Author: HFM News

A motorcyclist has died after a crash with a car on the A6 between Market Harborough and Kibworth. The male rider was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, that happened just after 12.15pm between the Debdale Lane junction and The Langtons/Langton Road crossroads. He was riding a Honda motorcycle which was involved in […]

A man has been charged after a cyber-attack on computer systems at Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough. Adam Georgeson is accused of two counts of Computer Misuse following the incident on January 16th. The 28-year-old of Robin Lane, Wellingborough, will appear at Loughborough Magistrates Court next month. The attack prevented remote learning taking place […]

Unemployment across Harborough has fallen for the fourth month running. Figures out today show 1,455 people were out of work and claiming benefits in July – a drop of 75 compared with June. The 800 men and 655 women make up 2.5% of the working population. 670 less people are unemployed in the District compared […]

Drivers can now park for free for longer on some streets in Market Harborough town centre. The time limited has increased from 40 minutes to an hour on High Street and Abbey Street, with the same happening on other roads, including Adam and Eve Street and Bowden Lane, later this month. The changes by Leicestershire […]

Police have recovered a stolen caravan, trailer and two cars from a travellers’ site near Lutterworth. A number of suspected stolen catalytic converters were also seized and a man arrested at Mere Lane, Bitteswell last night. Police had responded to reports the trailer had been stolen from the village of Ullesthorpe just before 10pm and […]

Police accident investigation work is taking place after a serious crash on the A6 between Market Harborough and Kibworth. Emergency services were called at 12.20pm after a motorbike and car were involved in collision. No more details have yet been released. The stretch of road remains closed in both directions between the McDonald’s Roundabout and the […]

Friends of a popular Kibworth man who died from Coronavirus have raised over £30,000 in his memory after completing a mammoth 10-day cycle ride. Ellis White, a former student at Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough, lost his life last February, aged 24. 13 of his friends cycled from John O Groats to Land’s End, […]

The shocking rape and murder of a pensioner from Fleckney and how detectives caught her killer is to feature in a TV documentary. How the appalling crime affected the community will also form part of the episode of ‘Killer In My Village.’ Jane Hings, who was 72, was killed at her home in Elizabeth Road […]

A cyclist is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Illston on the Hill yesterday. The woman in her 30s was taken to hospital by Air Ambulance after the crash on Gaulby Road at around 4.15pm. The male driver of the car, a black Mercedes SLK, wasn’t hurt. Detectives […]

There has been a surge of interest in youngsters wanting to join Harborough Athletic Club following the Tokyo Olympics. The club is now appealing for more junior coaches, as there is a waiting list for 8 to 14-year-olds wanting to get running. Mel Brocklebank, Junior Co-ordinator at the club, spoke to Hfm:     The […]