Author: HFM News

Harborough District Council is working to ascertain how many properties experienced internal flooding yesterday. The authority issued numerous sandbags to residents whose homes were at risk, but could not reach some areas due to roads being closed. Cllr Darren Woodiwiss, cabinet member for Environmental and Climate Change, spoke to HFM: The council closed Welland Park […]

Major damage has been caused to Fleckney Village Hall after it flooded when a near-by brook overflowed yesterday afternoon. The building, which is used daily by numerous community groups, is now closed while a major clean-up takes place. Equipment worth thousands of pounds belonging to Duckpond Players Drama Group has been ruined and memorabilia dating […]

Electricity has been restored in Market Harborough town centre after a power cut this morning. Some shops and businesses were unable to open because of the outage, which happened just before 8am. Over 70 properties were affected in the High Street and Coventry Road areas, with the power restored at 10am. National Grid say an […]

A power cut is affecting Market Harborough town centre meaning some shops and businesses are closed. The electricity went off just before 8am today and over 70 properties are affected in the High Street and Coventry Road areas. National Grid says engineers are working to fix the problem, which they hope to resolve by 11am.

An appeal has been launched after a sentimental watch was stolen during a burglary in Market Harborough over Christmas. Bearing the rare brand ‘HEFIK’ it was taken from Andrew Moss’s house in The Crescent along with a number of other items between the 26th and 28th of December. The gold watch belonged to Andrew’s father […]

A man has appeared in court accused of seriously injuring another man at a bar in Rothwell. The 38-year-old victim was taken to hospital after sustaining a serious neck injury at Tilly-Mae’s in Bell Hill late on Friday night. Jordan Bell-Henshaw, 31, of Cambridge Street in Rothwell has appeared at Northampton Magistrates’ Court charged with […]

A professor from Market Harborough has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list.  Bryan Williams who is Chief Scientific and Medical Officer Professor at the British Heart Foundation has been honoured by King Charles III for services to medicine. The award is in recognition of the leading role he has played as […]

A Flood Alert is in force for the River Welland with low-lying land and roads close to the waterway underwater. Paths in Market Harborough’s Welland Park have been affected and some roads made impassible, including in Lubenham. The alert also covers the River Jordan from Braybrooke to Market Harborough, through Little Bowden. The Environment Agency […]

A man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent following an incident in Rothwell. Police were called to reports of an assault taking place at a bar in Bell Hill at around 11.45pm on Friday, when a 38-year-old man sustained serious neck injuries. The victim was taken to hospital where he remains in […]

Three dogs have been rescued by firefighters after a blaze broke out at a house in a Harborough village. The animals were brought to safety and given oxygen for smoke inhalation, following the fire in the kitchen of the property in Burton Overy. Two crews from Wigston fire station were called to the scene at […]