Author: HFM News

A man caught smuggling heroin into Gartree Prison is now behind bars himself. James Casey was caught by guards handing over a package of the Class A drug to his nephew, while visiting him in November last year. Leicester Crown Court heard it had a street value of just over £2,000, but in prison it […]

CCTV is set to switched-on in Kibworth Beauchamp later this month. The move, aimed at helping combat crime and anti-social behaviour, will initially see a network of six cameras installed in and around the centre of the village, with plans for more in the future. The pictures will be linked to Harborough Council’s central monitoring […]

The Market Harborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce is considering taking on the running the town’s Christmas Fayre. The future of the popular late-night shopping event is in doubt following the resignation of organiser Juliette Mayer earlier this month, who stepped down after four years in charge. The Chamber say it is discussing with its […]

Market Harborough’s Sugar Loaf pub is serving food again after a flood forced the kitchen to close for over two weeks. Owner JD Wetherspoon say investigation works continue following the issue just before Christmas, but is now able to use the area again. The firm says the rear end of the pub and garden will […]

Community groups across Harborough are being invited to apply for cash from a new fund being launched by water firm Severn Trent. More than £10m will be up for grabs over the next five years. The Severn Trent Community Fund is looking to support projects that help people lead healthier lives and gain new skills, […]

Harborough Council could develop a new housing estate near Gartree Prison. It is interested in buying land set to be sold-off by the Ministry of Justice and then building and selling homes on the site, which could accommodate around 150 houses. The Council would invest £16m in the project if it went ahead, with the […]

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being injured in a crash near Wistow this morning. The male rider was involved in collision with a car on Kibworth Road, close to the Station Road junction. just before 10.45am. He has been taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, although the extent of the […]

A village pub that was saved by residents will close this Sunday due to falling trade. Landlord of The George in Ashley, Chris Hand, says it’s with a heavy heart he’s made the difficult decision to shut the pub and adjoining bed and breakfast accommodation. He blames challenging market conditions and rising overheads, conceding he […]

Plans have been unveiled to bulldoze a former vehicle body shop in Market Harborough to make way for a new office. If approved it would see the former Iliffe Car body Repair Centre on Leicester Road, which shut last year, flattened, in preparation for a new building to be created in its place. A planning […]

Harborough District Council is proposing no increase in its part of Council Tax bills this year. If approved, as part of the authority’s budget, it will be the second year the charge has been frozen, meaning people living in the the average Band D home in the District paying £167. Finance bosses are finalising budget […]