Author: HFM News

Signs wrongly state Rockingham Road in Market Harborough will be closed to traffic next week. There will be temporary traffic lights in operation, but no full closure as detailed on signs either side of the railway bridge. Network Rail will be carrying out drainage and investigation work and says its teams are looking into the […]

A number of weapons were handed in at Market Harborough Police Station during a two-week firearms amnesty Two shot guns, an air rifle, air pistol, decommissioned rifle and five rounds of ammunition were surrendered. Officers asked people to hand over any illegal, unwanted and unlicensed firearms to avoid the risk of them becoming involved in […]

There are calls for urgent action to deal with damage to a footbridge in Market Harborough. Part of the wooden structure has collapsed, with a large hole posing a risk to pedestrians and cyclists who use the bridge off Rockingham Road, opposite the railway station. Cllr Peter James, ward councillor for Little Bowden, is calling […]

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze in Market Harborough involving a van with gas cylinders in the back. They were called to outside a business unit off Farndon Road just before 9.15am. The fire spread to part of the exterior of the building, although no one was injured. Fire crews from Market Harborough and Wigston […]

Police believe a convicted sex offender who absconded from an open prison in Lincolnshire may have travelled to Leicestershire. Gary Butcher, 55, who was serving a life sentence for aggravated burglary, disappeared from HMP North Sea Camp in Boston yesterday morning. Butcher is described as a white male with a stocky build, with brown/grey hair […]

A Market Harborough company is to relocate from the town centre in a move it says will create new jobs. Property consultancy firm Fisher German will leave their base at the top of the High Street once a re-fit of the new premises on Welland Business Park is complete. Planning permission was granted last year […]

The District Council is to bid for £9m of Government funding to pay for major improvements in Market Harborough town centre. Many of the enhancements are suggested in a new Masterplan for the area, such as creating a Cultural Quarter between Adam and Eve Street and Church Square. The bid includes a request for up […]

Lutterworth Golf Club is set to rise from the ashes after it was destroyed by a deliberately-started fire a year ago. Planning permission has been granted for a new clubhouse, pro shop and greenkeepers accommodation to be built on the site off Rugby Road. Staff and players have been using temporary facilities since the devastating […]

A man arrested after another man was seriously injured during a fight in Market Harborough has had his Police bail extended. The 22-year-old, who was questioned on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, will now report back to officers in August, as an investigation continues. The victim, aged 36, was taken to hospital after being […]

Network Rail has apologised that new toilet and waiting room facilities at Market Harborough Railway Station are still not ready. They were due to open this week but building work has been delayed, meaning it is likely to be another four weeks before they do. Passengers have been using temporary toilets for the past three […]