Author: HFM News

Residents in two Harborough villages were left without electricity after a truck collided with an overhead power line. Over 350 properties in Claybrooke Parva and Claybrooke Magna were affected by the outage, following the incident at around 4.30pm yesterday. National Grid say the cables were brought down by a ‘grab lorry’ on land off the […]

The plan to build new accommodation for the homeless in Market Harborough town centre has been put ‘on hold’ amid spiralling costs. The cost of the project has risen to over £2m – more than double the amount initially budgeted by Harborough District Council – and the scheme will now be subject to a complete […]

Harborough District Council’s Enviro-Crime team is appealing for information after construction materials were dumped in a country lane. The fly-tipping, mainly consisting of masonry, was discovered yesterday on Gaulby Lane in Houghton on the Hill. Anyone with information is urged to email details to tipoff@harborough.gov.uk.

Severn Trent Water could be fined up to £5,000 after ‘no show’ roadworks caused traffic chaos on the A6 in Kibworth over the weekend. Highway bosses are looking to use legislation which was introduced to hold utility companies to account, after temporary traffic lights were not removed when they should have been. The water company […]

Charges for disposing of DIY waste at Leicestershire’s recycling and household waste sites are set to be scrapped after the government announced councils will no longer be allowed to impose fees. Residents currently have to pay to dump of things like fence panels, bricks and tiles. Around a third of Local Authorities charge for household […]

Market Harborough’s In Bloom team are busy preparing for the visit of judges from two competitions and have just unveiled new displays at the town’s railway station. The group’s entry into East Midlands in Bloom will be judged three weeks today, while representatives from Britain In Bloom will visit in August, after the town was […]

The former HSBC bank building in Market Harborough has been put up for sale for £700,000. The historic four-storey property on the High Street, which was built in 1880 and is a listed building, has been put on the market after the bank closed last month. Agents marketing the building say the ground floor consists […]

This morning’s torrential rain brought more flash flooding in and around Market Harborough. Roads in the town centre were among those affected, with a manhole cover on the High Street blown out of the ground at the Bowden Lane junction, because of the intensity of the rain. New Road in Kibworth was also flooded, with […]

The Leader of Harborough District Council wants more information about just how dim streetlights will be if cost-cutting plans go-ahead. Leicestershire County Council is proposing to reduce lighting levels to 30% after 8pm, but will carry out a full consultation with the public and emergency services before making a final decision. The authority claims people […]