Author: HFM News

Plans have been announced to build ten new homes in Kibworth Beauchamp after a previous scheme for a retirement living complex was scrapped. A mix of bungalows and houses will go up on land off St Wilfrid’s Close,  if planning permission is granted. Developer Manor Oak Homes say there is now little market interest in […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pharmacy delivery driver was injured in an unprovoked attack in Rothwell. The man, aged 47, needed hospital treatment after he was punched in the head while delivering medication in Littlewood Street on Friday morning. The attacker – a man – then fled in a white vehicle. Anyone who […]

Three firefighters from Desborough have conquered Mount Snowden today in their full fire kit. Stuart Tomlin, Ian Jarvis and Mel Barker, reached the summit of the mountain in North Wales in just a few hours. The on-call firefighters, based at the town’s fire station, took part in the fundraising challenge to raise money for The […]

The RMT Union has accused East Midlands Railway of compromising safety during Sunday strike action. But the train operator is denying the claims, calling them ‘false.’ A reduced timetable is in operation until the end of September because train managers are striking in a row over safety, related to trains being used by the company […]

Over 1,000 youngsters aged under 18 across Harborough have now had a Coronavirus vaccine. Those aged 16 and over were invited to get a jab earlier this month at drop-in clinics in Leicestershire, and from today 16 and 17-year-olds can book an appointment via the NHS website. Latest figures show 1,070 teenagers aged under 18 […]

Vandals have ruined materials due to be used to resurface the 3G sports pitch at Desborough Leisure Centre. The work is needed because the pitch has been out of use after it was vandalised, with glass embedded in it from people smashing bottles. Bags of the sand-like substance, that had been left in the car […]

Work to improve fire safety at Gartree Prison will cost around £9m. The Ministry of Justice will replace six ageing staircases in three wings, upgrade fire alarms, install a smoke extraction system and make ventilation improvements. A spokesperson told Hfm: “As part of our ongoing work to make prisons safer we are carrying out important […]

An elderly man was injured after he was hit by a car in Market Harborough town centre on Saturday. Emergency services were called to the Sainsbury’s car park off Springfield Street just before 2pm, following the collision near the Homebase store. Police say the pedestrian, aged in his 90s, was taken to Kettering General Hospital […]

A ‘wanted’ man has been arrested in Broughton Astley. The 32-year-old is also being held on suspicion of drink-driving and driving while disqualified after officers stopped a van in Main Street this morning. He was wanted on recall to prison. Officers also seized the Vauxhall van the man was driving.          

Work has begun to restore the historic Kibworth Harcourt Windmill to its former glory. Once complete the last surviving post mill in Leicestershire, which dates back to the 1700’s, will be operational again for the first time since the 1930s. Specialist contractors are carrying out the work on behalf of the Society for the Protection […]