Author: HFM News

No-one was injured after two collisions caused lengthy delays on the A14 this morning. Two light goods vehicles were involved in a crash on the westbound carriageway between Welford and Catthorpe at around 8am, leaving a large amount of debris on the road. Initially both carriageways were closed before a lane closure was put in […]

Campaigners are celebrating after plans for a community centre on Burford Green in Market Harborough were scrapped. More than 1,300 people signed a petition opposing the proposal, which had been put forward as one option for the park by Harborough District Council, with the main concerns including extra traffic being generated on Western Avenue. The […]

A teenage boy from Fleckney has died after a crash in Leicester. 16-year-old Tyler Barrett suffered serious injuries after being involved in a collision with two vans at the junction of Welford Road and Baldwin Road just after 3pm last Tuesday. He sadly died in hospital on Thursday. Leicestershire Police say Tyler was a strong […]

By Tess Rushin, Local Democracy Reporter ‘Putrid, foul, decayed’ – these words are included in the applicant’s own odour assessment for a site outlined for 550 Leicestershire homes. IM Land initially submitted a plan for the hundreds of homes on land at Frolesworth Road in Broughton Astley to Harborough District Council (HDC) last November. Initial […]

Council bosses are taking action following vandalism in a wooded area in Market Harborough, where dens and ramps are to be removed. Harborough District Council says structures built using dismantled fencing pose a safety risk to those using the area and other members of the public. The activity in the council-owned site off Simborough Way […]

Three people have been arrested and an ice cream van seized as part of an investigation into suspected drugs supply in Market Harborough. Two men were detained after police stopped the vehicle, with a third arrested later at an address in the town. All three men, aged 58, 57 and 28, who were arrested on […]

Controversial plans for 21 new homes in Church Langton have been thrown out on appeal. Developers had challenged Harborough District Council’s refusal of the scheme on land off The Causeway. But an inspector ruled the proposal would harm the countryside and conflicted with local planning policies.

Around 500 members of the scouting community will parade through Market Harborough tomorrow for St George’s Day. The band-led procession will set off at 1.45pm from Symington Way, passing through the town centre via Church Square and the High Street before continuing along St Mary’s Road and Kettering Road. It will finish in Little Bowden […]

People from across the HFM region are preparing to take part in Sunday’s London Marathon, many raising money for causes with deep personal meaning. Among them is Market Harborough’s Ben Jelley, who is running the 26.2-mile course with family friend Emily Mayhew in memory of his wife Charlotte, who died aged 32 from a pregnancy-related […]

Plans to build up to 24 affordable homes in Houghton on the Hill have been rejected. Harborough District Council’s planning committee went against the recommendation of officers and unanimously refused permission for the development on land north of Stretton Lane. Councillors raised concerns over conflict with the neighbourhood plan and the impact on the countryside […]