Author: HFM News

There has been a fantastic response to the on-going HFM-backed Toys On The Table Appeal. Over 1,000 brand new toys and gifts have been donated in Market Harborough in the past two weeks. All will be given to a disadvantaged child in Leicestershire and Rutland, who otherwise would not have a present to open on […]

Over 200 additional homes a year will have to be built across Harborough under new targets announced by government. The 42% rise – taking the annual figure to 723 – is to be imposed on the District Council, as part of plans to increase house building nationwide. Harborough’s Conservative MP Neil O’Brien has branded the […]

No serious injuries were reported after a crash in Market Harborough last night. Two vehicles were involved in the collision at the junction of Welland Park Road and Farndon Road just before 8pm. Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service attended the scene.

Small businesses across Harborough are being warned of a mysterious scam that appears to involve the manipulation of card payment machines. Hotels have been among those targeted by the fraud, with the scammer seemingly being about to take control of machines when making transactions to issue inflated refunds. Leicestershire Police say shops and vets in […]

Leicestershire County Council plans to increase council tax by the maximum amount allowed. It is proposing a 4.99% rise from April, meaning residents in a Band D property paying an additional £80 a year. The Conservative-run council says it has no option but to propose the increase, as it remains the lowest funded in the […]

A Market Harborough man who owes his life to the Air Ambulance Service will be the special guest at the charity’s Christmas Carol Concert in the town this evening. Rod Martin suffered severe burns and serious injuries after an explosion at his garage workshop in St Mary’s Road in 2005. After initially being taken to […]

A man reported missing from Hallaton has been found. Leicestershire Police launched an appeal for information last night, after concerns were expressed for the welfare of the 62-year-old. Officers are thanking all who shared it.

A man who died in a crash on the A6 near Kibworth yesterday has been named. Chiranjeevi Panguluri was a passenger in a grey Mazda 3 Tamura car, which left the road and came to rest in a ditch. The 32-year-old from Leicester was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and three other […]

A rush-hour crash on the A14 near Welford caused major delays for drivers this morning. Emergency services were called to the westbound carriageway just before 7.30am. The collision between junction one and the M1/M6 junction involved a lorry, box-van and a van. Police say no injuries were reported. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue […]

Work is progressing at pace to transform a long-standing derelict site in Market Harborough into over 80 apartments. The area at the corner of St Mary’s Road and Kettering Road has been cleared and is being levelled as part of preparation work, ahead of the building of three, four and five-storey high apartment blocks. The […]