Author: HFM News

Market Harborough-based clothing giant Joules is branching out into gardening and outdoor furniture after buying retailer Garden Trading for £9m. Oxfordshire-based Garden Trading designs its own range of home, garden and outdoor products that it sells on-line and to more than 1000 stockists across the UK. Joules chief executive Nick Jones said: “The acquisition will […]

Volunteers in 4×4 vehicles came to the rescue after a lorry got stuck in snow on the A47 in the north of the Harborough District last night. The HGV got stranded between Tugby and Skeffington just after 7pm, which completely blocked the carriageway and led to a queue of traffic about two miles long. Members […]

Drains are to be cleaned on Scotland Road in Little Bowden, after residents called on highway bosses to act following recent flooding. The River Jordan, which runs next to the road, has burst its banks during heavy rainfall twice in the past two months, and it’s thought some blocked drains have made the issue worse. […]

There are fears increasing parking charges in Market Harborough will badly impact town centre traders. The rise will take effect in April after Harborough District Council’s Cabinet approved the move at a meeting last night. There are concerns the increase will happen at a time more shops and businesses could be allowed to reopen after […]

A teenager has been charged after an incident in Kibworth on Saturday. The 15-year-old, who can’t be named for legal reasons, has been charged with attempted robbery, possession of a knife in a public place and two counts of assault by beating. He is due to appear before Leicester Youth Court at Leicester Magistrates’ Court […]

A man has been given a suspended jail term after stealing a narrowboat that led to ‘the slowest Police chase ever.’ Ian Silman took the barge, worth £44,500, from North Kilworth Marina early on September 5th last year. Police tracked its movement south along the Grand Union Canal, and travelled by road to intercept the […]

Leicestershire Police issued more fines last month to those flouting Covid-19 restrictions than during the whole of last year. 889 fixed penalty notices were given out, including to a group of between 8 and 10 people who gathered at a skate park in Market Harborough, who had ignored sings it was closed. It compares with […]

Car parking charges in Market Harborough are set to rise. The cost to park for the minimum two hour period would increase by 50p to £1.50, if the plan by is approved by Harborough District Council. There would be the same rise for up to three and four hours parking in the short-stay car parks, […]

A 15 year old boy from Leicester has been arrested after another teenager was injured during an attempted robbery in Kibworth Beauchamp. The victim, a male aged 17, was treated in hospital for lacerations to his thumb and elbow, believed to have been caused by a knife. It happened after a fight broke out between […]

Local elections will go ahead in the Hfm Region on May 6th, with extra protections to make them Covid-secure. Among the measures, people have to wear a face covering, and bring their own pen or pencil to mark their papers. Those self-isolating will be offered an emergency proxy vote, allowing someone else to vote on […]