Author: HFM News

A Market Harborough business is supporting the town’s volunteer litter pickers with a ten-year sponsorship. Steffans Jewellers will fund new equipment for the South Leicestershire Litter Wombles, starting with new hi‑viz jackets for the team. The sponsorship will run for the next decade, providing long-term backing for the volunteers who help keep the town clean. […]

Changes to out-of-hours NHS services have come into effect in Market Harborough today. Patients can no longer walk in to the treatment centre at St Luke’s Hospital during evenings and weekends, and must now book appointments in advance. Opening hours have also been reduced, with the service now closing at 8.30pm on weekdays instead of […]

Market Harborough has submitted its initial bid to become the UK’s first Town of Culture. The proposal, titled The Grand Union, is led by Harborough District Council and backed by local businesses, arts organisations and community groups. It aims to celebrate more than 800 years of the town’s history as a meeting place at the […]

A £1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the safe return of a pregnant horse stolen in Husbands Bosworth. The ten-year-old black-and-white piebald cob mare, named Sally, belonged to an 11-year-old boy and was taken from his family’s field on Welford Road. John McCann, the boy’s father, told HFM that his son has […]

A national retailer is to move into a long-empty unit in Market Harborough town centre. Discount department store chain Boyes will open in the former Wilko premises in St Mary’s Place, which has been vacant for more than two years. The family-run business, which operates more than 80 stores across the UK, will create a […]

A Market Harborough man who threatened a shopkeeper with a knife during an attempted robbery has been jailed for more than three years. Simon Harrald entered Keya News on Logan Street on the evening of January 22nd and demanded money from the till, while wearing a scarf over his face and disposable gloves. When assistant […]

The water supply in Desborough and surrounding areas is beginning to return to normal following a burst water main. Anglian Water says a temporary fix has restored supplies, with a permanent repair planned for tonight. Residents who had been without water since last night are warned that it may appear cloudy or discoloured at first, […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was injured in a fight in Market Harborough town centre. Officers were called to the High Street just before 11.30pm on Friday following reports of a group of men fighting in the road. Shortly afterwards, a man in his 30s was found with head and facial injuries […]

A burst water main has left households in Desborough and surrounding areas with no water or very low pressure. The issue, which is also affecting Braybrooke and Pipewell, began last night and is continuing as engineers work to fix the problem. Anglian Water says the repair is more complex than first expected, meaning it is […]

A host of community groups across Harborough are celebrating receiving grants totalling over £430,000. The funding, largely from Harborough District Council’s £1m Community Grant Fund, will support over 25 organisations, including village halls, youth groups, sports clubs and environmental projects, as well as improvements to buildings and play areas. Cllr Phil Knowles, leader of the […]