Author: HFM News

The Chief Executive of Harborough District Council is to retire. Norman Proudfoot will step down from his role in February, after working for the authority for 25 years. He became joint Chief Executive in 2014 and sole Chief Executive in 2020. Norman said: “I’ve been working for local government for 35 years, served many councils […]

A rallying call has been made for people across Harborough to get their booster jabs as Covid-19 cases soar. 763 people have tested positive in the District in the past week – 200 more than the previous seven days, as the Omicron variant takes hold. The infection rate here is 631.2 cases per 100,000 people, […]

Tradespeople in and around Market Harborough are being warned about a spate of tool thefts from vans across Leicestershire. Police say 25 were broken into in the first two weeks of December, following 68 thefts in November and 49 in October. Officers urging owners to ensure vans are locked at all times, to park them […]

A search has been launched for the original owner of a Beatles record which was given to them as a Christmas present more than 50 years ago. The original pressing of the Abbey Road album was recently bought second-hand in Norwich and a romantic message was discovered on the sleeve. The record was given to […]

The main work on the electrification of the railway between Kettering and Market Harborough will begin on Christmas Eve. Network Rail staff will work throughout Christmas as they begin to install the equipment which will carry the electric wires. Preparations for the £350m project began earlier this year, when vegetation was cleared at the side […]

The plan to expand Gartree Prison has moved forward after the Ministry of Justice submitted a planning application. It means people can now make comments on the proposal for a new four-storey housing block, which would accommodate 247 extra male prisoners, taking the jail’s capacity to around 900. The proposal also includes extending the staff […]

A man has appeared in court after Harborough Police seized cannabis with an estimated street value of £229,000 earlier this year. Stavros Tsigkos, 29,  of Christopher Road in Woodhouse, Leeds, is charged with possession with intent to supply class B drugs. It relates to an incident in July when a number of cannabis plants were […]

Over £15,000 has so far been raised for charity after more than 300 tractors and other vehicles – all decorated for Christmas – toured Lutterworth and surrounding villages yesterday. The Archer’s Festive Tractor Run was held in support of the Air Ambulance and Leicestershire’s MS Therapy Centre, with people who lined the streets to watch […]

A new bus service is to run at peak times to connect Kibworth, Great Glen and Leicester from the new year. Operator Arriva has acted after concerns were expressed following the announcement the frequency of its X3 service, which runs along the same route, is being cut from half-hourly to hourly from January. That would […]

A vehicle has collided with a new roundabout on the A6 near Market Harborough, just a week after it opened to traffic. The pick-up truck crashed into signs and came to rest up a bank in the early hours of Saturday. Police were alerted to the incident just after 2am and say the driver was […]