Author: HFM News

100,000 Coronavirus vaccines have now been given in the Harborough District. The new milestone was reached this week, taking the total number of jabs administered since December to 100,772. And the vaccine roll-out for people aged over 60 across Harborough has been one of the quickest in England. 25,170 people have had both doses – 95.1% […]

An appeal has been launched by the Hygiene Bank in Market Harborough ahead of Father’s Day next month. Volunteers want to give Dads, struggling to afford basic items, a bag full of well-served treats. Demand for the Hygiene Bank, which is run by volunteers and was launched last year, has increased during the pandemic. Co-ordinator, […]

Drivers are being warned the main road through East Farndon will be closed for three days next week while water works take place. Harborough Road will be shut either side of the junctions with The Lealand and Main Street from Tuesday to Thursday. There will be a lengthy signposted diversion route, via the A508 and […]

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze involving a Compactor machine at Magna Park near Lutterworth. Crews were sent to the incident at the back of a unit on the industrial estate at 12.34pm. Workers at the unit were evacuated and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the fire, using a winch to pull the compactor away […]

Police raided two properties in Scraptoft and Tugby as part of a national week of enforcement action targeting county lines drug dealing. They were among 33 warrants executed across Leicestershire, which resulted in 37 arrests and 27 adults and children being safeguarded. Drugs included heroin and crack cocaine, a large quantity of cash and blank […]

A Harborough Mum whose daughter was murdered by her stalking ex-boyfriend is disappointed a ‘stalker register’ is not part of the government’s new Domestic Abuse Act. Sue Hills from Tur Langton has been campaigning, along with others, for serial perpetrators of domestic abuse and stalking to be included on the Violent and Sex Offender Register. […]

A crash on Rockingham Road in Market Harborough caused delays during this morning’s rush-hour. It happened close to the railway bridge at around 7.45 and involved a car and a van. Police were called to the scene and say no-one was injured. The road was blocked for a time, but fully re-opened just before 9am.

If houseplants make you happy, then you could be in for a treat over the Bank Holiday weekend in Market Harborough! The Eco-village on St Mary’s Road is the venue for the Leaf Houseplant Festival 2021 – a new, two day event for those who enjoy cultivating plants on tables or window ledges at home. […]

This summer’s Download music festival at Leicestershire’s Donington Park will take place, despite having been called off in March. The three-day event is being resurrected in June as a government test event, to examine how Covid-19 transmission takes place in crowds. The capacity will be significantly reduced – down from 111,000 to just 10,000 – […]