Author: HFM News

Police say a number of people have given witness statements after a man was stabbed in Market Harborough on Friday evening. However, officers are continuing to appeal to anyone who saw what happened, and has yet to come forward, to do so. They are also studying CCTV footage after the attack outside Flames takeaway on […]

Controversial plans for a major development in Great Glen could be thrown out next week. Harborough Council planning officers are recommending the proposal for over 30 acres of land off Chestnut Drive is refused, saying it would harm the countryside location, impact on heritage locations near-by, and be isolated from the rest of the village. […]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with the installation of the large Christmas tree on the Square! Sponsored by Market Harborough Building Society, it will be decorated ahead of the Switch-On event on Friday November 22nd, which will take place at 5pm, alongside a Winter Food and Drink Festival on the Square and […]

HFM’s fundraising calendar for 2020 is now on sale! It’s packed full of photos of the Hfm team out and about across the area throughout the year, and priced at just £5. Pop into HFM’s reception on Fernie Road, Market Harborough, to buy a calendar before they’re all gone! All proceeds will go to Hfm’s […]

The Toys On The Table appeal for 2019 is getting underway and Hfm is once again proud to be supporting the campaign. It aims to ensure hundreds of disadvantaged youngsters across Leicestershire have at least one present to open on Christmas Day, when they otherwise would not. Hfm listeners donated over 3,000 new toys to […]

Armistice Day was marked in Market Harborough with a ceremony on The Square this morning, by the entrance to the Memorial Gardens. Members of the Royal British Legion joined other dignitaries and representatives from Harborough Council for the Act of Remembrance and two minutes silence, the start and end marked with the firing of a […]

An investigation has been launched after a glider crashed into a tree near Husbands Bosworth yesterday. Two people were trapped inside, but escaped without injury, after the aircraft came down at the side the A5199 Welford Road, just before 11.30am. Fire crews rescued the pilot and passenger after first stabilising the glider and using a […]

Police are offering reassurance that Market Harborough town centre is a safe place to visit after a man was stabbed on the High Street on Friday night. Officers say they are treating the incident as isolated, and the victim and suspect knew each other. The adult male victim, whose age has not been revealed by […]

A man was stabbed in Market Harborough town centre last night. He was attacked outside Flames takeaway on the High Street just before 7pm and suffered a serious wound to his chest. The victim, whose age has not been revealed, but who was an adult, remains in hospital with injuries that Police say are not […]

Over 1,000 students and staff at Welland Park Academy in Market Harborough took part in a Remembrance service today, to honour those who gave their lives in wars both past and present. It included 60 pupils and some members of staff, who are Scouts, Guides, Army Cadets, Air Cadets and Sea Cadets, who took part […]