Author: HFM News

The Trust to run a new £9.3m school in Market Harborough wants people to play their part in planning for its opening. The 210-place Wellington Place Primary School is being built on the Airfield Farm housing estate and will welcome its first pupils next September. Contractors working on behalf of Leicestershire County Council are building […]

Opponents to a new prison being built near Market Harborough want to meet the government minister who gave it the go-ahead when he visits the area later this week. Michael Gove will be in the constituency on Friday evening to support a fundraising event organised by the Harborough Conservative Association. The visit will come just […]

Firefighters have teamed up with a housing developer to carry out vital training in Market Harborough. Crews from Harborough, Kibworth and Lutterworth used a four-bedroomed house under construction on the Airfield Farm estate for the exercise. The property built by Davidson Homes in Wellington Place was filled with smoke, before firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered […]

Villagers are objecting to plans to allow lorries to leave Husbands Bosworth Quarry early in the morning. The operator wants up to ten vehicles to be able to exit the site off the A5199 from 6am on weekdays – an hour earlier than currently allowed. Residents and parish councils in the area have voiced concerns, […]

An error by government officials means schools across Leicestershire will get nearly £5m less additional funding than initially anticipated. The Department for Education admitted the mistake last month and it has now been revealed just how much it amounts to for every school in the county. Kibworth Primary School is one of those to lose […]

Police say drivers were not injured after two cars collided near Desborough. The crash happened just after 12.30pm today on the B576 near the Brampton Wood Lane junction. Harborough Road was partially blocked for a time and a spokeperson for Northants Police told HFM: “We received reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision at about […]

Fleckney Dental Practice has been given the go-ahead to expand in a move it says will enable it to take-on 2,000 new patients. Harborough District Council has granted planning permission for the extension of the surgery on School Street. The expansion will enable the practice, which offers NHS and private treatment, to increase the number […]

A campaign to tackle violence against women and girls is being supported by Harborough District Community Safety Partnership. The 16 Days of Action will include Women’s Wellbeing drop-in events in Market Harborough, Lutterworth and Broughton Astley. Representatives from support services will be on-hand to answer questions and to promote women’s safety and well-being.

Two people were hurt after a ‘large-scale’ fight broke out in Rothwell town centre in the early hours of yesterday. Police were called to the fracas on High Street just before 2am. A spokesperson for Northants Police told HFM: “We received reports of a large-scale fight involving up to eight people in the High Street, […]

Market Harborough Building Society has pledged £100,000 to support charity and community groups during the festive season. The ‘Thrive!mas Campaign’ will support food banks and charities which help people in need, while other groups based in South Leicestershire, North Northamptonshire and Rutland can apply for a share. The fund is part of the Society’s on-going […]