Author: HFM News
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The number of people unemployed across Harborough has increased, as the impact of the pandemic on the economy continues to be felt. 1,950 people were out of work and claiming benefits last month – 85 more than in January. Figures out today show the jobless total is nearly three times what it was before the […]
A cherry tree has been planted in Market Harborough’s Welland Park to acknowledge the impact of Covid-19 – one year since the first lockdown began. Blossoming every March, it will serve as a lasting tribute to people who have lost their lives and to those who have offered help and support to others during the […]
People have paused to observe a one minute’s silence in Market Harborough, to remember all those who have lost their lives to Coronavirus. The silence at midday was followed by the tolling of a bell 165 times at St Dionysius Church and other across the area, to mark each person from the Harborough District who […]
Harborough’s Environmental Crime Officers are investigating after the remnants of a large number of cannabis plants were dumped near King’s Norton. They were found yesterday in 15 bin bags fly-tipped at the side of Gartree Road. Soil was also in the bags. The waste is being checked for any clues as to where it came […]
A bell will toll 165 times at churches in and around Market Harborough this lunchtime, to remember each person from the District who has died from Coronavirus. The tribute will following a minute’s silence at midday, part of a National Day of Reflection, a year since the first lockdown was announced. Rev Barry Hill, Team […]
It’s believed traffic lights in Little Bowden were deliberately switched off on Saturday morning. It appears somebody used a ladder to unplug them, meaning the signals either side of the railway bridge on Kettering Road, stopped working. Driver had to negotiate the section of road themselves, until an engineer from Leicestershire County Council arrived to […]
Vandals have destroyed seven newly-planted trees at Little Bowden Recreation Ground. They snapped them in half and cut support straps holding them up, late on Saturday or during the early hours of Sunday. The trees had only been there a couple of weeks, after being planted by Harborough District Council. Ward councillor Peter James told […]
A prisons watchdog says measures are needed to help inmates at HMP Gartree deal with the impact of the pandemic on their mental health. The 638 prisoners have been locked in their cells for more than 22 hours a day for long period during the past year, including during Coronavirus outbreaks at the jail near […]
Owners of dogs stolen across the HFM region are waiting to find out if they are among 83 animals rescued by Police in Suffolk. The suspected stolen dogs are being scanned for microchips and officers are liaising with other police forces, as it is believed many were taken from outside that area. The dogs were […]
The first ever Harborough Jobs Week has launched today. It is aimed at helping people out of work, including those made unemployed because of the pandemic, and others thinking of a change of career. Harborough District Council has teamed up with the National Careers Service and Job Centre Plus to run the week. It will […]
