Author: HFM News

Police are appealing for information after a motorbike and moped were stolen in separate incidents in Desborough over the weekend. A black Yamaha MT07 was taken from outside a house on Alexandra Road at around 10.15pm on Saturday and a black Direct Bike moped was stolen from outside Co-Op on the High Street at about […]

The toilets in Market Harborough’s Welland Park are closed for the next three months while a major revamp takes place. Work has started on the upgrade of the block, which will include creating accessible changing space for adults and children with disabilities. The refurbishment, costing £235,000, is being carried out by Harborough District Council and […]

A reduced train service is operating from Market Harborough today, despite latest strike action being called off. It was too late for East Midlands Railway to change its amended timetable for Saturday and today when the RMT Union announced on Friday it was suspending walk-outs to allow for further talks. Another strike was due to […]

Lights across The Square and on the Symington Building in in Market Harborough town centre will be lit red from tonight in support of this year’s Poppy Appeal. Harborough District Council is backing a campaign which is seeing buildings across the country illuminated red for the Remembrance period. The County Hall headquarters of Leicestershire County […]

Final plans are being put in place for big fireworks displays across Harborough tomorrow. The Gliding Centre in Husbands Bosworth is expecting a good turn-out for its display, which will also include a charity raffle. Sally-Ann Perkins from the centre told HFM the display will be to music: Bonfire & Fireworks Spectacular In Husbands Bosworth […]

A planning inspector has over-ruled Harborough District Council and given the go-ahead for four extra pitches to be created at a travellers’ site near Lutterworth. The plan was refused last year, but following an appeal and public inquiry the inspector has granted permission for the expansion of the Mere Lane site near Bitteswell. Over 200 […]

A man arrested after a burglary at a Market Harborough shop has been released on bail while Police enquiries continue. The 29-year-old from Leicester was questioned yesterday after being held on suspicion of burglary, following the raid at Armcandy Bag Co in Adam and Eve Street in the early hours of October 21st. Stock worth […]

The next phase of the electrification of the railway through the Harborough area has begun. Network Rail has begun pile-driving to lay the foundations for masts, which will hold the wires on the 12-mile stretch of tracks between Market Harborough and Wigston, including through The Langtons and Kibworth. The steel columns will be driven as […]

A Police base in Desborough is to close as part of cost-cutting. The premises on Federation Avenue will be put up for sale after being deemed ‘surplus to requirements’ by the Northamptonshire force, who say it is only used as a ‘drop-in site’ and has no operational officers assigned to it. The announcement comes as […]

Police have arrested a man after a burglary at a shop in Market Harborough during which stock worth thousands of pounds was stolen. The 29-year-old from Leicester is being questioned by detectives about the raid at Armcandy Bag Co on Adam and Eve Street, in the early hours of October 21st. The stolen items were […]