Author: HFM News

Two lorry drivers have been taken to hospital with life-changing injuries after two HGVs were involved in a crash near Lutterworth early this morning. The incident took place at around 1.55am this morning on the A426, Rugby Road, close to the village of Cotesbach. The vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when the collision occurred […]

Harborough Council has launched a dedicated website detailing information and support during the Coronavirus crisis. It includes a Community Hub offering help and advice to residents, and assistance being offered by other groups like the voluntary sector. There is also a section for businesses who are affected and the help available to them. The site […]

A 24-hour non-stop Pool Marathon in Market Harborough raised £1,100. Organisers are thanking all who supported the event at the town’s Conservative Club last weekend in aid of Sport Relief. Players Kev Waterworth, Mark Turner and Carl Tansur were at the table from 7pm on Friday until 7pm on Saturday and clocked up 215 games, […]

A new scheme to help cancer patients pre and post-surgery is to launch in the Harborough district. It will see the Council working with Glenfield hospital and Everyone Active – the operator of local Leisure Centres – to run a six-week ‘pre-habilitation’ programme. It will involve supervised exercise sessions as well as nutritional, educational and […]

There were queues outside Market Harborough supermarkets this morning, as the major chains look to stamp down on panic-buying amid the Coronavirus crisis. The government is stressing their is no risk of a food shortage during the pandemic. At Sainsbury’s the first hour of trading was limited to people aged over 70 or with a disability […]

A Market Harborough bank has been forced to close because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Santander say a number of staff from its branch on the High Street are self-isolating, meaning it is temporarily shut. The firm says it’s working hard to re-open the bank as soon as possible, but the focus is the well-being of […]

A new Market Harborough business park as won an award for its energy efficiency. 700 solar panels are on the roofs of the first 12 units to go up at Airfield Business Park, adjacent to the Innovation Centre off Harborough Road, which is estimated to cut carbon emissions by 80 tonnes a year. The £5.2m […]

Sainsbury’s is to restrict purchases on all grocery products and shut its cafes and fresh food counters as supermarkets step up their efforts to combat coronavirus panic buying. Customers will now only be able to buy a maximum of three of any grocery product. A cap of two is going to be imposed on the […]

Harborough’s MP is urging people to follow the latest government advice on Coronavirus. Neil O’Brien says it’s vital the community does all it can to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19 to others. He told Hfm: “I appreciate this is a worrying time for many, but there are a number of steps we must all take […]

Harborough Police are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner was killed in crash near Walcote on Monday. The woman, aged 71, was driving a silver Kia Sorrento that left South Kilworth Road at around 2.10pm and ended up in a ditch. She was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved. Officers […]