Author: HFM News

Pupils at Church Langton C of E Primary School have received a special thank you letter from Sir David Attenborough. It dropped through the letterbox after they contacted the veteran broadcaster and environmental campaigner, to say he would be the topic of their upcoming history project – about the lives of significant people. Year One […]

Harborough District Council is being urged to condemn the government’s decision to scrap winter fuel payments for most pensioners. A motion will be considered by the Full Council at a meeting next week, which also calls on the authority to back a campaign launched by charity Age UK, demanding a re-think on the controversial decision. […]

Villagers have poked fun at rail bosses for delays in dealing with flooding approaching a footbridge in Kibworth. The issue has been on-going since the new Grammar School  bridge opened off School Road in April, with deep water gathering each time it rains. Someone has placed a sign and flag beside the puddle, likening it to […]

Police are investigating after two stolen cars were abandoned in floodwater in Great Glen. Officers were alerted after residents spotted the BMW and Mercedes submerged on a bridge on Bindley’s Lane in the village. It is thought the drivers fled when the cars became stuck. The vehicles had been stolen during recent burglaries and Leicestershire […]

The danger of driving through floodwater has been highlighted after a driver had to be rescued by fire crews near a Harborough village. The man became trapped in his car after it became submerged in two feet of water on Fleckney Road in Kilby at 9pm yesterday. With the water level rising, a specialist technical […]

Work is underway ahead of the major re-development of a long-standing derelict site in Market Harborough. Site clearance work is taking place on the area of land at the corner of St Mary’s Road and Kettering Road, where over 80 apartments are set to be built, within three four and five-storey high apartment blocks. The […]

The Market Harborough Christmas Fayre has been shortlisted for a top award. The popular event, which attracts thousands of people to the town centre, is into the final of the Leicestershire Tourism and Hospitality Awards in the Best Free Event category. It is the second year the event has reached the final of the competition […]

Police are appealing for information and sightings after a tractor was stolen from a farm near Marston Trussell. It was driven away across fields off Buckle Hill, Hothorpe, late on Sunday or during the early hours of yesterday. The tractor was a Kubota L1361 Compact model and a WHF175 hydraulic powered Flail Mower was also […]

Police are appealing for information after jewellery was stolen during a burglary at a house in Desborough. It happened sometime between 9am on September 23rd and 5pm on September 29th at the property in St Giles Close. Officers are keen to hear from anyone who noticed suspicious people or vehicles in the area. Contact Northants […]

A Rural Grant scheme has helped several businesses across Harborough expand or make improvements to their premises. The fund of £350,000 was launched by the district council last year and since then firms including Langton Brewery in Thorpe Langton have benefitted, using its grant to open a new fermenting hall which has helped increase production. […]