Author: HFM News

Plans are being put in place so a ceremony can take place at the World War One Memorial Portico in Market Harborough during the Remembrance period. It currently sits in the middle of a building site, as the only remaining part of the former Cottage Hospital on Coventry Road. Developers are working closely with the […]

Market Harborough’s bonfire and firework display tomorrow has been cancelled. Organisers, the St Joseph’s PTFA, say soggy ground conditions at the site off Coventry Road, together with the forecast of more rain tonight and tomorrow, and strong winds, has forced them to take the decision for health and safety reasons. They say it’s a huge […]

Harborough Council has made an offer to buy a derelict part of the old Harborough Rubber site. The land at the corner of St Mary’s Road and Kettering Road, that also includes a historic flour mill, has stood vacant for years and was on the market for £1.75m. The Council has made an undisclosed offer […]

Town centre businesses are being urged to help make Market Harborough look its best during the festive season, by having a Christmas tree outside their premises. It’s hoped over 100 will go up, with the town’s Chamber of Trade subsidising the cost of the installation and removal. The cost to have a tree with LED […]

‘Lost Voice Guy’ – the winner of Britain’s Got Talent in 2018 and Paul Sinha from TV’s The Chase will be performing in Market Harborough next year. The comedians will be at ‘The Big Weekend’ event in February as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival, which will also include the return of ‘Dad’s Army Radio […]

An ember from a log burner is the likely cause of a fire in Kibworth yesterday that destroyed a vehicle workshop. Five classic cars in various stages of restoration and repair were wrecked along with three motorbikes following the blaze on Fleckney Road that broke out just before 1pm. Twenty firefighters battled the fire that […]

A series of recommendations have been made to offer more help to the Armed Forces community across Harborough. Better access to mental health services, greater support with transition to civilian life when people leave the Armed Forces and help for families of serving personnel who may be lonely or isolated have all been highlighted. It […]

Plans have been handed in to Harborough Council to create a new 1,200 home neighbourhood in Scraptoft. Most of the land earmarked for the development is currently used by Scraptoft Golf Club, which would move to a new site should it go-ahead. A primary school, retail centre and healthcare facility is also included. The site […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after around ten men were involved in a street fight in Desborough, during which a car was driven into a number of other vehicles. Officers say one of those involved was armed with a baseball bat and another a wooden plank during the disorder in King Street and Union Street […]

Major work is to take place at Foxton Locks, which will see the historic flight drained of water for three months. Costing around £150,000, it will include replacing the oak gates on half of the ten locks, repairing brickwork in the lock chambers, and installing new lock ladders. The major scheme by the Canal and […]