Author: HFM News

A new planning application has been lodged for the controversial re-development of an elderly persons’ complex in Market Harborough. It is identical to a previous one, although this time states all the 38 homes proposed for land off Naseby Close will be ‘affordable’ – a mix of one two and three bed houses and eight […]

A Kibworth man who had been part of a Coronavirus vaccine trial says he feels proud and delighted that tests have shown it is up to 90% effective. Kevin Feltham was one of just 20 people in the over-70s age group to join the Oxford University and AstraZeneca trial in August. His contribution was extra […]

Primary schools in and around Market Harborough will see building improvements totalling £1.1m. The Learn Academies Trust, of which 11 schools are part of, have successfully bid for the money from the government’s Condition Improvement Fund. (CIF) In Market Harborough heating systems will be upgraded at the C of E Academy, new external doors installed […]

It is 20 years since the Hallaton treasure was found! The collection of over 5,000 silver and coins, a Roman cavalry helmet, jewellery and other objects turned out to be one of the most important Iron Age discoveries in Britain. In November 2000, metal detectorist, Ken Wallace from the Hallaton Fieldwork Group first discovered the […]

Christmas lights have been switched on in Market Harborough. Small Christmas trees are twinkling above over 80 businesses, the tree on The Square is lit, and there are displays on Church Street and the Symington Building. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, the planned ‘switch on’ event this year had to be cancelled.

Health and Council officials have expressed deep concern over a surge in Covid-19 cases across Harborough and Leicestershire as a whole. The infection rate in the District is now up to 333 cases per 100,000 people – well above the national average of 270 – and three times the number a month ago – the […]

A newly formed cycling club in Kibworth has been inundated with donations of second-hand children’s bikes after launching a Christmas appeal. Members of Kibworth Easy Riders are using their maintenance skills to make them look as good as new, before they can be given as presents to children whose families cannot afford the cost of […]

A Market Harborough man was detained after Police were called to reports of illegal hare coursing last night. Officers pursued a vehicle through a muddy field in the village of Noseley after being alerted at 9.15pm. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “Officers were deployed and found a vehicle on the land, with dogs also […]

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of importing a Class B drug after Harborough Police raided a house in Broughton Astley this morning. Officers say they acted after being alerted by Border Force officials, who had intercepted after a package containing cannabis worth £85,000. A man, aged 46, and a woman, aged 49, are […]

A Market Harborough man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail. The 71-year-old was questioned about the death of Elaine Geoghegan, who died on August 12th last year, when she was found face down in a pond in her back garden in Shelland Close, on the Ashley Way estate. Leicestershire Police launched […]