Author: HFM News

An Autumn Market is on in Market Harborough for the next three days. The event on The Square, organised by Zoom Events, in partnership with Harborough District Council, includes international street cuisine as well as arts, crafts, clothing and jewellery traders. Cllr Phil King, Leader of Harborough District Council, said: “This is yet another exciting […]

13 churches in the Hfm Region are under threat because of concerns about their condition. They are listed on Historic England’s new ‘At Risk’ Register. The annual register lists historic places at risk of being lost due to neglect, decay or development. Fundraising campaigns are on-going at many of the churches, in a bid to […]

Harborough Town Football Club has unveiled its new state-of-the-art artificial grass pitch. The upgrade has cost £160,000 and replaces the club’s ageing second artificial pitch, used by reserves, vets and a host of junior teams. It was made possible thanks to grants from the Market Harborough and the Bowdens Charity, the District Council and the […]

Police have charged a man with several driving offences after a crash on the A6 near Market Harborough yesterday morning. Carlos Mabanzila, 28,  of Oxford Street, Walsall, is charged with drink driving, failing to stop at a road traffic collision, driving while disqualified, driving without due care and attention, failing to report a road traffic […]

Police and the fire service in Market Harborough are urging people to celebrate bonfire night tomorrow safely. More people are expected to have displays at home over the next few days, with some organised events, like the St Joseph’s bonfire and fireworks, not taking place this year. Police are also upping patrols in a bid […]

A man was threatened with a metal object and nearly run over after confronting three men who broke into his van in Market Harborough last night. It happened on Orchard Street, off The Broadway, at around 9.30pm, after the thieves had got into his Peugeot Partner van by breaking the locks. When challenged the men […]

Residents living near Gartree Prison have raised concerns about the plan to expand the jail. A virtual meeting was held last night by the Ministry Of Justice, who are proposing building a new four-storey prison block, to accommodate an additional 247 male prisoners. People living near to the prison in Gartree spoke to the proximity […]

A collection of 4,000 whisky miniatures are set to sell for between £25,000 and £35,000 when they are auctioned in Market Harborough. It was amassed over 30 years by Brian Marshall from Kettering, who stored them in around 130 boxes before making the decision to sell. The bottles will go under the hammer at two […]

Around 2,000 people enjoyed the first evening of the Fairground and Fireworks event at Market Harborough Showground. It is the first time the two-day event, hosted by Illusion Fireworks, has taken place, and it continues this afternoon from 4pm. The five-hour event featured a 15-minute firework display.  

The vital work volunteers do to help others in and around Market Harborough is being highlighted during Befriending Week. People give up their time to support projects run by town-based charity VASL. The Well-being Befriending Service launched earlier this year to offer support to adults across the Harborough District living with mental health issues. Sam Hammond […]