Author: HFM News

An eviction notice has been served on travellers illegally camped on land near a new housing estate in Market Harborough. The group has been ordered to leave the site off Wellington Place on the Airfield Farm development by 8am tomorrow, after moving onto the private land a week ago, or face being evicted. High Court […]

Police are questioning a man in his 40s on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of illegal drugs in Market Harborough. He was arrested on the Southern Estate this morning. Officers say the arrest relates to ‘on-going work to tackle drugs misuse’ in the town.

A retired vicar from Kibworth is walking the 850 mile distance from Lands End to John O’Groats without leaving the sheltered accommodation complex where he lives! Alan Pyke, 82, is raising money for the Well charity in the village and is now over 670 miles into the journey, after starting the challenge at the end […]

The plan for a huge development including nearly 3,000 homes near Lutterworth will be considered next week and is being recommended for the go-ahead. Harborough councillors deferred making a decision on the scheme in April, due to late representations from Leicester’s Hospitals, who have requested nearly £1m from developers, to mitigate the impact the extra […]

The go-ahead has been given for a 24-hour gym to open in the former B&M store in Market Harborough town centre. Councillors approved allowing the building in the Commons Car Park to be used for leisure purposes, instead of retail, when they met last night. Planning officers told them the unit would likely remain empty […]

The controversial plan to turn land in Little Bowden into a private dog walking field has been withdrawn by the landowner. Harborough councillors had been due to consider it tonight, with the application for the land off Braybrooke Road recommended for refusal. Over 70 people had objected to the plan, with council planning officers raising […]

A Market Harborough youth centre has launched a £5000 fundraising appeal so it can continue providing vital counselling to young people. The Cube has seen its finances badly hit during the Coronavirus pandemic, with groups not hiring out space at its base at the Symtington’s Recreation Ground. Charlotte Cooper, the Youth Work manager at the […]

The driver of a tipper lorry has been rescued and taken to hospital after it overturned onto its side at Husbands Bosworth quarry this morning. Emergency services, including the Air Ambulance, were called to the site off Welford Road at 8.50am. The fire service say the driver was able to get out onto the top […]

Pizza Express in Market Harborough is to re-open on August 10th. The announcement secures the future of the restaurant in St Mary’s Place, after the chain said about 75 across the country are set to close because of the impact of the coronavirus shutdown. The restaurant says it looking forward to getting back up and […]

Improvements are to be made under the railway bridge on Kettering Road in Little Bowden to encourage more people to cycle. It should also make things safer for drivers, as existing cycle lanes are to be widened and temporary traffic lights installed either side of the bridge, to improve traffic flow. Currently drivers have to […]