Author: HFM News

Revised plans have been handed in to transform a long-standing derelict site in Market Harborough. Developers have amended their proposed scheme for flats on the corner of St Mary’s Road and Kettering Road, reducing the number from 79 to 70, with basement parking. They also want to convert the historic former flour mill on the […]

Police say it is ‘very disappointing’ drivers of 42 lorries and goods vehicles were caught speeding on a dangerous stretch of the A14. One light good vehicle was clocked at 91mph on the eastbound carriageway near Welford, during the first of new safety camera checks – the legal limit for lorries and goods vehicles is […]

There has been a big drop in new cases of Coronavirus across the Harborough District. The number has nearly halved in week, representing one of the biggest falls in the country. Latest figures from Public Health England show 142 people tested positive in the seven day to November 28th – down from 266 the previous […]

Highway improvement work will see night-time closures and other restrictions on the A6 around Market Harborough. The stretch between the Rockingham Road/A427 junction and the McDonald’s roundabout will shut for five nights from December 14th, so carriageway patching work can take place. More major works will take place in early January between the Rockingham Road […]

Over 500 brand new toys and gifts have been donated to the Hfm-backed Toys On The Table appeal in just two weeks. Listeners have been dropping them off at Harborough Market, the collection point this year, with organisers ‘overwhelmed’ by the response. Hfm’s Pat Stones & Phil King (Leader of Harborough District Council) with the […]

Santa’s planned tour of Market Harborough has had to be halted. He was due to take to the streets in a Covid-safe manner in the run-up to Christmas, but organisers of the ‘Santa’s Sleigh Routes’, say that is now not possible. Conrad Barnett from organisers, the 3rd Market Harborough Scouts, told Hfm the decision was […]

Thousands of rapid test kits are to be deployed to coronavirus hot spots across Leicestershire, in a bid to stop the spread of the virus by finding people who are infected, but not showing symptoms.  Leicestershire County Council has received 16,000 lateral flow test kits, with the option to request more if needed. It says […]

A burst pipe is causing low water pressure in some parts of Market Harborough. Severn Trent Water say a team has been dispatched to deal with the problem on Fairway, close to the junction with Fairfield Road. Drivers are urged to take care in the area, as there is some flooding. A Severn Trent spokesperson […]

Leicestershire has entered new Tier 3 Coronavirus restrictions today, after the national lockdown ended. The rules include no household mixing indoors and in most outdoor settings and pubs, restaurants and cafes have to stay closed except for takeaways. They can reopen in Northamptonshire, which has entered Tier Two, although travel between different tiers should be […]

Burglars have stolen a family’s much loved pet dog from a Northamptonshire village. Flynn, an eight-year-old Springer Spaniel, was taken from Elkington, near Welford, earlier this month, and an appeal has today been made for information to get the dog back. A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: “If you are the offender and you are reading […]