Author: HFM News

A campaign has been launched in a bid to keep people across Harborough safe during the festive season. It includes encouraging people to make plans on how they are getting home after a night out and tips to avoid falling victim to crime when out shopping. The Harborough Community Safety Partnership’s ‘Christmas Presence’ campaign is […]

Police are investigating after two men were assaulted while monitoring a hunt near Saddington on Saturday. One, aged 61, was taken to hospital by officers after it is alleged he was punched in the head and kicked while on the ground. The second man, aged 26, is also said to have been punched in the […]

Market Harborough tip is to open seven days a week to compensate for the closure of Kibworth tip. The facility on Riverside is currently available Saturday to Wednesday, but will open on Thursdays and Fridays as a temporary measure from December 9th. The move by Leicestershire County Council follows calls for extended opening, with more […]

A man has been taken to hospital after a head-on crash involving two cars between Laughton and Mowsley this morning. Emergency services, including fire crews from Market Harborough and Lutterworth, were called to Laughton Lane just after 10.30am. The man was trapped in the wreckage of one of the cars and was freed by firefighters, […]

A Desborough man who spent his partner’s earnings and dictated what she ate – and when and how often she slept – has been jailed for 27 months. Daniel Sih, 41, controlled her behaviour over a period of several years while they lived together in Market Harborough, but his crimes were only brought to the […]

People gathered to watch a historic steam train head through Market Harborough on Saturday. The ‘Duchess of Sutherland’ locomotive passed through the town’s station just after 9am and returned just after 6.30pm, as part of a ‘Yuletide Express’ rail tour to and from York. Rail enthusiasts and others watched from the platform as the train, […]

A Market Harborough man has been charged following disorder at Leicester City’s game with Legia Warsaw on Thursday. The 21-year-old is accused of a public order offence and is one of five men to be charged after Police made seven arrests. 14 officers were injured during the Europa League game at the King Power Stadium, […]

Rail enthusiasts will get the rare chance to see a historic steam locomotive pass through Market Harborough tomorrow. The ‘Duchess of Sutherland’, built in 1938, is scheduled to head north through the town’s railway station at 9.10am and head back south at 6.34pm. It’ll be the first time a steam train has passed through Market Harborough […]

An RAF fighter pilot from Market Harborough has been selected to join the elite Red Arrows display team. Flight Lieutenant Patrick Kershaw had to pass vigorous assessments to secure his place in the world-famous Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team. It’s been a life-long ambition of his to be part of the nine-strong crew, based at […]

No-one was injured after a private ambulance overturned near Foxton last night. Police were called to Gallow Field Road just before 9pm. Officers say no patients were on-board and the crew escaped unharmed. The vehicle was blocking the road and it was closed until recovery work was completed.