Author: HFM News

Delayed decisions on two key planning applications for Market Harborough will be considered next week. Harborough District Council’s planning committee was put on hold earlier this month, after the government announced all council meetings must be held in person again, instead of ‘virtually’ on-line, which has been the case during the pandemic. Councillors will now […]

A Market Harborough care worker will soon be flying high to raise cash for a local charity – in memory of a friend she lost due to mental health. Chelsea Potts, who works at Peaker Park, will be doing a sponsored tandem skydive from 15,000 feet on June 17th in aid of MIND Map. She […]

Three-quarters of adults living in the Harborough District have now had a Coronavirus vaccine and nearly half have had two jabs. The new milestone was reached over the weekend, after an extra 1,700 vaccines were given. Latest figures from Public Health England show over 98,500 jabs have been administered in the District since December, with […]

A man has been arrested after a lorry trailer full of make-up was stolen from an industrial estate in Lutterworth early this morning. Police were alerted just after 2am, after a witness saw it being attached to a lorry cab in a secure compound on Bilton Way, which had been broken into. The lorry was […]

Market Harborough’s popular Antiques Market will return this Sunday. Harborough District Council has given the go-ahead for the event to be held at the indoor market on Northampton Road. It’s been on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic but will restart with COVID safety precautions. Social distancing measures, including a one-in, one-out system on entry, […]

A beloved pet dog has been found safe and well after being stolen from near Billesdon over three months ago. Purdey, a female black Labrador, was reunited with her ecstatic owner yesterday. She had been left devastated after the dog, which had helped her to recover from cancer by giving her ‘purpose’ and ‘something to […]

A singer and former employee of the Royal Household has released a charity song in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh. Henry Dawe from Uppingham intended to release the song to celebrate Prince Philip’s 100th birthday, but had to revise his plans following the Duke’s death last month. The lyrics were rewritten and the updated […]

There is an appeal for information after the remnants of a cannabis factory was dumped on a country lane near Welford. Plant stalks, fertiliser tubs and extractor fans were among the rubbish fly-tipped on Sulby Road, close to the Leicestershire/Northamptonshire border. Harborough District Council’s Enviro-Crime Team is sifting through the mess for clues as to […]

Firefighters have rescued a dog after a fire at a house in Broughton Astley. Crews were called to Muncaster Close just after midday, after neighbours raised the alarm when they saw smoke coming from the roof of the property. The fire was located on a 1st floor landing and extinguished by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus. […]

Crime across the Harborough District fell by 10% last year, with the pandemic playing a part in the reduction. The total number of crimes recorded was 4,324 – a drop of 491 on 2019. The biggest fall was in shoplifting, which halved to 207 offences, as a result of many shops having to shut during […]