Author: HFM News

A 16-year-old-boy has been jailed for stabbing a man at a park in Fleckney during an attempted robbery. The teenager attacked the 18-year-old at the Edward Road Play Park on August 20th 2020. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds and was taken to hospital by air ambulance for treatment. The boy, who can’t be named […]

Visiting is being limited at Market Harborough’s St Luke’s Hospital to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust says they can only go ahead in exceptional circumstances, including visits to patients being cared for at end-of-life and which would alleviate significant mental or physical distress. The restrictions have come into force at all […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was hit by a car in Rothwell on Saturday. It happened on Bridge Street at about 5.15pm, when the 86-year-old man was involved in collision with a red Ford Fiesta. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Anyone with information or who witnessed this incident is […]

Police have recovered three stolen caravans and seized plant machinery from a traveller site near Braybrooke. Officers acted after receiving reports the machinery, worth £90,000, had been fraudulently hired in Leicestershire and was being used on the site. They discovered the caravans during enquiries at the site on Braybrooke Road. Police from Northamptonshire and Leicestershire […]

Over 350 people had a Covid-19 vaccine at a walk-in clinic in Market Harborough on Saturday. The town’s Medical Centre hosted it, with staff giving 357 jabs in just four-and-a-half hours. People who needed a first, second or booster vaccine were invited to go along. Over 68,000 vaccines have been given a the Medical Centre […]

The discovery of fossilised remains of a prehistoric ‘sea dragon’ at Rutland Water have been hailed as ‘unprecedented’. The Ichthyosaur, that lived 250-million years ago and has a skeleton of around 10 metres, is the largest and most complete fossil of its kind ever found in the UK. It was discovered during a routine draining […]

Leicestershire County Council is hoping its supplies of Covid-19 lateral flow test kits will soon be replenished. It’s been forced to suspend distribution via its mobile van service and at locations including libraries, after the government failed to meet orders. Pharmacies have also been struggling to get supplies. The UK Health Security Agency, responsible for […]

CCTV will be installed in Market Harborough’s Welland Park in the next few weeks in a bid to boost safety. Six cameras will be put up in a project joint-funded by Harborough District Council and Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, through money secured from the government. The cameras, set to be installed by the end […]

Police have issued a warning after a spate of aggravated burglaries in Northamptonshire in the past week, including one in Desborough. Offenders have entered homes and threatened occupants before stealing items including cash and jewellery. Patrols have been stepped up as part of a dedicated investigation in a bid to find those responsible. Neighbourhood Policing […]

The number of people with Coronavirus across Harborough has reached a new record high 1,875 cases have been reported in the past week – 529 more than the previous seven days – a rise of 39%. The infection rate in the District now stands at 1819 per 100,000 people – three times the previous high. […]