Author: HFM News

An Academy Trust responsible for a number of schools in North Northamptonshire is to close. The decision by Pathfinder Schools follows an OFSTED inspection of Rothwell Junior School, which rated the quality of education as ‘inadequate’ and placed the school into ‘Special Measures.’ Primary, infant and junior schools in Desborough, Rothwell, Wilbarston, Naseby and Rushton […]

Rugby star Kevin Sinfield will pass through the HFM region tomorrow on the penultimate day of an epic 230-mile fundraiser. The ex-Leeds Rhinos player is running seven ultra-marathons of around 31 miles in seven days, in memory of his late teammate Rob Burrow, who died of motor neurone disease earlier this year. The leg between […]

An apology has been made after Market Harborough was left with no train services for around nine hours yesterday. A fault with the signalling system in the Wigston area closed the line between Leicester and Kettering from just before midday. No East Midlands Railway services could run through the town, leaving passengers having to use […]

A row has broken out over changes to plans for a massive development near Lutterworth. South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa has called on the government to review the decision, while a councillor has resigned from his political group over the matter. The multi-million pound Lutterworth East scheme was approved in 2020 to create 2,750 homes, […]

There are no rail services operating from Market Harborough because of a fault with the signalling system. The line between Leicester and Kettering was closed just before midday. East Midlands Railway is running a replacement bus service to take passengers north to Leicester and south to Kettering, where they can re-join rail services. Network Rail […]

A £100 reward is being offered for the return of a sentimental ring lost in Market Harborough town centre yesterday afternoon. The owner inherited from her great grandmother and believes it fell off her necklace between the Congregational Church on High Street and The Square. It is hoped someone may have picked up the ring, […]

Harborough’s rail users are being warned there will be major disruption to services during the festive period. Engineering works means there will be no direct trains to and from London between December 21st and 29th. East Midlands Railway services will start and end at Bedford, with passengers having to use a replacement bus service to […]

An Olympian and Paralympian cut the ribbon to celebrate the major refurbishment of Harborough Leisure Centre. Swimmers Rebecca Adlington and Maisie Summers-Newton were the star guests as a family open day marked the occasion on Saturday. The multi-million pound upgrade was funded by Harborough District Council and Rebecca told HFM she was impressed with what […]

Over 200 properties in Market Harborough were left without electricity for up to seven hours on Saturday. National Grid was alerted to the outage on part of the Southern Estate at around 6.30am when the power went off and smoke was seen coming from a pavement. It affected the Stuart Road and Western Avenue areas. […]

A man from Fleckney has been charged with a firearms offence. Police say armed officers responded to reports a member of the public had been threatened in Wellington Street, Kettering on Friday night. No-one was injured. The 38-year-old is accused of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and possessing […]