Author: HFM News

A man told by doctors he should not have survived a crash at an accident blackspot on the outskirts of Market Harborough, is backing a call for urgent safety improvements there. Trevor Goodwin from Rothwell spent three months in hospital, including four days in an induced coma, after suffering life-threatening injuries when his car was […]

No further action is to be taken against three people suspected of involvement in the alleged petrol bombing of a caravan in Desborough last month. A man aged 44 from the town was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and a 22-year-old man and 23-year-old woman from Desborough on suspicion of arson, following the disturbance […]

Emergency services are thanking members of the public who assisted after an elderly man collapsed in Market Harborough yesterday lunchtime. Despite their efforts and those of paramedics, he sadly could not be saved, and was pronounced dead at the scene on a pathway off Dallison Close, adjacent to Harborough Town Football Club. Harborough Police have […]

36 people have tested positive for Coronavirus at a care home in Desborough which admitted three NHS patients who turned out to be infected. 23 residents and 13 staff at Cheaney Court on Harrington Road, which had been free of the virus for several weeks, now have Covid-19. A spokesman for the home says all […]

The Armed Forces Day flag has been raised on top of the Symington Building in Market Harborough and in the Memorial Gardens, to signal the start of Armed Forces Week. The initiative has been held for the past 12 years, to recognise the work of the armed forces, past and present. The usual civic ceremony […]

There is a warning about the dangers of inhaling so called ‘laughing gas’ after an increase in reports of empty Nitrous Oxide canisters in and around Market Harborough. Canisters and discarded balloons – used by people to breathe in the gas – have been found in parks, lay-bys and other open spaces, prompting the plea […]

The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has forced the permanent closure of a Market Harborough gym. The Training Shed, off St Mary’s Road, has been shut since March because of the lock-down, and owners say it will not be financially viable to re-open when allowed to do so. The company, which has been heavily involved […]

Market Harborough’s independent retailers are thanking shoppers who have returned to support them. Around 70% started trading again after non-essential shops were allowed to re-open on Monday. There is a renewed call for people to support their local shops – Jarrod Burke is chairman of the Harbs Collective, which represents independent shops in the town centre:

The 1st Bowdens Scouts are thanking all who donated to their latest collection of clothing and other goods. A massive 2.7 tonnes of stuff was given, more than double the previous largest collection. The group has raised thousands of pounds since launching the initiative to raise funds towards replacing its base in Little Bowden and […]

Travis Perkins is shutting its builders’ merchant base in Desborough. The outlet off Pipewell Road, which employs six people, will cease trading later today. The Northampton-based company is closing 165 of its branches across the UK in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with the loss of over 2,000 jobs. Travis Perkins would not comment […]