Author: HFM News

Four Jack Russell puppies have been stolen from a farmhouse in Gilmorton. The ten-week old dogs were taken after an intruder got in through the kitchen window and removed them from a crate. Their mother and one other puppy were left behind. The burglary happened sometime between 5pm and 8pm last Wednesday, Police have released […]

Police are searching for the owner of ten ponies that were found loose on Great Oxendon Road in Arthingworth. The black and white animals were rounded up by officers and taken away to be cared for, as they were causing a danger to road users. Police were called just after 9pm last Friday and a […]

A new secure cycle hub has opened at Market Harborough railway station. The facility, located adjacent to Rockingham Road, has cost £300,000 and was jointly funded by East Midlands Railway, the Department of Transport and Harborough District Council. It provides space for 100 cycles, is covered by CCTV and accessible by a fob. Lisa Angus, […]

Some office staff at Kibworth Medical Centre are having to self-isolate because of coronavirus. It affects all workers within the ‘patient services’ team, who answer the phones. As a result,  people are being warned to expect to wait longer for calls to be answered, as they are being transferred to other sites operated by the […]

Santa is planning a covid-safe tour of Market Harborough this year. Organisers of the annual ‘Santa’s Sleigh’ are working hard to ensure the man in red is able to visit streets around the town next month, in the run-up to Christmas. Subject to lockdown being lifted, volunteers from the 3rd Market Harborough Scouts, will accompany […]

Emergency government cash is to help families across the Hfm Region struggling to afford food and other essentials because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Leicestershire County Council has been handed just over £541,000 and over £771,000 has been given to Northamptonshire. The funding will be distributed to charities and community groups working on the front-line to […]

Harborough District Council could become one of the first authorities in the country to make its on-line meetings accessible to people with hearing impairments. It’s after a motion, calling for sign language or subtitles to be provided on the live broadcasts, was unanimously back by councillors at a meeting last night. All the council’s public […]

A shed was destroyed after a fire in the back garden of a house in Desborough. It is believed heat from a ride-on lawnmower, which had recently been used, started the blaze, which spread to a hedgerow. Firefighters were called to Brampton Wood Lane at 1.15pm yesterday and quickly extinguished the fire.  

A virtual tourism summit involving firms from across the Harborough District is taking place today. It is aimed at sharing ideas on how to overcome the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, which has had a severe impact on the tourism and hospitality sector. Harborough District Council has organised the talks as it also looks at […]

A stranger danger alert has been issued two schoolgirls were followed by a man in a van in Market Harborough. He stopped beside one of them and stared at her near Longleat Close, on the Ashley Way estate, just after 8am yesterday and then drove beside the girl and a friend, who she met up […]