Author: HFM News

The erection of Christmas Lights on Church Street in Market Harborough didn’t quite go according to plan yesterday, after a man got stuck seven metres in the air for around two hours. Fire crews were called to rescue him after the cherry picker being used by Harborough Council contractors malfunctioned just after 2pm. An aerial […]

Three men have appeared at Crown Court accused of illegally slaughtering sheep and lambs across Northamptonshire, including in fields at Kelmarsh, Clipston and Welford. Robert Iordan, 23, Florin Nutu, 35 and Voirel Manu, 38, all from Birmingham, are charged with conspiracy to steal, in relation to the illegal butchery of animals between June and October […]

Harborough Council is to meet the operators of a Market Harborough car park which has flooded four times in four weeks. County Car Parks have requested the meeting, after the Council contacted them to express concern about the continued flooding incidents. Over 20 cars were left submerged yesterday in the area opposite the railway station, […]

A thief stole a woman’s handbag from her car as she was about to leave a supermarket car park in Market Harborough last night. Police say it happened in the Waitrose/Aldi car park on Springfield Street at about 8.30pm when a man opened the passenger door, grabbed it and ran off. They are appealing for […]

A big fundraiser for Children In Need, involving driving instructors from across the country, visited Market Harborough today. The 3,000 mile ‘Big Learner Relay’, which is set to raise thousands for the charity appeal, began last week and has covered the length and breath of the UK. The convoy of around 80 cars, decorated in […]

Three men are due to appear at Crown Court today over the illegal slaughtering of sheep and lambs across Northamptonshire, including in Kelmarsh, Clipston and Welford. 23-year-old Robert Iordan, Florin Nutu, 35 and 38-year-old Voirel Manu, all from Birmingham, are accused of conspiracy to steal, in relation to the illegal butchery of animals over a […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman came face to face with a burglar in her house in Desborough yesterday. She returned home to the property on Rushton Road just before 6pm to find the man inside before he fled empty handed. Officers say he broke into the house through a rear door and […]

New CCTV cameras have been switched on in two parts of Market Harborough. They’ve gone up in St Mary’s Road and at the Symington’s Recreation Ground, as part of an expansion of the town’s network of cameras by Harborough Council, costing £11,000. Anti-social behaviour at the recreation ground earlier this year prompted the decision to […]

Over 20 cars are submerged in water after a Market Harborough car park flooded today, for the fourth time in four weeks.   The private car park off Rockingham Road, opposite the railway station, is located where the River Jordan meets the River Welland. There have been calls for it to be closed down permanently […]