Author: HFM News

A developer is being allowed to delay opening the final part of a link road through Market Harborough’s Airfield Farm housing estate on health and safety grounds. The main stretch opened last month after being held-up several times, but the section between Airfield Road and the B6047 roundabout by the Innovation Centre remains shut. The […]

The Harborough Rail Users group is inviting people to discuss issues affecting train services from the town at its Annual General Meeting on Monday evening. Topics including the continued campaign for later evening and earlier Sunday trains, as well as further improvements needed at the station, will be among items on the agenda. The group’s […]

Kibworth Tip will re-open on Tuesday after the site was shut over health and safety concerns – although some bays will be closed off. Until then, the Recycling and Household Waste site in Market Harborough will continue to be open every day. An HGV which was replacing a waste container at the Kibworth site caused […]

A Market Harborough man is one of the first people to take part in a ground-breaking trial to see if a chemical found in wine can help prevent bowel cancer. David Trusler, 66, was diagnosed with bowel eleven years ago after watching a TV advert encouraging men to get checked and had surgery to remove […]

Harborough Athletics Club has been named Club of The Year by England Athletics. The top accolade comes after it won the regional title earlier this year and went up against nine other clubs for the top prize. The club, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary year, has been recognised for its welcoming atmosphere, the success […]

A dedicated team who work tirelessly to reduce the use of plastic bags in Market Harborough have been honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service. Harborough Morsbags was launched in 2008 and since then have made over 45,000 shopping bags from unwanted fabric, to give away to members of the community. The 20-strong team […]

Major work to expand and upgrade Market Harborough Medical Centre is on target to be completed on time. The work at the Coventry Road surgery began in June and is creating space for six new treatment and consulting rooms along with the refurbishment of the reception area and a new pharmacy. The project is set […]

A new electric vehicle charging hub is to be installed in Market Harborough’s Commons Car Park as part of project costing over £2m. It will include six double 7.4kwh charge points for 12 cars, with a solar panel canopy and battery storage system to help produce the electricity needed. Harborough District Council is leading the […]

Over 1,300 tickets were sold for Harborough Town FC’s upcoming second round FA match on the first day they went on sale. The club say the response was ‘phenomenal’ as fans queued up outside the Community Football Ground last night, to get their hands on tickets for the historic second round tie away at League […]

Residents say some construction traffic heading to and from the site of a new prison near Market Harborough is not following approved routes. Complaints have been made about some drivers flouting the rules, which were put in place for safety reasons to stop heavy goods vehicles using certain roads, including residential streets, by schools and […]