Author: HFM News

Work to improve safety at an accident blackspot on the outskirts of Market Harborough is set to begin next week. A roundabout will be constructed on the A6, at the junction with Kettering Road at Clack Hill, which has been the scene of several serious crashes over the years. There will be disruption for drivers […]

The family of a Desborough man who died when his tricycle was hit by a driver in her 90s have made a plea to elderly drivers to get their eyes tested. Mick Harvey, who was 85, was killed last May, when he was struck from behind on Stoke Albany Road. Police decided not to pursue […]

Police have met residents and young people in Kibworth after concerns were raised about anti-social behaviour in parks. Officers, together with officials from Harborough District Council, visited Warwick Park and Smeeton Road Recreation Ground on Friday. Police are thanking all who took the time to speak to them and say although there is still work […]

Major work has started today to repair the roof on the pavilion at Symington’s Recreation Ground in Market Harborough. The area around the building will be cordoned off for the duration of the work, which is expected to take about six weeks. The work is being carried out by Harborough District Council.     I

A big music festival due to take place at Market Harborough showground in August has been postponed. Organisers of Leicester’s One Big weekend have taken the decision following the delay in easing lockdown restrictions. X Factor winner Sam Bailey and Scouting for Girls were among those set to perform at the two-day event on August […]

A new survey is asking how safe women and girls feel in the Harborough District. It has been launched by Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews, who is preparing to bid for a share of £25m from the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund, to improve safety of public places. The survey asks for personal […]

A man has been charged with arson after a fire at a flat in Market Harborough. He was arrested following the blaze in the kitchen of the property on Ireton Road on Friday evening. Andrew Parkhouse, 53, of Fawdon Place, West Chirton, North Shields, is also charged with assaulting three Police officers and a nurse […]

Plans have been announced for a massive new prison on the outskirts of Market Harborough. It would house around 1,700 male prisoners and be built on land next to HMP Gartree. The new jail, which would create over 600 jobs, would be a Category B training prison, housing long-term and high security prisoners. An MoJ […]

A specialist ward for stroke patients at St Luke’s Hospital in Market Harborough is to close for up to three weeks, so major roofing repairs can be carried out. Additional beds will be provided in the general ward at the Leicester Road site, when work is due to start on July 5th, and at Coalville […]

An inspirational Market Harborough man battling cancer has had his life transformed by a specialist operation on his nerves. Ben Johnson had suffered two years of agonising pain, but can now move more freely and begin to enjoy life again. He funded the operation using some of the £10,000 raised for him last year, when […]