Author: HFM News

Safety advice has been issued after a rail worker was hurt while working on the tracks near Market Harborough. The man suffered a leg injury and needed hospital treatment when he was struck from behind by a road-rail vehicle (RRV) at Braybrooke in the early hours of February 6th. He was part of a team […]

Police are investigating an attempted burglary at a supermarket in Market Harborough early this morning. The would-be intruder or intruders used a concrete block to try and smash through a window at the entrance to Co-Op in the Commons Car Park just after 3am. The window was damaged, but no entry was gained to the […]

Firefighters have tried to rescue a cat stuck in the chimney of a house in Desborough. They were called to Rushton Road just before 5pm yesterday and used an aerial platform to reach the top of the property. Despite their best efforts they were unable to get the cat out and attempts to rescue the […]

Pressure is mounting on Sainsbury’s to deal with potholes and other defects in the car park of its store in Market Harborough. It is three months since the firm said it would make improvements, but to date nothing has been done. Customers are continuing to complain about the poor condition of the car park off […]

Hundreds of healthcare assistants at Kettering General, Northampton General and Leicester’s hospitals have begun a three day strike in a row over pay. The coordinated action comes after their union UNISON said it failed to receive a credible offer following talks with the Trusts responsible for the hospitals. Healthcare Assistants on the picket line outside […]

Talented footballers from Brooke House College in Market Harborough are being praised after representing England in a top competition. The team reached the quarter finals of the International School Sport Federation World Cup tournament in China, after impressive wins in the opening rounds against some of the best young teams in the world. The team, […]

Harborough District Council has acted swiftly after asbestos panels were dumped on a walkway in Market Harborough used by schoolchildren. The alarm was raised this morning by a concerned parent who spotted the dangerous flytipping on the route between The Broadway and Meadow Street. The Council  instructed its environmental contractor FCC to attend the site. […]

There is good news for drivers and businesses after a road near Wistow finally re-opened to traffic after being shut for over half-a-year. Work to replace a rail bridge on Newton Lane should have been completed by March, but was delayed over concerns about the highway design. The closure of the route, which links Fleckney […]

Thieves have stolen thousands of pounds worth of designer shoes, perfumes and accessories from the back of a lorry parked at the Rothwell Truck Stop. Eleven pallets of the Kurt Geiger merchandise were removed when the side curtain of the trailer was cut during the early hours of Friday, while the driver slept. Northants Police […]

A Market Harborough pensioner has been reunited with her beloved pet dog which spent almost three weeks on the run in Cornwall. Ingrid Cooke collected Ozzie on Saturday after he was found thanks to the dedication of volunteers from DogLost Cornwall and hundreds of people who helped track his movements. The five-year-old terrier cross had […]