Author: HFM News

Harborough Leisure Centre has apologised to people turned away from a blood donor session because it was too cold. Some who had pre-booked appointments were unable to give blood as the temperature in the sports hall was below the requirement needed and it took an hour to warm up. Matthew Hopkin, contract manager for leisure […]

A disqualified driver has admitted causing the death of a young mother in a crash on the A427 near Market Harborough. Courtney Donnelly, 23, was killed when the car she was a passenger in left the carriageway in Brampton Ash and came to rest in a field late on September 17th. Steven Michael Gaskell appeared […]

Train services through Market Harborough are set to resume tomorrow as work to stabilise an embankment in Braybrooke nears completion. Replacement buses have been running for the past seven days, after the track was shut for safety reasons when an area beneath it started to move. The repair work has involved 800 tonnes of stone, […]

An announcement is due today on if a massive new prison will be built near Market Harborough. It is set to be made by Michael Gove, the government’s Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. He has been reviewing the findings of a public inquiry into the proposal to build the £300m so-called […]

A lorry trailer became detached from its cab on a roundabout in Desborough. Police were called to junction of the B576 Harborough Road and Bear Way yesterday afternoon. No other vehicles were involved and a spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM: “This happened just before 1.20pm in Bear Way when a truck trailer became detached […]

There is good news for drivers today as work to replace traffic lights on one of Market Harborough’s busiest roads was completed early. The new signals on Springfield Street have been switched on today at the entrance to the Sainsbury’s car park. Temporary lights which had been in place for the past fortnight had caused […]

A lit firework was launched through the letterbox of a house in Market Harborough. It happened in Shropshire Place just before 9pm on Sunday evening and Police believe it was connected to an assault on a man near-by. Luckily no one was injured and the firework did not set fire to anything inside the property. […]

Jobs have been lost with the closure of a Market Harborough firm. All 18 employees at Quantum 4 and its sister company Quantum 4 International have been made redundant, after administrators were unable to find a buyer for the company, which designed and manufactured display equipment for supermarkets and well-known retailers. Opus Restructuring were appointed […]

A decision on if the Harborough District will take-on housing earmarked for Leicester has been delayed for a second time. Councillors were due to decide last night, but the matter was again deferred so new correspondence from government officials and the Council’s external lawyer can be fully considered. The decision to put the key vote […]

Firefighters have issued a plea for drivers to park responsibly after they experienced difficulties getting to an emergency call in Market Harborough last night. Two fire engines got delayed as they struggled to negotiate vehicles in Orchard Street, after crews from the town’s fire station and Kibworth were called to an incident in Shropshire Place […]