Author: HFM News

Market Harborough’s Twenty 12 Lions Club is launching its Christmas postal service. Cards will be delivered across the town and the Bowdens for 30p, with post boxes at boxes cat the council’s offices on Adam and Eve Street, Harborough Medical Centre, Lloyds Bank, The Co-Op on Coventry Road, Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Sainsbury’s, Tesco Metro, […]

Police are appealing for information after a man had his jaw broken after being punched during a fight outside the White House pub in Scraptoft. Officers say the victim, in his 60s, also suffered other facial injuries after being attacked by another man during an argument involving up to 12 men and women, who had […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after petrol was poured through the letterbox of a flat in Rothwell and outside, before being set alight. The walls of the ground floor flat in Edinburgh Close were also doused in petrol, as well as the garden. Luckily the blaze did not spread quickly and firefighters were able to […]

Thieves are continuing to target Toyota and Honda cars to steal their catalytic converters. A number have been stole during the past month, with the latest targeted on Friday in the car park of Harborough Leisure Centre. Police say they are being stolen during the day mainly from vehicles in car parks. It’s thought the […]

There is hope Market Harborough’s Bonmarché shop could be saved from closure as a rescue deal looks set to be completed. Sister firm Peacocks wants to buy the national women’s clothing retailer out of administration, although as part of the deal 30 under-performing stores would close. ‘Closing Down Sale’ posters appeared in the windows of […]

A family has been left devastated after burglars stole their pet dog from their home in a Harborough village while they were asleep. ‘Lottie’, a three-year-old Dalmatian, was taken from Gemma Hopkins’ house on Ashby Road in Peatling Parva sometime between 3am and 7am yesterday. She believes the intruders targeted the house specifically to steal […]

Santa, together with his team of helpers from the 3rd Market Harborough Scouts, is touring Market Harborough during December. He hopes to cover as many streets as possible in the run-up to Christmas and will be in his sleigh from 5.45pm on weekdays and 4.45pm on weekends, through til around 9pm. His helpers will be […]

Up and coming young music talent has the chance to shine at an event tomorrow night. Three bands, made up of 12 to 16-year-olds will be performing at the Market Harborough Jam Night at Enigma on Coventry Road, with an open invitation for other singers and bands to take to the stage too. The event, […]

It’s just a week until this year’s Market Harborough Christmas Fayre. Organisers, who are all volunteers, are promising a fantastic festive event once again, which is expected to attract thousands of people. The town centre will be traffic-free for the duration of it next Friday evening, from 5.30pm until 9pm. Attractions will include a winter […]

Schoolchildren staged a climate change protest in Market Harborough town centre this afternoon. Around 50 were involved in the action in front of the Old Grammar School, with the main contingent from the town’s C of E Primary Academy, who took part during their lunch break. These youngsters told Hfm why they were there: Some […]