Author: HFM News

Harborough Police are urging people to think carefully before buying someone an e-scooter for Christmas. They are widely available to buy from retailers, but it remains illegal to ride them in public areas, including on roads and pavements, meaning they can be seized by officers. The only place e-scooters can be used legally is on […]

Opposition is mounting against plans to turn a village pub in the Welland Valley into a house. Several residents in Glooston have lodged objections with Harborough District Council, after the plan for the The Old Barn Inn was announced last month. They say the pub, which has been closed for the past two years, is […]

Students at Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough have planted over 1600 trees in the school grounds. They teamed up community groups, including Harborough Woodland, for the mammoth planting session yesterday. The project came about after the school pledged to plant trees around a new sports pitch that was installed earlier this year, to help […]

Leicestershire Police are hoping more victims of sexual assaults will come forward after launching a new online reporting service. The force is one of four in the UK piloting the service to enable people to report sexual assault via its website – with the option to do it anonymously. Detective Chief Inspector Lucy Batchelor said: […]

People who’ve been loaned crutches from Market Harborough’s Minor Injuries Unit are being urged to return them. The base at St Luke’s Hospital is holding a crutch amnesty in a bid to bolster supplies. Anyone who has a set of adjustable aluminium crutches they no longer need is asked to take them back to the […]

The first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant has been confirmed in Leicestershire. A person living the Oadby and Wigston area tested positive for the new strain and work is underway to trace their contacts. Public health officials say they expect more cases to be identified locally in the coming days and are urging people […]

Nearly 37,000 Covid-19 booster jabs have been given across Harborough in the past few weeks including over 11,000 at Market Harborough Medical Centre. Figures for the third dose have been released for the first time and show 43% of the District’s population aged over 12 have now had one, with 36,992 administered. In total, over […]

Festive Elves have moved into Market Harborouugh’s indoor market. Families are being encouraged to take part in a Christmas trail in the run-up to Christmas, by trying to spot the secret elf doors hidden amongst the stalls. Everyone who takes part in the Elf Doors Trail is being entered into a prize draw. The market […]

The bid to install new CCTV at Little Bowden Recreation Ground should move forward this week. Councillors are being recommended to approve the siting of a camera on a six-metre high post near the children’s play area. Harborough District Council agreed to put up a permanent surveillance camera earlier this year, following incidents of anti-social […]

A Market Harborough nurse has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse. Sam Screaton beat off thousands of other applicants to be handed the accolade, which recognises high level of commitment to patient care and nursing practice. She was instrumental in setting up specialist COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people with learning disabilities earlier this […]