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The case of a churchwarden who tortured and murdered a university lecturer is to be the subject of a TV documentary tonight. Ben Field, 28, who grew up in Market Harborough, was found guilty of killing 69-year-old Peter Farquhar in Buckinghamshire in 2015, in order to benefit from his will. The programme is narrated using entries […]
Burglars have stolen stock worth nearly £1,000 from Kibworth Garden Centre. They got in after cutting through locks on the gates of the centre on Fleckney Road, just after 8pm yesterday. 60 bags of coal were taken along with a number of holly bushes and clipped-box bushes. It’s thought the intruders were on the site […]
A group of residents on the Farndon Fields Estate in Market Harborough claim were misled on management fees when they bought their homes. Some are now refusing to pay the estate and service charges, which have risen dramatically in three years, as they demand action to deal with the situation. The fees are to cover […]
Police want to hear from anyone who saw eggs being thrown from a car in Market Harborough, after a motorcyclist was left blinded in one eye when one hit him. The rider, aged 31, who had his visor up at the time, was injured as he rode along Newton Lane into Wigston at around 11.15pm […]
Police say they are keeping an open mind as to whether a spate of vandal attacks on cars last weekend is linked to damage in Market Harborough. Fifteen vehicles had windows smashed while parked in villages towards Lutterworth, just a week after a number were damaged in Harborough, including on the Southern Estate. A man […]
Hfm’s Moley is to take part in a big fundraiser which aims to raise £20,000 for charity Stand Up To Cancer. Together with other lovers of Mazda MX5 cars, he’ll be driving from one end of the country to the other over six days in August. The ‘Driving Out Cancer’ convoy will be joined by […]
Market Harborough-based fashion retailer Joules has issued a profit warning after a stock availability issue led to a decline in sales during the crucial end-of-year trading period. The firm, which has defied the gloom on the High Street over the past few years, says sales were down by 4.5% year-on-year in the seven weeks to […]
A number of sheep were killed after being struck by a car on the B6047 late last night. The animals had got out of a field onto the carriageway near Billesdon. Police were called just before 11pm and requested a vet attend the scene, where some of the injured animals had to be put down. […]
Nobody was injured after a crash on the A6 near Market Harborough this morning. A van and two cars were involved in collision at 7.45am on the stretch of the road between the A4304 Rockingham Road/A427 roundabout and the Kettering Road junction at Clack Hill. The road was closed until 11am while the vehicles were […]
Work is underway to repair a burst main that left many people on Market Harborough’s Southern Estate with no water or extremely low pressure this morning. Severn Trent Water says its teams are working hard to fix the leak on Ireton Road, so that all supplies can be restored to normal. A spokesman told Hfm: […]
