Author: HFM News

CCTV footage has been released in a bid to catch four burglars who raided a sports club in Brixworth. They forced their way into the building in St David’s Close between 1am and 2am on Monday and stole televisions, cash and alcohol. The club is run by volunteers and is home to several football teams, […]

For the first time in 20 years, Market Harborough’s Memorial Gardens will not be transformed for the Remembrance period, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since the year 2,000 over 300 white crosses have been laid out to honour those from the town who lost their lives during the first and second world wars. A Sunset […]

The RSPCA is appealing for information after the body of a pregnant dog was dumped in a pond near the old Desborough Airfield. The dachshund was discovered wrapped in a towel inside a bag on Sunday by a 13-year-old boy and was then taken to a vets who alerted the animal charity. It is suspected […]

Cyclists using canal towpaths in and around Market Harborough are being urged to slow down. The Canal and River Trust says some are going too fast, putting pedestrians at risk. The waterways charity has launched a new campaign entitled ‘stay kind and slow down’ to raise awareness of the issue. More people have been using […]

The Royal Navy’s white Ensign Flag is flying in Market Harborough’s Memorial Gardens to mark Trafalgar Day. Members of the town’s Royal Naval Association raised it earlier today, to celebrate of the Navy’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar on October the 21st 1805. Usual events across the country to mark the anniversary had to be cancelled […]

Villagers were left puzzled after a three-piece suite appeared in the middle of a children’s playground in Kibworth. It turned out the unwanted furniture had been left outside a house a quarter-of-a-mile away in Elliot Close, but vanished before it could be collected, and was spotted in Warwick Park on Saturday morning. It not known […]

Drive-in fireworks displays are to be held in Market Harborough and Husbands Bosworth next month. The event at Market Harborough Showground will take place on Saturday November 7th and is being organised by Harborough-based Komodo Fireworks and Roaming Giraffe Events. The firms have teamed up to organise the Covid-safe display after the town’s usual one […]

A coffee house and homewares shop in Great Bowden has reopened today after being forced to  temporarily close when a staff member tested positive for coronavirus. Bosses at Bowden Stores say the member of staff has returned to full health and all other workers have tested negative for Covid-19. The shop has been given two […]

Harborough’s MP has spoken out against plans that would allow more than 1,200 new homes to be built in the District every year – more than double the current agreed number. The government’s proposed shake-up of the planning system favours developments in rural areas and would see housing allocations dictated by a government formula, instead […]

Villagers in North Kilworth have joked that time-travelling Doctor Who is to carry out roadworks there, after a confusing sign went up alongside the A4304. It stated work would begin on the November 27th and end on November 9th. Western Power Distribution, who will be carrying out the work, have apologised for the error and […]