Author: HFM News

You’re being urged to reserve a spot on the school field at Market Harborough’s C of E Academy ahead of a unique fundraiser next week. The ‘Alpaca-lypse’ event on Wednesday will build on the success of last year’s ‘Little Donkey Poop Bingo’ but this time using four Alpacas! The animals from Rushfield Farm in Billesdon […]

Harborough’s MP is urging people to object to the closure of Market Harborough’s tip. Neil O’Brien is opposing the controversial cost-saving plan by Leicestershire Council Council. Over 2,500 people have already responded to a public consultation on the proposal to shut the Household Waste and Recycling site on Riverside, along with two others elsewhere in […]

A rare copy of the first-ever Panini World Cup sticker album from 1970 has sold at auction in Market Harborough for £2,000. It was given to Andrew Knott from Arthingworth as a 12th birthday present and had gathered dust in his garage for over 50 years before he recently found it. He was in the […]

Market Harborough’s first Japanese restaurant has opened on Abbey Street. Su & Shi is the brainchild of the owners of the Everest Lounge restaurant, who wanted to bring a Sushi venue to the town centre. Ten jobs have been created by the opening and more positions are set to be made available soon. The restaurant […]

A Market Harborough man is celebrating completing a 100-mile run and raising over £10,000 for a charity close to his heart. Ethan Marsh trekked from Hunstanton in Norfolk back to Harborough as he completed the big challenge in one day, running for 19 hours through rain, snow and thick fog. Ethan, who only took up […]

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is urging people not to drive through flood water. Firefighters have attended 12 incidents across the county today after vehicles became submerged on flooded roads. Station Manager Steve Taylor spoke to HFM:   A Flood Alert is in force for the River Welland through Market Harborough and the Welland Valley […]

An elderly man has died after a two-car crash in Gilmorton yesterday. He was driving a Honda Jazz which was involved in collision with a VW Passat on Lutterworth Road at 11am. The man, aged in his 80s was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but sadly died yesterday evening. The driver of the other […]

Tributes have been paid to a man who dedicated decades to music and history in Market Harborough following his death aged 83. David Johnson was organist and choirmaster at St Dionysius Church for 40 years before retiring in 2022 and spent 19 years as Musical Director for the Market Harborough Choral Society. He had suffered with […]

A row has erupted over plans by Harborough District Council to spend an additional £1.9m on preparing a new Local Plan. The coalition-run authority says the money is needed for extra staff, consultants and technical experts to work on the major project, which will set out where new developments can and cannot go across the […]

A Flood Alert has been issued for the River Welland through Market Harborough after heavy rain and thawing ice led to water levels rising. The Environment Agency says flooding is likely in low lying areas and on roads close to the river. The alert also covers the River Jordan from Braybrooke to Market Harborough. A […]