Author: HFM News

A house in Market Harborough has been badly damaged after a fire yesterday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Bradford Street at around 1.30pm after a tumble drier set alight. They quickly extinguished the blaze, although the utility room where the machine was located was damaged and there was smoke damage to other parts of the […]

A walk-in vaccination clinic will be open in Market Harborough between Christmas and New Year. People can visit Mistrys Pharmacy on the High Street on December 29th, 30th and 31st between 8.30am and 5.30pm, to get their first, second or booster jabs. There will also be a drive-through vaccination clinic open in Kettering on December […]

Market Harborough’s unique ‘Dogz Dinner’ Animal Food Bank has given out it 2000th meal. The first facility of its kind in the country was launched four years ago, to help those struggling to afford to buy food for their cats and dogs. Thanks to continued donations, it is now also supporting animal rescue centres in […]

The person who gave a special Christmas present to his girlfriend at the time more than 50 years ago has been tracked down after an appeal on Hfm. Keith Gubbins from Foxton gave Sally Wilson the Beatles album Abbey Road in 1969, when both were aged 16. It was bought recently second-hand in Norwich and […]

Organisers of the Toys On The Table appeal are thanking everyone who has supported it this year. Over 2,000 new toys and gifts have been donated in Market Harborough in recent weeks. The Hfm-backed appeal will ensure nearly 5,000 disadvantaged youngsters across Leicestershire have presents to open on Christmas Day, when they otherwise would receive […]

Work is underway to repair phone cables after a car crashed into a telegraph pole near Tilton on the Hill this morning. The collision brought down cables at the side of the B6047 Melton Road. Police say the 22-year-old female driver of the Fiat 500 suffered minor injuries, but did not require medical treatment. The […]

Five people were injured in a crash on the A6 in Kibworth yesterday afternoon. Firefighters had to cut a woman out of the wreckage of one of the two cars involved, before she was taken to hospital for treatment. The other casualties were treated at the scene by East Midlands Ambulance Service. The collision happened […]

Over 200,000 Covid-19 vaccines have been given to people across Harborough. The new milestone was reached this week, with over 3,000 residents in the district receiving a booster jab in the past few days. A total of 205,384 vaccines have been given here since the vaccination programme began a year a go, including more than […]

The go-ahead has been given for a Market Harborough School to build a new sports hall. Welland Park Academy says the state-of-the-art facility, which will also be made available for community use, is much needed, as its current hall is too small. It is also not high enough to meet requirements for badminton and trampolining. […]

A pupil from Meadowdale Primary School in Market Harborough has won MP Neil O’Brien’s a Christmas card competition. Isabella Longfield’s design is featured on the front of his festive cards and will also appear on social media posts over Christmas. The 11-year-old has been presented with a certificate and House of Commons Chocolate box as […]