Author: HFM News

The cemetery in Market Harborough is to be extended into the grounds of Harborough Leisure Centre. It will allow an additional 76 burial plots to be created at the Northampton Road site, which will soon be at capacity. New trees and hedging will be planted as part of the scheme, which was approved by Harborough […]

The next phases of a new housing estate on the edge of Market Harborough have been approved. Just over 300 houses will be built at Overstone Park off Kettering Road, 81 of which will be classed as ‘affordable.’ Councillors approved the plans by Davidsons Developments last night, after outline permission for 600 homes on the […]

Leicestershire Police are urging people using websites and social media to sell items to be on guard following an increase in reports of fraud. Some buyers have been using a fake banking app, which makes it look like money has been transferred, when it hasn’t, with victims asked to put their bank details into the […]

The go-ahead has been given for new accommodation for the homeless to be built in Market Harborough town centre. Councillors last night approved plans for the three-storey building on Roman Way, close to the Church Square junction. It will contain nine apartments to provide temporary housing to people who declare themselves homeless to Harborough District […]

More people who have fled the war in Ukraine are now staying with families across the Harborough District. Latest government figures show 224 refugees have been taken in by people living here and a further 56 have  been granted visas, meaning they are due to arrive soon. The district continues to lead the way as […]

An ambitious plan setting out how residents, businesses and others can work together to help make Leicestershire a net zero carbon county by 2045 is set to take a big step forward. The County Council has updated the blueprint after almost 1,400 people had their say over the summer during a consultation. The authority is […]

A warning has been issued to bird keepers after Avian flu was detected in a dead Peregrine Falcon in Northamptonshire. They are being urged to keep a close eye on birds and to report any suspected cases immediately. The Falcon, found dead in Higham Ferrers, was tested as part of the Animal and Plant Health […]

Highway officers have requested further details about how a planned new Aldi store in Market Harborough will impact traffic. The officials at Leicestershire County Council are as yet unable to say whether what is proposed is acceptable. The discount retailer submitted a planning application earlier this year to build the new store off Rockingham Road […]

The foodbank in Kibworth can now help more people in need after joining forces with one in Wigston. It was launched as a temporary service the start of the pandemic by The Well community hub, but became permanent as demand increased. The facility, run by volunteers, has now become part of Leicester South food bank, […]