Author: HFM News

There are fears rogue traders may target people who suffered damage to their homes during Storm Henk last week. Leicestershire Trading Standards is urging people to be alert for cold callers offering building repairs and clean-up service which may be sub-standard and over-priced. They say you should never agree to work on the doorstep and […]

There are calls for community improvements to come with the building of a massive new prison near Market Harborough. Cllr Phil Knowles, Leader of Harborough District Council, wants to ensure the Ministry of Justice invest in the area around HMP Gartree, where the 1700-inmate jail will be built. He has requested a meeting with the […]

Options which could see Harborough District Council staff leave its historic head office building will be discussed next week. A review was ordered last year by the ruling coalition administration, because less than 40 workers a day are using the Symington Building after the adoption of hybrid-working following the pandemic. It has been examining potential […]

Market Harborough Air Cadets have launched an urgent appeal for temporary accommodation as they will have to vacate their current base for up to six months. The 1084 squadron’s premises is to be given a major refurbishment, meaning it will be out of use from later this month. The Ministry of Defence, which owns the […]

Harborough’s MP has backed calls for urgent justice for victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal. Neil O’Brien has spoken in the House of Commons as government officials are understood to be meeting with lawyers to exonerate the 700 branch managers as soon as possible. Downing Street has promised to help wipe records clean after […]

The Government has agreed to release funding to help flood-hit residents, businesses and farmers across Leicestershire and West Northamptonshire. They are among eight areas nationwide to benefit from the Flood Recovery Framework, which is used in exceptional circumstances to support councils and communities following severe flooding. Over 300 properties were flooded in Leicestershire last week […]

The bid to create new community centre and sports hub in Houghton On The Hill has been given a big boost. Government has awarded the project £231,000 from its Community Ownership Fund following a successful bid by Houghton Field Association. Planning permission for the new facility was granted last year and the cash will go […]

There are calls for Government to release funding to support flood-hit residents across Harborough. 30 homes, businesses and community buildings were flooded following Storm Henk last week, with over 300 buildings affected across Leicestershire. Councils, emergency services, charities and other organisations have rallied to support communities by closing roads, evacuating residents, offering temporary accommodation and […]

If your child is starting school for the first time this September there’s just a week left to apply for a place. Leicestershire County Council is urging parents to make sure they pick their preferred options, which for the first time include the new Wellington Place Primary School currently being built on the Airfield Farm […]

A rare 19th-century brooch bought from a market stall for £20 is expected to fetch at least £15,000 when it is auctioned in Market Harborough. Flora Steel who lives in Rome bought it in the 1980’s when she lived in the UK and was unaware of its significance until a chance viewing of an Antiques […]