Author: HFM News

Over 700 solar panels will be placed on Harborough Leisure Centre after funding of over half-a-million pounds was secured to make the building more environmentally-friendly. New energy-saving LED lighting will also be installed thanks to the grant from Sport England, following a successful bid by the Harborough District Council and centre operator Everyone Active. The […]

Independent shops and businesses across Harborough have received free expert support and cash grants to help them boost trade. 19 traders have benefited from the district council’s Rise and Revive in Retail programme, which has enabled improvements to window displays, stock control systems and on-line promotion. Retail expert Laura Harrison of LH Retail Development Limited […]

The go-ahead has been given for major work to remove dangerous concrete from a Market Harborough primary school. Harborough District Council has granted planning permission for the roof to be replaced above the hall and kitchen at St Joseph’s Catholic Academy on Coventry Road, at a cost of around £500,000. Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) […]

Further planned strike action by teachers at Rothwell Junior School has been called off. Staff walked out on Tuesday over what they described as a ‘toxic work environment’ and were due to do so again next week. However, following a meeting between the NASUWT union and the Pathfinder Schools Trust, the action has been suspended. […]

Young musicians and singers have shown off their talent at the final of Market Harborough’s Junior X Factor. The competition saw prizes awarded worth over £1,000, with 17-year-old flautist Flo Smith crowned the overall winner for her performance of John Rutter’s Waltz. Second prize went to singer Liam Jarvis who sang Angel Eyes by Wet […]

Market Harborough’s train users are being warned there will be no direct services to and from London this weekend because of engineering works. A reduced timetable will be operated by East Midlands Railway on Saturday and Sunday, with all services beginning and terminating at Bedford. Buses will then take passengers to Hitchin, where they can […]

Market Harborough is commemorating its historic ties to the pivotal Battle of Naseby with the installation of new interpretation boards. Six are being erected around the town centre and in Welland Park to offer visitors and residents alike a comprehensive understanding of the battle’s significance in 1645, the events leading up to it, and its […]

Plans to create a large solar farm on over 200 acres of farmland near Wistow could be approved next week. Councillors are being recommended to grant permission for the development across seven fields  off Fleckney Road. The solar farm would be made-up of hundreds of solar panels be capable of creating enough electricity to power […]

Council bosses are being urged to not allow developers to scrap a bus link road around a new Market Harborough estate. Davidsons Developments agreed to build the road when it was given planning permission for the 600-home estate off Kettering Road, but now wants to replace it with a footpath and cycleway. Residents and Harborough […]

Previously unseen objects from the Hallaton Treasure collection have gone on display at Harborough Museum. They include five Roman cavalry helmet cheek pieces and two replicas of the famous Hallaton Helmet, which has been the centrepiece of displays following one of the most important iron-age discoveries in Britain in the year 2000. The helmet cheek […]