Author: HFM News

Volunteers aim to plant 6,000 trees in Husbands Bosworth over the next three days. The project at the southern boundary of the Gliding Centre on Sibbertoft Road is aimed at increasing bio-diversity and reducing potential flooding. The hedging whips will create over 1,000 yards of hedgerow in a project led by the Harborough Woodland Community, […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old boy was threatened with a machete at a bus stop in Rothwell by another teenager. It happened on Thursday December 2nd, although details have only been released today. A spokesperson for Northants Police said: “At around 4.20pm the boy was stood at the bus stop in Kettering […]

The controversial redevelopment of an elderly people’s housing scheme in Market Harborough has moved closer. Harborough District Council has completed the sale of land it owns at Naseby Square on the southern estate to Platform Housing Group. The housing association will build 38 new affordable homes on the site and hopes to appoint a contractor […]

Drivers are being warned a section of Kettering Road in Little Bowden will be closed during daytime hours for three days later month. The stretch between Springfield Street and the Cherry Tree pub will be shut between 9am and 3pm on January 17th, 18th and 19th. The closure is needed so Leicestershire County Council can […]

Plans have been submitted for the next phase of a major new housing development on the edge of Market Harborough. Developer Davidsons want to build a further 123 houses on the site, off Kettering Road at Clack Hill, to be known as ‘Overstone Park’. Work on the first part of the estate began last year […]

Leicestershire County Council is warning services could be disrupted because of staff shortages caused by the Covid-19 Omicron surge. It could include temporary closures or reduced opening hours at waste and recycling sites and some home to school and special educational needs transport services could be impacted. The authority has also suspended its distribution of […]

A driver was injured after a car crashed off the A508 and overturned near Lamport last night. Emergency services were called to Harborough Road just before 10pm. Firefighters assisted the female driver out of the Fiat Punto before she was taken to hospital. Police say her injuries were ‘not serious.’  

Workers at B&M in Market Harborough are to get an extra week’s wages in recognition of their ‘considerable efforts’ over the festive period. Staff at the store on Rockingham Road are among 24,000 nationwide to be getting the bonus. The discount retailer celebrated a successful Christmas, with sales in the last 13 weeks up 7.1% […]

Plans have been announced for a new parking payment system at Foxton Locks. The Canal and River Trust wants to introduce ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) technology in its two car parks at the popular attraction, to replace the current pay and display method. New payment machines would also allow visitors to pay for parking […]

A man arrested after an armed robbery at a Market Harborough shop has had his Police bail extended. He was questioned by detectives and released on bail after the incident at the Spar shop on Coventry Road on the evening on December 13th. Two men stole cigarettes after threatening staff with knives. The 39-year-old man […]