Author: HFM News

Young entrepreneurs are to be given the chance to show off their talent at Market Harborough’s first ever Young Trader Market. It will take place on The Square on Saturday July 1st, with anyone aged 16 to 30 with a skill, craft or business idea invited to book a stall. The event, organised by Harborough […]

A row over a shutter is threatening the future of a Market Harborough shop which is the first British fashion brand on the high street in 25 years. It was installed on the front of Venus Cow on Adam and Eve Street to boost security, but Harborough District Council has ordered its removal, because it […]

The new Chairman of Harborough District Council says she hopes to meet as many local people as possible during time in office. Cllr Barbara Johnson will represent the authority at civic functions and community events over the next year and has selected the Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance as her charity for the year. […]

A driver has been seriously injured in a crash on the A14 near Welford. It happened near to junction one on the westbound carriageway just before 12.30pm and involved an HGV and a car, which then collided with the central reservation. The car driver was taken to hospital by air ambulance, although Police say their […]

People are rallying round to support a family from Great Glen after their beloved pet dog was diagnosed with cancer. Five-year-old Shih-Poo Pippin needs 19-weeks of chemotherapy following emergency surgery, but the cost will not be covered by pet insurance, as payments for treatments so-far have gone over the insurer’s limit. Struggling to fund the £8,000 […]

Work is underway to improve children’s play areas across Harborough as part of an improvement programme costing £230,000. Equipment is being fully or partially replaced at seven sites over the next few weeks, including parks on Logan Street and The Headlands in Market Harborough and Little Bowden Recreation Ground. Play areas will be closed while […]

A state-of-the-art hydrotherapy pod in Market Harborough is starting to be used by people with disabilities and other medical conditions.  The facility, thought to be the only one of its kind in the region available for use free of charge, was officially opened at Harborough Leisure Centre yesterday afternoon. The purchase of the FOCUS Aquatic […]

Seven schools across Harborough are to receive government cash for much-needed repairs and upgrades. Primary Schools in Husbands Bosworth, Thurnby, Broughton Ashley and Tugby are among those to benefit from the Condition Improvement Fund, receiving a share of £456m being distributed nationwide. The funding will include paying for new classrooms, roof works, fire safety and […]

An extra £3m is set to be spent fixing potholes across Leicestershire. The county council is proposing to re-direct the cash so an additional 30,000 ‘patch repairs’ can be made on roads, cycle paths and pavements. Plans to invest the money, previously allocated to tackle the impact of the challenging economic climate, are being recommended […]

A long-serving volunteer has cut the ribbon to open the new LOROS Hospice charity shop in Market Harborough. Rita Berry from Ashley has been volunteering with the charity for over 30 years and was given the honour to officially unveil the new bigger premises, just down the road from the previous base on Coventry Road. […]