Author: HFM News

Police have praised people who helped when an elderly man fell over in Market Harborough town centre last night. Members of the public provided first aid alongside a member of staff from Tesco and a bus driver, who parked his vehicle on the High Street to protect the man from traffic. An off-duty doctor as also […]

Lloyds is to close its bank in Market Harborough. The town centre branch will shut in December with the decision blamed on a drop in customers using it because of mobile and internet banking. These customers told HFM they are disappointed at the announcement: It will be the fourth bank to close in the town […]

East Midlands Railway has created a virtual tour of Market Harborough Railway Station. It is aimed at helping people plan their journeys, especially disabled or anxious travellers. 360-degree photography has been used to create the web-based tour and James Coxon from EMR explained more to HFM: View the virtual tour HERE    

Farndon Fields Farm Shop in Market Harborough has been shortlisted for a top accolade. It has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Grocer Farm Shop and Deli Retail Awards, which highlight independent businesses that go above and beyond for their customers and champion home-grown produce. The results will be announced next month and […]

Footballers in Market Harborough have raised over £3,500 for charity after playing a charity game. It was held at Harborough Town FC  in support of charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in The Young) after youth coach Ed Cooper suffered a cardiac arrest during a game two years ago. The 22-year-old’s life was saved thanks to people […]

The road linking Fleckney with Wigston will stay closed to traffic for another three months so work to replace a rail bridge near Wistow can be completed. Newton Lane should have re-opened at the start of March having been shut since last October, but work needed for the electrification of the tracks was halted because […]

Market Harborough’s volunteer litter pickers have helped collect over 160,000 bags of rubbish. The achievement of the Leicestershire Litter Wombles has been immortalised in a special woollen post box ‘topper’ on Coventry Road, as the group marks its 5th anniversary. It was designed by the artist nicknamed the ‘Syston Knitting Banksy’ and features womble Orinoco […]

A national kitchen and homeware retailer is to open a new store in Market Harborough. Lakeland will move into the former M&Co premises on the High Street, which has stood empty for nearly a year. Lakeland has over 50 stores across the UK and says 12 jobs will be created when the shop in Market […]

People in Market Harborough have been finding out how to reduce the chance of becoming a victim of fraud. A Leicestershire Police roadshow supporting the national Stop! Think Fraud campaign has been on The Square today. With fraudsters using an increasing number of scam calls, texts and emails to try and dupe people into passing […]

Taxi operator Uber has pledged to talk to Harborough District Council after concerns were raised about its drivers operating illegally in Market Harborough. Town-based drivers have complained about Uber cabs parking in the town centre rank and claim some drivers are carrying out illicit cash-in-hand work. Although out-of-town taxis can legally pick up and drop […]