Author: HFM News

The countdown to Christmas in Market Harborough begins this evening. The Christmas Lights Switch-On on The Square coincides with a three-day festive food and drink market on The Square and in the Commons Car Park. Some shops in the town centre are also opening late tonight and there is free parking in Harborough District Council’s […]

A man was taken to hospital after a car crashed and set on fire near Great Bowden yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Leicester Lane just after 3.15pm. Police say the driver’s injuries are not believed to be ‘life-threatening’ or ‘life-changing’. No other vehicles were involved. The stretch of Leicester Lane between the B6047 […]

Schoolchildren’s memories of living through the pandemic have been buried in a time capsule at a new homes site in Market Harborough. Pupils from Lubenham Primary School have included letters sharing their experiences of the year and other mementos. They teamed up with Davidsons Homes to bury the capsule at the Lubenham View site off […]

The government’s announced the railway north of Market Harborough is to be fully electrified at a cost of hundreds of millions of pounds. Under previous plans the wires from London were due to stop at Market Harborough railway station, but ministers have confirmed they will now continue along the whole of the Midland Mainline to […]

Two imitation guns and several knives were found in a car stopped by Police in Market Harborough town centre. The weapons were discovered after officers carrying out routine proactive patrols noticed the silver Ford was in poor condition and had tape on the number plate. It was stopped on the High Street just after 12.30pm […]

A school in Kibworth is trying to find the family of a WW1 soldier after a memorial plaque dedicated to him was found in a cupboard. It was discovered at Kibworth Mead Academy and is a tribute to Gunner Frank Herbert Kirby, who was killed in action in France on May 6th 1917, aged 26. […]

A Market Harborough charity is urging people to speak out during Anti-Bullying Week. Harborough Against Bullying (HAB-Antibullying) has helped over 300 victims of bullying in the past year, including funding specialist counselling for over 100 people. Marie Connor set-up the charity after her disabled son was bullied at school and then attacked by three pupils […]

Bin collections across Harborough are being disrupted after an outbreak of Covid-19 at the depot used by collection crews. A number of staff working for Harborough District Council’s waste contractor, FCC Environment, are self-isolating, resulting in staff shortages. Vehicle breakdowns have also added to delays in emptying some residents’ bins. People are being asked to […]

Train managers and senior conductors at East Midlands Railway are to go on strike again which could cause disruption to services from Market Harborough. The RMT Union is involved in separate disputes with the company over safety, pay and conditions. Staff walked out on Sundays in the spring and summer, but further action was halted […]

Tributes have been paid to a man who died in a crash on the A6 near Kibworth in the summer. Steven Johnstone, 40, from Wellingborough, was killed after the motorbike he was riding was involved in collision with a car between Debdale Lane and The Langtons/Langton Road junctions on August 17th. His family have released […]