Author: HFM News

Controversial plans to build a new housing estate in Great Bowden have been turned down. Harborough Council’s planning committee last night refused permission for the 33-home development on the Bowden Fencing site, off Leicester Lane, on the grounds it went against the village’s Neighbourhood Plan. It was a U-turn on a decision to approve the […]

Highway bosses have been left red-faced after mistakes were made on signs advising drivers of road closures in Market Harborough town centre. Adam and Eve Street is referred to as ‘Adam and Eva Street’ and the ‘r’ is missing from Church Street, so it reads ‘Chuch Street’. Hfm has made Leicestershire Council Council aware of […]

A ‘virtual’ Harborough Council planning meeting will be re-run tonight, after a technical fault prevented members of the public from watching it earlier this month. Decisions taken then were declared null and void, meaning the applications, including for 33 new homes on the Bowden Fencing site in Great Bowden will be considered again. Additional technical […]

Three people have been arrested and suspected Class A drugs seized after Police carried out a dawn raid at a house in Market Harborough this morning. Officers executed a warrant under the Misuse Of Drugs Act at the property on Welland Park Road at 6am. Two men, aged 22 and 47, and a 42 year […]

A fundraising appeal has been launched in a bid to save Northamptonshire’s Wicksteed Park, after the company that operates it went into administration, with the loss of over a hundred jobs. The huge financial strain caused by the coronavirus outbreak, is being blamed, with the park’s attractions closed due to lock-down restrictions. A small group […]

More covert CCTV cameras are being installed at fly-tipping hotspots across Harborough in a bid to catch people in the act. Footage from the hidden cameras has already helped Harborough Council prosecute a number of people over the past year, as part of its on-going ‘Tip Off’ Campaign. There were 96 reports of illegal dumping […]

A stunning storm illuminated skies in and around Market Harborough last night. Large forks of lightning were caught on camera as skies turned pink. It was followed by thunder and heavy rain for a time. Thanks to @Hoola for this video of the storm over Market Harborough from the Northampton Road side of town

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs after man died at a flat in Market Harborough in the early hours of yesterday. Police were called to Edwin Court on Kettering Road by East Midlands Ambulance Service at 1.40am. Officers are treating the death as ‘unexplained’ […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after vandals ransacked Braybrooke Cricket Club’s base. They forced their way into the clubhouse at the Castle Ground before causing major damage inside, including smashing windows and crockery and throwing furniture and equipment around. It happened sometime between 11am and 2pm on Friday. A Northamptonshire Police spokesman told Hfml: “Unknown […]

Police caught a driver speeding at 132mph on the A6 bypass between Great Glen and Kibworth yesterday – the highest speed ever recorded on the stretch of road dubbed ‘a racetrack’ by officers. The driver of the VW Golf is now set to appear in Court after being reported by officers. Another car was clocked […]