Author: HFM News

A host of voluntary groups, charities and not-for-profit organisations will be showcasing their work in Market Harborough tomorrow. The Community and Volunteers Fair is taking place on The Square between 10am and 4pm, to highlight the services they offer and to encourage people to volunteer. Harborough MP Neil O’Brien has helped organise it with the […]

People are being tied to a lamppost in Great Glen and covered in food in what’s thought to be part of a bizarre ‘initiation ceremony’ or ‘forfeit’. Groups of around 20 young men have been caught on CCTV regularly gathering on a path off London Road for the past two months. There is an appeal […]

It is believed a large blaze at a former mushroom farm near Great Bowden was started deliberately. A large derelict building at the site on Welham Lane was well alight when 999 calls were made just before 10pm last night. Fire crews from Market Harborough, Wigston, Desborough and an aerial ladder platform from Birstall were […]

Villagers are hoping the Bishop of Leicester Martyn Snow will step in to end a bitter row over an area of green space in Church Langton. He has agreed to meet Harborough MP Neil O’Brien and Cllr Phil King, Leader of the Disrict Council, as a solution to the long running issue is sought. The […]

A man caught on covert CCTV fly-tipping on a country lane in the Harborough District has been ordered by a court to pay out nearly £4,500. Vincent Smith was filmed dumping wooden fencing on Houghton Lane near the village of Stoughton last February and was traced through his tipper truck’s registration number. Smith, 40, of […]

Network Rail wants to make changes to two railway bridges in Desborough in preparation for the electrification of the tracks between Market Harborough and Kettering. It has applied for planning permission to increase the parapets of the structures on the B576 Harborough Road and on Pipewell Road, so a safe distance can be maintained from […]

The education trust responsible for 11 primary schools in and around Market Harborough has picked up a top national award. The Learn Academies Trust has been recognised for its vision of what it expects pupils to have achieved when they leave school and the effective strategy in place to deliver it. Trust Leader Stef Edwards […]

Three community sports projects across Harborough are to benefit from funding totalling over £400,000. The biggest chunk, £350,000 is going to the Houghton Field Association in Houghton on the Hill to help with the cost of a new pavilion, to replace the existing facility which is over 50 years old. The Tennis club in the […]

Frances Elizabeth Deacon from Fleckney – who became the first woman to pass the qualifying exam to become a pharmacist in 1869 – has been nominated for a green plaque. She is one of 12 people across Leicestershire shortlisted to be recognised by the scheme, which honours those who have made a mark on history. […]

Plans have been unveiled to create three outdoor sports pitches and a children’s play area on the Airfield Farm site in Market Harborough. The proposal also includes building a changing room building on land off Leicester Road. The recreation facilities were pledged when the massive housing development was granted planning permission in 2015.