Author: HFM News

All GP appointments at Market Harborough Medical Centre will now initially take place over the phone because of the Coronvirus. The surgery is also suspending all routine appointments, for things like blood pressure checks, until further notice. It is taking the action following new government guidance in a bid to keep patients away from the […]

Drivers are being warned the A6 will be closed between Market Harborough and Desborough overnight next week. It will be shut from the Rockingham Road roundabout to the junction with the B576 from 8pm til 6am on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The closure will be in place so carriageway patching work can be carried out […]

A number of local groups have cancelled events and others will stop meeting, as a precaution because of the Coronavirus outbreak. A Coffee Morning due to take place at Harborough Theatre tomorrow is off. The Market Harborough Gymnastics Club will not be meeting until further notice, citing the confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Desborough and […]

Three more people in Leicestershire have tested positive for Coronavirus – taking the total to five. All are family members of the person who was diagnosed on Monday. People who have come into contact with them have been given health advice about symptoms and emergency contact details. The area of the county where they live […]

There is opposition to plans to turn land in Little Bowden into a private dog walking field. Over 60 people have raised objections with Harborough Council after the proposal for the two and a half acre site off Braybrooke Road, currently used as as grazing land for sheep, was announced last month. Concerns include the […]

Harborough’s MP is welcoming yesterday’s budget, in particular the extra £5 billion pledged to the NHS to help deal with coronavirus. Neil O’Brien told Hfm the help for small businesses is also vital, as more cases continue to be confirmed across the country: Meanwhile Leicestershire County Council says it’s awaiting more details of extra money […]

A worker at a care home in Desborough has tested positive for Coronavirus. The Heather Holmes care home on Rushton Road says it is now working closely with Public Health England and following their advice. The case is being treated as ‘low-risk’. A spokesman for Northamptonshire County Council said: “Our social care and public health […]

Firefighters have rescued a horse that fell into a swimming pool after escaping from a field. Crews were called to the back of house in Desborough Road, Rushton just after midnight, when the family who live at the house were woken up by a commotion outside. The horse was sedated before specialist equipment was used […]

A new Multi-Use Games area costing £26,000 is to be installed at a park in Kibworth after planning permission was granted. It will be located in the former skatepark area at the Warwick Road Recreation Ground for youngsters to play football, basketball and other sports. Kibworth Harcourt Parish Council will use cash provided by developers […]

Market Harborough’s Farndon Fields Farm shop has been named the best in the UK! The family-run business has beaten off competition from dozens of others to be crowned Farm Shop Of The Year at the prestigious Shop Of The Year Awards, run by the Guild of Fine Food. The awards recognise and promote excellence in […]