Author: HFM News

Dozens of people attended a protest meeting organised by campaigners opposed to a new ‘super prison’ being built near Market Harborough. Almost 100 residents went along to the Congregational Church On Friday evening. Campaigners are concerned about the impact the planned 1,700-inmate prison would have on the area. It is earmarked for land near HMP […]

People in Kibworth can find out tonight how work to electrify the railway will affect them. Network Rail is hosting an information event at the Old Grammar School Hall from 6.30pm til 7.30pm Overhead line equipment will be installed beside the railway line through the village, as the next phase of the multi-million pound project […]

Police are appealing for information after two deliberately started fires on farmland over the weekend. The first happened off Sutton Lane in Dingley between midnight and 1am on Saturday, when electrical cabling was set alight in a field – the fire spread to the fencing of sheep pens. The second fire saw an acre of […]

Another Job Fair is to be held in Market Harborough following the success of the first one earlier this year. 20 employers from a variety of sectors will be showcasing their vacancies at the Symington Building on Adam and Eve Street next Thursday. (July 28th). Harborough District Council is working in partnership with Job Centre […]

Plans have been announced to open a McDonalds Restaurant on the edge of Lutterworth, A Costa Coffee shop would also be built on the site off Coventry Road, near the roundabout with the A4303. 80 jobs would be created by the development, with both venues operating drive-thru facilities. A planning application to build on the […]

Market Harborough tip is set to be extra busy over the next few days after the site Lutterworth was closed due to staff shortages. People who would usually use the household waste and recycling in Lutterworth will be visiting alternative sites, as it is closed today, tomorrow, Sunday and Monday. Leicestershire County Council say illness, […]

The go-ahead has been given for a Market Harborough school to create dedicated space for youngsters with additional educational needs. Robert Smyth Academy has been granted planning permission to build the Communication and Interaction Resource Base in the school grounds on Burnmill Road. It will enable 15 children with conditions like autism to enroll at […]

Temperatures across the HFM region are set to soar to 37°C on Monday and Tuesday. A national emergency has been declared by the UK Health Security Agency, which has raised its heat health warning to level 4 – which means the weather could even pose a risk to fit and healthy people. The Met Office has […]

Harborough’s MP has voiced his opposition to a new prison being built near Market Harborough in the House of Commons. Neil O’Brien MP addressed Leader of the House, Mark Spencer Neil O’Brien spoke after the Ministry of Justice challenged Harborough District Council’s decision to refuse permission for the 1700-inmate jail going up on land near […]