harborough coffee shop are counting the cost of a burglary. Intruders caused thousands of pounds worth of damage after getting into Bewiched Coffee on The Square through the roof. Cash was stolen during the raid which happened late last Sunday or during the early hours of Monday morning. Matt Fountain, MD […]

Leicestershire Police have given the HFM-backed Toys On The Table Appeal a big boost. Dozens of brand new toys and gifts totalling £250 have been donated by the force. They were purchased using profits made during the year at tuck shops run at Market Harborough, Wigston and Leicester’s Euston Street police stations. PC Kevin Butler […]

Hundreds of decorated tractors will take to the streets of South Leicestershire tomorrow as the popular Archers Festive Tractor Run returns. Farmers from across Harborough and further afield will join the Christmas convoy, which will leave Lutterworth at 4.30pm and visit several towns and villages before returning to the town. The event has raised over […]

Odeon has announced its cinema in Kettering will close for good on January 28th. It was announced earlier this year the eight-screen out-of-town venue was to shut down. The confirmation will come as a blow to cinema goers from the Harborough area who travel down the A14 to watch films. More than 2,000 people had […]

Four community groups – including HFM – will benefit thanks to funding from a £1m Community Grants Scheme. Your radio station has been awarded just over £5,000 to replace ageing computers, while Harborough Band, Kibworth Scout Group and Kibworth Village Hall have also been handed cash, totalling nearly £40,000. The Harborough District Council fund aims […]

An investigation is on-going after dozens of people were unable to lock or unlock their cars in Market Harborough in the summer. The bizarre issue led to chaos in town centre car parks on August 30th and also caused vehicle alarm systems to activate. It remains a mystery what caused the problem, although it is […]

A new affordable housing scheme in Market Harborough is on-target to be completed on time next May. Several of the 38 houses and bungalows have already been constructed at Naseby Square on the Southern Estate, after work began earlier this year. Housing association Platform is carrying out the project, which involved the demolition of some […]