Author: HFM News

A former Harborough subpostmaster affected by the Horizon scandal has come face-to-face with the boss of the company who made the faulty software. Julie Beisner was falsely accused of stealing nearly £2,000 from her branch in North Kilworth, when the system showed an unexplained shortfall. The allegation was later withdrawn by the Post Office, after […]

Land adjacent to where a new Aldi store will be built in Market Harborough has been put up for sale. The 1.1 acre site at the junction of Rockingham Road and Gores Lane is being marketed for employment use. Aldi is expected to begin work on its new £5m store later this year, after final […]

There are concerns some Harborough pensioners will struggle to afford to heat their homes after the government made cuts to winter fuel payments. The changes mean just over 1,200 people across the district will continue to receive up to £300, to help pay their energy bills during the colder months. The payments were previously made […]

A long-standing Market Harborough manufacturing company has been bought by a competitor. Nomad Cases has been acquired by Absolute Casing for an undisclosed fee. The Nomad name will be retained along with its base off Rockingham Road, which employs 29 people. Both firms supply protective flight cases to various sectors and Ed Franklin, Managing director […]

There are new plans to redevelop an area in the centre of Great Glen including building a new convenience store. Planning permission is already in place for land between Main Street and Church Road, but the Central England Co-Op has now bought the entire site and is proposing amendments to the original scheme. It wants […]

Harborough Athletics Club has been nominated for two prestigious national sporting awards. It has been shortlisted in the Club of the Year and Community Project of the Year categories of the competition run by England Athletics. The Club has seen its membership grow from 257 to 318 members this year, with the junior section growing […]

New plans have been announced for a massive development near Lutterworth after construction costs more than doubled to over £200m. Leicestershire County Council secured planning permission two years ago for the ‘Lutterworth East’ scheme across a 550-acre site adjacent to the M1, It will create 2,750 new homes, 36 acres of business space, over 100 […]

The death of an elderly woman at a house in Market Harborough is not being treated as suspicious. Police were called to an address on Welland Park Road yesterday lunchtime. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “Shortly before 12.15pm yesterday (Monday 5 August) police were called by the East Midlands Ambulance Service after a woman […]

Emergency services responded to a two-car crash near Foxton this morning. It happened on Gallow Field Road just after 8am. Police, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service attended the scene. Leicestershire Police say no serious injuries were reported and the road was closed until just after 10am.

Network Rail has apologised after early morning train services from Market Harborough were cancelled because engineering work overran. The tracks between Leicester and Kettering had been closed over the weekend and should have re-opened today in time for the first trains of the day to run. Passengers were left having to wait for later trains. […]