Author: HFM News

Market Harborough’s Halifax bank is to close. It is one of 44 Halifax and Lloyds Bank branches to be shut across the country. The decision by Lloyds Banking Group is being blamed on more people switching to on-line banking. The group’s Retail Director, Vim Maru, said there had been considerably fewer transactions at the branches […]

Voluntary groups, charities and not-for-profit organisations will be able to showcase their work when a Community and Volunteers Fair returns to Market Harborough later this year. The event, which couldn’t be held last year due to the pandemic, will be back on Saturday September 18th. It is being organised by Harborough District Council, in partnership […]

NHS bosses want people across Harborough to have their say on their GP practice. The major survey has been launched to help local health providers understand what has been working well and areas that could be improved upon, particularly during the pandemic. The way surgeries have operated has had to change over the past year, […]

Targeted door-to-door covid testing is being considered after a rapid rise in cases in the Harborough District. The weekly infection rate has nearly quadrupled, rising to 142.8 cases per 100,000 – one of the biggest increases in the country. A large number of cases are in the Kibworth area, following a Covid outbreak amongst students at the […]

A company has been refused permission to put up a digital advertising display outside the entrance to Sainsbury’s in Market Harborough. Planning officers at the District Council say it would create an eyesore and impact negatively on the character of the area, including the near-by Settling Rooms – a listed building. A statement on the […]

The Rapid Covid-19 Test Centre in Market Harborough has closed due to falling demand. Leicestershire County Council had been operating it in the bowls hall at Harborough Leisure Centre since February, but says the wide availability of lateral flow tests elsewhere, means the number of people using it has fallen sharply, so it is no […]

Food delivery company Deliveroo is to launch its service in Market Harborough next month. The firm is now recruiting riders to deliver food from restaurants and grocery retailers across the town. Harrison Foster, Deliveroo’s UK Regional Director, said: “We’ve seen a huge demand for Deliveroo in Market Harborough and we’re excited to be launching next […]

Concern is being expressed at the rising number of Coronavirus cases across Harborough. 150 people have tested positive in the District in the past week – one of the biggest weekly increases in cases in England. Latest figures show the weekly infection rate, up until June 17th, was 142.8 per 100,000 people – above the […]

A scheme launched in Harborough to create job opportunities for unemployed young people is being hailed a big success. Thirteen aged 16 to 24-year-olds are benefiting from the ‘Kickstart’ scheme, with placements at places including the Battery Service Hub in Market Harborough and Kibworth Golf Club. The District Council invited businesses to join the initiative […]

A man has been charged after a lorry trailer containing cosmetics was stolen from a business park in Lutterworth. Stephen Richards, 35, of Britannia Road, Wolverhampton, is accused of taking it from a compound in Bilton Way in the early hours of May 24th. Police have charged him with theft, driving otherwise in accordance with […]