Author: HFM News

Harborough District Council is assessing the impact proposed changes to national housing targets would have on its new Local Plan. Figures released by government show an additional 200 homes a year could have to be built across the area under the shake-up  – on top of the current target of just over 500 annually. The […]

Traders are being encouraged to find out more about a new crime-fighting initiative set to launch across Harborough. Harborough District Business Watch would use an app-based system to allow shop and business owners to share information about crime and anti-social behaviour between themselves and Police. It would also enable members to access pictures of shoplifters […]

Harborough Town Football Club is hosting its first ever women’s tournament tomorrow. It follows the rapid rise of the women’s game at the club, after the ‘Queen Bees’ squad was formed in 2020. The seven-a-side tournament comes ahead of the team entering a competitive league  for the first time next month. Joint-manager of Harborough’s women’s […]

A young gang who planned a three-month crime spree over social media – which included targeting homes in Harborough villages – have been sentenced. The nine-strong group, who called themselves the ‘B-Town Twockers,’ devised plans to break into properties including in Houghton on the-Hill and Great Glen, with the intention of stealing cars and motorcycles […]

A Market Harborough youngster who has an ambition is to become a Formula One racing driver is in action this weekend. Myles Burton is competing in the penultimate round of the UKC National Kart Championship in Wales, following impressive performances in previous races. The karts travel at up to 70mph and the 11-year old spoke […]

Harborough Band is preparing to stage an eight-hour ‘Band-A-Thon’ in Market Harborough town centre tomorrow. Around 20 members of the brass band will be playing under the Old Grammar School from 9.30am, to raise money for much-needed new equipment and instruments needed for future performances. Band member Sam Hale has helped organise it and hopes […]

Two men were arrested after the driver of a car being perused by police crashed near Rothwell. They were detained after the occupants initially fled the scene of the collision on foot. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM: “At 2pm yesterday (Thursday, August 15), the driver of a black Mercedes car failed to stop […]

A pet skunk which escaped from her owner’s home in Braybrooke is thought to be on the loose in Market Harborough. Dominika is believed to have made the journey of over two miles to the Ashley Way estate, after a skunk resembling her was captured on CCTV in a garden in the early hours of […]

A Market Harborough charity facing an uncertain future is appealing for more time in its current base. Shopmobility, which hires out scooters and mobility aids, has been given notice to leave Roman Way Community Centre at the end of October and so far has been unable to find any alternative premises. Leicestershire County Council is […]

An area of Market Harborough town centre home to seven shops and businesses has been put up for sale for £1.45m. Bennett’s Place has been described as a ‘boutique business hub’ and one of the town’s ‘best kept secrets’ by agents marketing it. The courtyard off the High street is part of a Grade 2-listed […]