Author: HFM News

A deal has been struck between political parties to run Harborough District Council. The Greens, Liberal Democrats and Labour have reached an agreement to work together, after the authority was left in no overall control following the local elections. Liberal Democrat councillor Phil Knowles will be put forward to become leader of the council at […]

A disqualified driver who led Police on a dangerous high-speed pursuit through Harborough villages has been jailed for 22 months. James Ward failed to stop for officers in Wistow, after they noticed the Ford Transit van he was driving was displaying false number plates. He then drove into oncoming traffic on a number of occasions […]

A celebration will take place this Sunday after work to restore the historic windmill in Kibworth Harcourt to its former glory was completed. The two-year project has included new sails being installed on the 18th century Grade 2-listed structure on Langton Road, which can now operate for the first time since the 1930s. The windmill […]

Artists based in and around Market Harborough are showcasing their work this weekend. Everything from sculpture and glassware to painting and photography will be on show at the free Open Studios event tomorrow and on Sunday. 17 artists based at 8 studios in Market Harborough, Lubenham, Braybrooke, Great Bowden and Husbands Bosworth are taking part […]

A Market Harborough Dance School will get to perform its annual show after the Lighthouse Theatre in Kettering was given a stay of execution. The Core Dance Company faced a desperate search for a new venue, after it was announced the theatre would shut at the end of this month. But the closure has now […]

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a pedestrian died in a collision on the A14. It happened just after 11pm yesterday on the eastbound carriageway, between junctions 7 and 8 near Kettering. The man was struck by a green Nissan Ariya Evolve and despite the best efforts of paramedics, was pronounced dead at […]

Plans to build a new business park on the outskirts of Market Harborough have been refused over concerns about traffic safety. The scheme for seven office, business and industrial units was earmarked for land between the B6047 Leicester Road and the Grand Union Canal. Planners at Harborough District Council say vehicles entering and exiting the […]

Emergency services were called after a car collided with a tree beside a road near Fleckney. The collision happened on Kibworth Road, just before 1.45pm yesterday. Leicestershire Police say no serious injuries were reported and the road was closed for a time, while the incident was dealt with.

No train services are running from Market Harborough today after drivers walked out on strike. It is the latest action by members of the ASLEF Union at East Midlands Railway, in a dispute over pay and working conditions. Separate strike action by the RMT Union will mean a significantly reduced rail service tomorrow. An EMT […]

Police have seized three vehicles during a road safety operation in Market Harborough today. Officers say they were taken off the road for various reasons, after being stopped during the ‘Fatal Four’ initiative on Springfield Street. The operation targetted drivers using mobile phones, not wearing seatbelts, driving under the influence of drink or drugs and […]