Author: HFM News

There has been an angry reaction after NatWest announced its bank in Market Harborough will close in January. The company says face-to-face transactions at the St Mary’s Road branch have fallen by 64% in the past three years, as more customers use internet and mobile banking. It says just six personal customers use it on […]

NatWest is to close its bank in Market Harborough early next year. The branch on St Mary’s Road will shut on January 11th. NatWest says it has taken the decision because more customers are using mobile and internet banking, with counter transactions at the branch dropping by 64% in the past three years and just six […]

Over 50 small businesses in and around Market Harborough have had their shop fronts transformed thanks to grants totalling more than £115,000. They have helped pay for replacement windows, doors, fascias, awning and signs after up to £3,000 was given to shops that successfully applied to the scheme. It was launched by Harborough District Council […]

Police are appealing for witnesses a driver fled the scene of a crash between Harborough villages which left a man injured. Two cars collided just after 8.30pm yesterday on the Peatling Parva Road between Peatling Parva and Peatling Magna, near Straw Hall, with one then hitting a telegraph pole. The driver of that car was […]

Aldi has hit back after rival supermarket Waitrose objected to its plan for a new store in Market Harborough. Waitrose, which is next door to Aldi’s current store on Springfield Street, lodged a formal objection in August, saying a new Aldi store on Rockingham Road would have a detrimental impact on the town centre. It […]

Model railway enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend as a two-day exhibition will be taking place at Harborough Market. ‘Railex’ will feature various layouts, including from local model clubs, and a children’s colouring competition. It is being organised by the market and the Finishing Touches Model, based there. Ian Stewart, who runs Finishing […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a driver was seriously injured in a crash on the A14 near Welford on Monday afternoon. The man, aged in his 40s, was driving a VW Polo which was involved in collision with a Ford Transit, on the eastbound carriageway near junction one at about 3.45pm. He was taken […]

An animal foodbank in Market Harborough could be forced to close due to dwindling donations blamed on the cost of living crisis, which has also led to record demand. Dogz Dinner has provided a 3,000 free meals to people struggling to afford to feed their pets In the past six months, as well as to […]

A government planning inspector is this afternoon visiting the site of a proposed new prison near Market Harborough, as a public inquiry continues. Hayley Butcher will look at the area near the existing Gartree Prison, where the Ministry of Justice wants to build the 1700-inmate jail. Earlier today the inspector and legal teams toured a […]

The plan for Harborough District Council to join forces with Melton Borough Council to share senior staff and potentially more services has moved forward. The authority’s Cabinet last night voted for a business case to be prepared on the idea at a cost of £50,000, before a final decision is made. The ruling Conservative administration […]