Author: HFM News

Police are appealing to witnesses after bike was stolen from outside Sainsbury’s in Market Harborough yesterday. The thief cut through a lock to steal the black and blue Merida mountain bike from the bicycle shelter outside the store, off Springfield Street, sometime between 12pm and 3pm. Anyone with information or who has seen the bike […]

Market Harborough Building Society is 150 years old today! The milestone was due to marked with celebrations, but they are postponed because of the Coronavirus pandemic, as most of the 120 staff are working from home. The first formal meeting of the Society took place in the former Corn Exchange in Abbey Street in 1870, […]

The plan to turn the former B&M store in Market Harborough town centre into a 24-hour gym could be given the go-ahead next week. Planning officers are recommending councillors allow the building in the Commons Car Park to be used for leisure purposes, instead of retail. A national gym operator is set to move into […]

Most play areas in parks across Harborough remain closed, despite the government saying they could be reopened earlier this month. Parents are asking when children will be allowed to use them again, especially now the school summer holidays have begun. Harborough Council says it is keen to re-open them as soon as possible, when satisfied […]

The owner of a Market Harborough tattoo studio says she can’t wait to get back to work. Leigh Higginson had lobbied government after being left frustrated when business like hers could not open  at the same time as hair salons earlier this month. But she can now begin work again at All 1 Tribe Tattoos […]

CCTV has been installed at Little Bowden Recreation Ground. The move by Harborough Council follows issues with anti-social behaviour over recent weeks and has been backed by Police. The mobile system will monitor the area around the clock. A  spokesman for Harborough Council told Hfm: “Whilst a majority of people use the park responsibly, CCTV […]

Youths who got onto the roof of an empty manor house resulted in a large Police response in Desborough last night. Officers say it was initially thought they were burglars or thieves stealing lead from the top of the building on Gold Street, so four Police cars and a Police van responded just after 8.30pm. […]

Armed Police were deployed and a Police helicopter scrambled after two youths were confronted by a man holding a shotgun in a field in Market Harborough yesterday. Officers carried out a search of the area, off Northampton Road, with the assistance of the National Police Air Service, after being alerted just before 5pm, although the […]

An investigation is underway after a large fire at Magna Park near Lutterworth yesterday. Around 3,000 pallets were destroyed with the plume of smoke visible from miles away. Fire crews were called just before 11am and spent over six hours dealing with the incident. Meanwhile, A mobile home meanwhile was destroyed by fire in a […]

You have to pay to park in Market Harborough again from today. Charges have been reinstated in all the Council car parks, after being suspended at the end of March because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The time limit in the free pop and shop bays is increased to an hour though, with more of those […]