Author: HFM News

Nearly 300 people have had their say on how they shop in Market Harborough. A survey was launched to help understand what shoppers want to get out of the town centre, as habits change in the wake of the pandemic. Responses from 298 people, some as young as 12, are now being analysed by independent […]

Teenagers across the Hfm region are celebrating good GCSE results today. There were celebrations at Robert Smyth Academy and Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough and Kibworth Mead Academy, as students found out what grades they achieved. No exams were held because of the pandemic, so results were based on teacher assessments. Pupils also had […]

A warning has been issued to shoppers after two elderly women had their purses stolen in Market Harborough yesterday. The victims, aged in their 70s and 80s, were targeted in the St Mary’s Place and The Square area of the town centre between 10.30 and 11.30am. Both had placed their purses – containing cash, cards […]

The Ministry Of Justice says it is reviewing comments made about its plans for a massive new prison near Market Harborough. People had their say on the proposal during a six-week public consultation and views are being considered before any decision is made to move forward with the proposal. If it went ahead, the new […]

A new campaign targeting litterbugs on roads across Harborough is starting to have an effect. Council enforcement officers say there has been a marked improvement in the cleanliness of lay-bys, with significantly less rubbish discarded. They have been patrolling hotspot areas, including the A6, A4304 and A47 to educate drivers and deal with anyone caught […]

There are just a few days left for people to have their say of plans to make major improvements to adult mental health services across Harborough. £8m of investment is proposed by the NHS, including taking on more specialist staff and bringing services closer to where people live. Jayne Hill, from the Leicestershire Partnership NHS […]

Strike action will disrupt Sunday train services from Market Harborough for the next six weeks as a reduced timetable is put place. Train managers working for East Midlands Railway will walk-out in a row over safety concerns, centred on staffing levels on new trains serving stations between Corby and London. The RMT Union has called […]

New legislation aimed at tackling the increasing use of so-called ‘laughing gas’ across Harborough is set to come into force this autumn. It will ban the use of psychoactive substances like nitrous oxide in public places and give Police powers to seize them, and arrest people who don’t comply. As well as being a health […]

There could be delays to bin collections across Harborough due to ‘staffing issues’. The District Council is asking residents to leave bins out until they are emptied. It says the problem has not been caused by bin crews having to self-isolate – like in some other areas – but because of ‘general sickness’. The authority […]

The Principal of Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough has described today’s A-Level results as ‘stunning’. Over 100 students collected their results this morning following a turbulent year because of the pandemic, with grades based on teachers’ estimates, as exams were cancelled. Principal Dan Cleary praised students and staff when he spoke to Hfm: Teenagers […]