Author: HFM News

Vandals have daubed graffiti on one of the ramps at the skate park in Little Bowden. It is the third time such damage has been caused at the site off Bellfields Lane. The Harborough Wheels Project, who campaigned to get the facility built, say the paint make skateboards, scooters and bikes lose grip, so poses […]

Plans have been announced to turn land in Little Bowden into a dog walking field. If approved it would see fencing put up around area of two-and-a-half acres north of Braybrooke Road, which is currently used to keep sheep. The applicant says it will create a safe and secure area for people to pay to […]

Passengers are frustrated they are still having to use temporary toilets outside Market Harborough railway station, eight months after its major transformation was completed. Network Rail says it is working on upgrading the main toilets, but hasn’t said when they will reopen. Councillor Phil Knowles campaigned for the £53m upgrade to station facilities and has […]

There will be be plenty of laughs as the Leicester Comedy Festival comes to Market Harborough for five days from Thursday. The majority of performances will form part of the ‘Big Weekend’ on Saturday and Sunday. The Market Hall will be transformed into a theatre to host some nationally-acclaimed comedians. ‘Lost Voice Guy,’ the winner […]

A man has been released on bail after a police officer had a car driven at her in Husbands Bosworth. The 37-year-old from Wigston was arrested shortly after the incident in the early hours of Friday on was on suspicion of attempted burglary and attempt to cause grievous bodily harm. The female officer suffered minor […]

A homeowner has been fined £300 after items from her home were dumped in Kibworth last month. Harborough Council identified the woman, from Leicester, after sifting through the large amount of rubbish that was flytipped at the entrance to the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital and Kibworth Town Football Club off Fleckney Road. She had paid someone […]

Owners of the Canvass Café in Great Oxendon have been left devastated after the marquee that houses the business was wrecked by the high winds winds yesterday. Many of the items inside, including tables and chairs, crockery and electrical appliances, were also damaged beyond repair by Storm Ciara. Jen Lyon, who owns the cafe at […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a crash on the A508 near Kelmarsh on Friday morning. The 22-year old was driving a silver Vauxhall Corsa that was involved in collision with an blue Volvo articulated lorry and pedal cycle on Harborough Road at around 7.35am. He was pronounced dead at the […]

A police officer has been threatened with a crow bar and had a car driven at her after men tried to break into a shop in Husbands Bosworth. She was clipped by the red/maroon-coloured Renault Megane sports car in Bell Lane, having responded to calls about shutters of the High Street premises being attacked just […]

Community groups have been given a cash boost thanks to the success of last year’s Lubenham Scarecrow Festival. Over £8,000 raised at the popular September event has been handed out to organisations including the village School, Church, Scouts, Playing Fields Committee, In Bloom Team and Hfm. Jim Burbage, chairman of the festival, says the event […]