Author: HFM News

The plan to upgrade heating at Harborough Market has moved forward. The system in the Food Hall needs to be completely replaced ahead of winter, after failing earlier this year and being deemed beyond economical repair. A planning application has now been lodged to site a condenser unit, which will form part of the new […]

People living in Market Harborough are being given a greater voice on local issues thanks to the creation of Neighbourhood Forums. After one was set-up in Little Bowden earlier this year, a group in the Welland ward is now set to be officially recognised, with the Logan, Arden and Town Centre areas also set to […]

Leicestershire’s NHS says services are expected to be under greater pressure than normal as junior doctors stage latest strike action. The 72-hour national walk-out began at 7am and people are being urged to make sensible choices when it comes to accessing services. Health bosses say although they have been planning for the action, it is […]

A Royal Navy veteran from the Harborough District fought off a robber by headbutting her. Cliff Goldfinch was attacked outside his home in Ullesthorpe, by a woman who had earlier approached him five miles away at Morrisons in Lutterworth, when she asked for the time. The robber then followed the 74-year-old home, likely in a […]

Leicestershire’s Chief Fire Officer has condemned an attack on firefighters in Lutterworth. Youths hurled rocks at crews sent to deal with a fire in Mere Lane on Sunday evening, causing damage to two fire engines. Callum Faint has described what happened as ‘senseless and disgusting’ and says Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service will work with […]

Villagers in Kibworth have a won a battle to keep an essential pedestrian route open when a railway bridge closes for up to eight months. Network Rail has agreed to install a temporary footbridge while work to upgrade the main bridge off School Road takes place. It follows a campaign mounted by local councillors and […]

A stretch of the A6 Desborough bypass has re-opened after a three-day closure – but will have to shut again this weekend. Repairs to a failing road surface over a railway bridge are taking longer than expected, meaning the section between the B576 and Braybrooke Road roundabouts will have to close to traffic for a […]

An appeal has been launched for photos and video footage of yesterday’s flash flooding in Market Harborough. The Harborough Town Hub, which is currently working on a report to highlight the risks of flooding in and around the town, would like the pictures and videos, to form part of evidence within it. Leicestershire County Council, […]

A Market Harborough teenager is washing cars, mowing lawns and selling things at school fetes to raise money for a charity trip to Costa Rica next year. Marcus Penchev is hoping to spend four weeks working to improve the lives of people living in poverty-stricken areas of the Central American country, after signing up for […]