Author: HFM News

Police are appealing for witnesses after someone smashed the back window of a car in Desborough and slashed all four tyres. The grey Hyundai IX35 was targeted between 7.30 and 8pm on Sunday while parked on Harrington Road. Witnesses or anyone with information should Northants Police on 101, using reference number 22000573934.

Train passengers are being warned of more disruption as East Midlands Railway staff prepare to stage four days of strike action. There will be no services at all through Market Harborough tomorrow (Wednesday) when members of drivers’ union ASLEF walkout in a continued dispute over pay and conditions. Then on Thursday and Friday, members of […]

Harborough District Council is considering extending powers aimed at tackling anti-social drinking and irresponsible dog owners. Current Public Place Protection orders are set to end soon, after being in force for the past three years. They enable Police to seize alcohol from anyone behaving in an anti-social manner in Market Harborough and Lutterworth town centres […]

Campaigners against a ‘super prison’ being built near Market Harborough have held a protest as a Public Inquiry into the plan begins. Around 50 people gathered outside the District Council’s Symington Building, where an independent planning inspector is chairing the hearing. Campaigners from Gartree Action Group are going head to head with the Ministry Of Justice, […]

A man has died after it’s believed he became unwell while driving in Lutterworth. Emergency services, including an air ambulance crew, were called to Coventry Road early this afternoon. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told HFM: “Shortly before 1.20pm today (Monday 3 October) police were called by the East Midlands Ambulance Service following concerns for […]

A man has been handed a community order and ordered to pay compensation after a fight with another man in Market Harborough last month. Larry Connors, 23, admitted he was too drunk to remember why the brawl started outside the Co-op on Leicester Road, when he appeared before Leicester Magistrates’ Court. Witnesses described about a […]

A water leak has forced a Market Harborough primary school to close. Ridgeway Primary Academy asked parents and carers to pick up children before lunchtime, as it had no running water. Homes in the area also had supplies cut-off. A spokesman for the school said: “Unfortunately there is a significant water leak in the area […]

A Market Harborough wildlife photographer has been back in action – taking shots for next year’s Matt Hampson Foundation fundraising calendar. Peter Crowe has provided all the images for the charity’s 2023 calendar, with proceeds supporting those who have suffered life-changing injuries, particularly through sports. Among photographs in the calendar are otters in the River […]

The founder of struggling Market Harborough-based retailer Joules is preparing to return to the company in an executive role. Tom Joule is promising “surprises and delights” for customers as he takes on responsibility for product development with its clothing, footwear and accessory lines. He says he will work with new CEO Jonathon Brown in developing […]

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car crashed on Main Street in Bushby early this morning. Leicestershire Police say the occupants of the vehicle fled after the collision happened just before 4.30am and he was arrested a short time later. No other vehicles were involved. A spokesperson told HFM: […]