Author: HFM News

Tributes are being paid to a homeless man who was found dead at a park in Kibworth yesterday. Known as ‘Fred,’ but whose real name is believed to have been Stephen Winter, he has been described as a ‘fantastic local character’. James Bambury from Kibworth told Hfm he got to know Fred well during his […]

A man has been charged with stealing a canal boat from North Kilworth Marina. Police were called on Saturday morning and intercepted a boat on the Grand Union Canal close to the village of Watford in Northamptonshire at 11.30am. Ian Silman, 46, from Aldwych Avenue, Blackpool, is accused of taking a conveyance without consent and […]

An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in a park in Kibworth yesterday. Police were called to Smeeton Road Recreation Ground just before 8am. Officers say the death is being treated as ‘unexplained,’ although it is not believed any third party is involved. The area was cordoned off while investigations were carried […]

Police are thanking people who have come forward with information after burglars raided County Jewellers in Market Harborough. Watches, necklaces and other items were stolen by three intruders, who used a motorbike to smash through the front door of the shop on the High Street, early on Tuesday morning. Officers are also warning against buying jewellery […]

The new football league season begins tomorrow for both Harborough Town FC and Desborough Town FC in the UCL Premier Division. For Harborough, the new campaign starts with an away game at Deeping Rangers, following a crushing 6-1 FA Cup victory in midweek. Harry Wakefield scored four times in the cup win at Wellingborough Whitworth […]

Public Health officials are reminding people of the importance of social distancing and wearing face coverings in shops after a sharp rise in Coronavirus cases across the Harborough District. In the past week the infection rate has risen from 8.5 to 18.1 per 100 thousand people. Although numbers remain low, the majority of the new […]

Plans have been announced for a £30m hemp processing plant near Theddingworth. It would be the biggest of its kind in the UK and process up to 25 tonnes of the cannabis-type plants a day, to make products for energy and construction industries, in a more environmentally-friendly way than current means. It follows a successful […]

Frontline council services across Leicestershire are to get a boost thanks to cash generated from commercial property investments. Leicestershire County Council has earned over £7m in the past year from developments including Airfield Business Park in Market Harborough, where eight of the 12 units are now let and two more are under offer. The development […]

The number of new Coronavirus cases across the Harborough District is on the increase. The infection rate rose to 18.1 per 100,000 people in the seven days up to August 30th, with 17 new cases confirmed, according to Public Health England data. That compares with a rate of 8.5 per 100,000 the previous week, when […]

People are being asked their views on open spaces across the Harborough District. An on-line survey is running for the next six weeks, as part work to update Harborough Council’s Open Space Strategy, that covers parks, play areas and other green spaces. The work will help prioritise areas that need investment and those that need […]