Author: HFM News

Police are appealing for information after a burglar smashed his way into a house in Market Harborough while an elderly couple were asleep. They were awoken by the front door being kicked in and when they went to investigate saw a man running out of their home in Coventry Road. The husband and wife were […]

37 people from the Harborough District have sadly died after testing positive for Coronavirus. Official figures, up until May 1st, show 25 passed away in hospital, 10 in care homes and 2 in their own homes. There are currently 135 known cases of Covid-19 in the District, after Public Health England released the local figure […]

Attacks on prison officers by inmates at HMP Gartree have reached record levels. There were 81 incidents last year – a 33% increase on 2018 – and nearly four times the number in 2015. The Independent Monitoring Board, which has released the figures in its annual report, says its deeply concerned at the level of […]

Three people have been released on bail after being arrested following a disturbance at a travellers’ site in Desborough yesterday morning. Officers received reports a caravan had been deliberately set on fire, allegedly after a petrol bomb was thrown at it, during an altercation at Spinney Close, off Braybrooke Road at 12.45am. The fire service […]

Burglars have stolen a car owned by a paramedic and firefighter, which was used daily for their jobs, and presents for their daughter’s second birthday this weekend.  The white Ford Kuga was taken from the driveway of the couple’s house in Harvest Road on the Ashton Rise estate, off Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, on […]

A man was arrested after a car crashed into the side of a house in Desborough early this morning, causing structural damage. Emergency services were called to Dunkirk Avenue just after 1.30am. The driver of the Mercedes C220, a man aged 25, who was treated for minor injuries at the scene by paramedics, was arrested […]

The go-ahead was given last night for Aldi to build a new £5m store in Lutterworth. Harborough Council’s planning committee approved the plan for the store to go up on land off Rugby Road, opposite St Johns Business Park, which will create 40 jobs. It will also see the widening of the road, an extra […]

A woman from Great Glen who won £32,000 on ITV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire last night says she and her partner can now start a family. Alyx Weston, who works as a bookkeeper for Beefayre in East Farndon, has spoken to Hfm about going on the show, and says she and partner Jonathan […]

People throwing disposable gloves on the floor in car parks across Harborough are being warned it could spread Coronavirus and they face a £150 fine if caught. It has become an issue during the Coronavirus pandemic, as many people are wearing gloves to protect themselves when shopping, but some are not disposing of them safely. […]

Nurses across Harborough are being celebrated on International Nurses Day.Those working in hospitals, GP Practices and in the community are being recognised more than ever for their work during the Coronavirus pandemic. Local NHS bosses say they thoroughly deserve to be recognised and congratulated. 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife and it […]