Author: HFM News

A man who stole a tractor from a farm in Weston by Welland has been given a suspended jail sentence. Paul Francis took the vehicle from a farm on Sutton Road on January 14th – it was found by Police in Buckinghamshire two weeks later. The 57-year-old, who was arrested following enquiries by Leicestershire’s Rural […]

Teachers across Harborough have begun two days of strike action. It is the third time this year members of the National Education Union have walked-out, in an on-going national dispute with the government over pay. Most schools are either partially or fully closed today and tomorrow as a result of the action. In Market Harborough, […]

Work to extend Market Harborough cemetery is set to start next week. An additional 76 burial plots will be created, as an area in the grounds of Harborough Leisure Centre is used for the extra space. New trees and hedging will also be planted as part of the scheme at the Northampton Road site, which […]

A day centre in Desborough has been left without the use of its minibus after thieves stole the catalytic converter. Marlow House need the vehicle to transport people to and from its base on Gold Street and to distribute food for its meals on wheels service. The community trust which runs the centre, for elderly […]

Market Harborough charity VASL is urging people who need support with their mental health to use its Wellbeing Befriending Project. Trained volunteers are on-hand to make regular contact with those struggling with day-to-day life. Emma Brown manages the free service, which is available to anyone aged 18 and over, and told HFM’s Nick Shaw more […]

There are calls for average speed cameras to be installed on the A47 through the Harborough District. Highway bosses are currently conducting a safety review of the stretch of road, after two people died in separate collisions earlier this year. Simon Galton, the councillor for the area, spoke to HFM after Leicestershire County Council agreed […]

Police are appealing for information after burglars tried to get into a yard where horses at kept in Braybrooke. They attempted to force entry through a large metal gate by cutting the lock at the site on Griffin Road, between 9pm last Thursday and 8am the following day. If you saw anything suspicious or have […]

A woman has been seriously injured after being involved in collision with a heavy goods vehicle on the B6047 near Market Harborough. Police say the pedestrian was taken to hospital following the incident on Melton Road just before midday, near the Langton Garden Centre. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told HFM: “We received a report […]

Harborough District Council is being encouraged to apply for a share of £200m to encourage more people to walk and cycle. The Active Travel England fund has been launched by the government to help local authorities pay for schemes like creating more paths in rural areas, safer routes for children to walk to school and […]

A power cut has left hundreds of homes and businesses with no electricity in the Husbands Bosworth area. Supplies were cut to 848 properties just before 1.15pm. National Grid says the outage has been caused by a fault on its overhead network and engineers are working hard to restore supplies. It has apologised to those […]