Author: HFM News

Police are reminding motorcylists about the dangers of not wearing proper protective clothing. Officers stopped a man for speeding and riding aggressively on the A6 near Market Harborough yesterday. He and his child pillion passenger were found to be wearing just T Shirts and shorts. Harborough officers posted about the incident on Twitter: “The rider […]

The length of time people can park for free on streets in Market Harborough town centre is being increased from 40 minutes to one hour. Drivers will get an extra 20 minutes on High Street, Abbey Street, Church Square, Bowden Lane and Coventry Road, when the change comes into effect later this month. It follows […]

Ten suspected illegal immigrants have been found in the back of a lorry at Magna Park in Lutterworth. Police were alerted yesterday afternoon and detained the group on suspicion of immigration offences. They were discovered after the lorry, which was carrying chemicals, arrived at a unit on the business park. Leicestershire Police say the people […]

Market Harborough’s Dylan Fletcher is thanking people who made his journey to Olympic champion possible. He won a gold medal at Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday after he and sailing partner Stuart Bithell won the 49er class. Dylan, a former student at Robert Smyth Academy, began sailing at Northampton Sailing Club, based at Pitsford Reservoir. He […]

A man from Ashley is thanking all who supported his latest fundraiser which has taken the total he has raised for the Air Ambulance to over £30,000. Rod Martin added over £2,500 to that amount, after completing a sponsored motorbike ride to Scotland and back. He has been supporting the charity ever since he suffered […]

A new report suggests that the cost of rural crime dropped by 30% in Leicestershire last year because of lockdown restrictions. Insurance provider NFU Mutual, which compiled the figures, says despite the fall, the figure still amounted to £1.2m – the tenth worst affected county in the country. The drop as mainly because there were […]

There is no funding yet to pay for measures to tackle traffic congestion in Market Harborough. It is four years since a raft of proposals were announced to try and deal with the issue and Leicestershire County Council has revealed a bid for £15m of government cash to pay for the work was turned down. […]

Market Harborough-based fashion retailer Joules has returned to annual profit thanks to surging online sales during the pandemic. They increased by 48% to £122m in the year to 30 May, which now account for more than three-quarters of all retail revenues. Sales through stores and public events fell from £63.2m to £36.6m as lockdowns forced […]

Two men were arrested after Police found them trying to get into the Lutterworth Household Waste and Recycling site last night. Officers say they have received number of reports recently about burglaries at the recycling centre in Moorbarns Lane. A spokesperson for the Leicestershire force told Hfm: “Following information received, officers visited the site yesterday […]

Fans, friends and neighbours have paid their respects to the wife of Great Glen singing legend Englebert Humperdinck, as her funeral was held today. Patricia died in February after contracting Covid 19. The cortege travelled from Market Harborough to the family home in the village and then onto Loughborough, where a service was held. Englebert […]