Author: HFM News

Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses a week on from a fatal crash in Market Harborough. An elderly woman died after being hit by a car in the car park of the Lidl supermarket on Kettering Road, just before midday last Friday. Another pedestrian, a man, was also injured. Officers still want to speak […]

A large blade was among a pile of rubbish dumped outside garages on Market Harborough’s Southern Estate. It is thought the items fly-tipped in the area off Maurice Road have come from a recent house clearance. A concerned resident removed the blade, for a tree pruner, amid fears a child could pick it up and […]

A young woman has fought off a man who was trying to steal her car near Lutterworth. The attempted theft happened at around 7pm yesterday on Ashby Road, Ullesthorpe, when she pulled over after the driver of a car travelling behind had continuously flashed its lights. A man from that vehicle then approached her white […]

Thousands of items donated to an appeal launched in Great Bowden are starting to be distributed to people affected by the war in Ukraine. There was amazing response, with clothes, medical supplies and items for babies among things donated during a two-day collection in the village earlier this month. They were delivered by lorry yesterday […]

A raft of potential improvements to Market Harborough town centre have been revealed. Making the area more pedestrian-friendly, installing new street furniture, more cycle parking and creating extra green spaces, are among proposals detailed in the draft Market Harborough Town Centre Masterplan. Re-modelling The Square, so it can more easily be used for events, is […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a catalytic converter was stolen off a car in Little Bowden overnight. Thieves targeted the Honda Jazz while it was parked on Bellfields Lane. Officers want to hear from anyone who saw suspicious people or vehicles in the area during the early hours of today. If you can help, […]

Leicestershire’s Director of Public Health says ending free Covid testing will make it virtually impossible to monitor the virus. The government will stop testing for the majority of the population from April 1st, as part of its ‘living with covid’ plan. But, at a time the infection rate across Harborough is increasing, Mike Sandys told […]

The restoration of the historic Kibworth Harcourt Windmill has reached a major milestone after new sails were fitted to the historic structure. Specialist contractors began work last year to return the last surviving post mill in Leicestershire, built in the 1700’s, to its former glory. The windmill, off Langton Road, had been without any sails […]

Harborough District Council has been awarded government cash to encourage more people to get involved in planning matters. The £125,000 will allow the use of 3D interactive maps and virtual reality technology, to help residents better envisage proposed new developments in their communities. Harborough is one of 28 areas nationwide to be part of a […]

New wildflower displays are to be created in Market Harborough to brighten up areas and boost biodiversity. Seeds will be sown along the banks of the River Welland in the town centre, adjacent to the Commons Car Park and between the Northampton Road and St Mary’s Place bridges, and outside the railway station. The District […]