Author: HFM News

An event which attracts thousands of people to Market Harborough town centre is returning next month. The Classic Car Show will be back on Sunday July 7th, with owners of over 400 cars and vintage vehicles already registered to be there. The event has previously attracted around 20,000 people and will be on between 10am […]

Work to enhance Market Harborough town centre is continuing. New litter bins, signage and barriers have been installed along the High Street, along with a new visitor information board. A wooden planter has also been put in place on Church Square and new benches will be installed across the town centre later this summer. Harborough […]

A search has been launched for a good Samaritan who helped an elderly lady when she fell over and cut her head in Market Harborough. The woman went to her aid near Brooklands Gardens, adjacent to the river opposite the Commons Car Park at around 4.30pm yesterday. The lady who fell was taken to hospital […]

A missing teenager was found after police mounted a search in Desborough last night. Officers were alerted after concerns had been raised for the welfare of the boy, who had been reported missing. Searches were carried out in the town centre area and Northaamptonshire Police say he was later located safe and well.

Delays to replace broken streetlights in Market Harborough town centre have been branded ‘unacceptable.’ Safety concerns were raised at the start of the year, with areas in and around the High Street left in the dark because a number of lights are not working. The floodlight-style lights on the side of buildings are obsolete and […]

Maintenance work will be carried out in the car park outside Sainsbury’s in Market Harborough later this week. The supermarket retailer has been under increasing pressure from customers to deal with potholes and other defects, including broken drainage covers. Harborough District Council which manages the car park off Springfield Street has also been pushing for […]

New parking restrictions have been put in place on a main road in Market Harborough and near a primary school. Double yellow lines have been painted on parts of Coventry Road and Fairfield Road, near Market Harborough C of E Academy, in a bid to boost safety and stop drivers parking on cycle lanes. A […]

Police want to speak to these men after a lorry driver was attacked in a lay-by on the A14 near Naseby. The man suffered a broken jaw after being hit with a jerry can when he refused to give two men fuel and a lift. The assault happened in a lay-by on the westbound carriageway […]

General Election candidates will go head-to-head at a hustings event in Market Harborough tonight. All six candidates standing in the Harborough, Oadby and Wigston constituency will be there to answer questions from the audience. The event will take place at the Methodist Church from 7pm. The hustings event has been organised by Churches Together In […]

A fundraising event with a difference is coming to Market Harborough. The ‘Empty Bowls Shared Supper’ will take place at The Village on June 29th, in support of the Community Fridge project which runs at the venue on St Mary’s Road. Guest will be able to choose an empty bowl from a selection of pots, […]