Author: HFM News

Elderly residents who had to leave their bungalows in Market Harborough will be given the chance to return when new homes are built in their place. 13 bungalows are in the process of being demolished at Naseby Square on the southern estate, before new ‘affordable’ homes are built on the site. The occupants were first informed […]

Staff at Avatar Dining in Market Harborough and Lutterworth are celebrating big wins at the Leicester and Leicestershire Curry Awards. The restaurant in Market Harborough was named Best Fine Dining Restaurant in Leicestershire at last night’s awards ceremony, while the sister restaurant in Lutterworth won the county’s ‘Best New Restaurant’ category. The winners were announced […]

Harborough’s MP has met with the country’s Rail Minister to call for a re-think on plans to close thr ticket office at Market Harborough railway station. There has been widespread opposition to the idea and comments made during a public consultation are currently being assessed, before a final decision is taken. The office is one […]

Journalists in Northamptonshire have walked out on strike over pay. Reporters working for the Northamptonshire Telegraph downed their pens today to take to a picket line outside their office in Kettering. The members of the National Union of Journalists are asking for a ‘fair’ pay rise from publisher National World, who also own the Harborough Mail […]

A man arrested after windows were smashed at a bar in Desborough has been released without charge. Police say the 27-year-old was questioned in connection with an incident at Bar 76 on Station Road on Friday night. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM: “This happened on 22/09 at about 9.15pm when staff refused to […]

A hotel and wedding venue in the Harborough District has shut suddenly after going out of business. Insolvency practitioners have been called in following closure of Catthorpe Manor near Lutterworth. The hotel is operated by of LW Trading (UK) Ltd and staff and people with weddings booked at the venue have taken to social media […]

Harborough District Council has appointed a new Chief Executive. John Richardson will take up the position in December after working in local government in Leicestershire for over 30 years. The role, which was advertised with a salary of over £118,000, became available after councillors last year rejected a cost-saving plan to share a Chief Executive […]

A children’s play area on a Market Harborough housing estate has been described as a ‘joke’ as it consists only of a pile of nine logs. Residents of Ashton Rise off Lubenham Hill say they never see any youngsters in the fenced-off area and were expecting much more play equipment to be installed. Residents pay […]

An environmental campaigner says he is appalled at flytipping on a business park in Market Harborough. Waste ranging from an industrial fridge and children’s toys to bags of general rubbish has been strewn across the dead-end road at Compass Point Business Park, off Northampton Road. Peter Pollak came across the mess and told HFM a […]

People in Tilton on the Hill can now hire two electric cars after Leicestershire’s first Rural Car Club was launched in the village. Harborough District Council teamed up with the Green Fox Community Energy Co-operative to set it up, including installing EV chargers in the Village Hall car park. No public transport serves Tilton and […]