Author: HFM News

Final plans are being put in place ahead of Arts Fresco in Market Harborough on Sunday. The popular street arts festival is returning to the town centre after a year’s break and promises a host of wacky and entertaining acts between 11am and 4pm. A dedicated team of volunteers organise the event and this year […]

There has been a slight rise in unemployment across the Harborough District in the past month. New government figures show 655 people are currently out of work and claiming benefits, compared with 635 last month. That represents 150 more people than this time last year, although still represents the third lowest area of unemployment in […]

Thieves have stolen power tools worth hundreds of pounds from a van in Desborough. They targeted the Ford Transit in Victoria Street between 5.15 and 6pm yesterday. A Makita drill set, Bosch drill and hedge-trimmer were among the items taken. Police are appealing for witnesses and information – if you can help call Northants Police […]

A man has been fined £300 after rubbish removed from his house was dumped in Great Easton. The garden and household waste was flytipped on Rockingham Road in the village and the home-owner from Kettering traced after an investigation by Harborough Council. He is the fourth person to be fined in three months as part […]

Ambitious plans to modernise the interior of a Grade One listed church in Market Harborough could get underway by next Easter. The revamp of St Dionysius in the town centre is now expected to cost ~£1m and is still subject to further funding coming in. The scheme to make the 13th Century building “more accessible […]

Harborough’s MP has raised the issue of school transport for children with special needs in the House of Commons. It follows a meeting with Kyra Williams from Market Harborough, whose teenage daughter will be one of those affected when Leicestershire County Council stops providing transport for disabled 16 to 19-year-olds, next year. Neil O’Brien has […]

Sexual grooming crimes against children have reached record levels, according to the NSPCC. 89 have been recorded by Police in Leicestershire in the past year – more than a 50% increase on the previous 12 months – and in Northamptonshire there were 52 offences – double the amount the year before. A Freedom of Information […]

A three-year battle by residents in Great Glen to stop 170 new houses being built is over, after the government ruled the development can go-ahead. Developers Miller Homes lodged an appeal after Harborough Council refused final permission for the homes on land off Oaks Road last year. After considering it, a Planning Inspector has overturned […]

Royal Mail workers in Market Harborough say they will vote to strike if a dispute with their employer is not resolved soon. Postmen and women who are members of the Communication Workers Union have held a Gate Meeting outside the Riverside sorting office to discuss the situation. Staff across the country will be balloted for […]

The aging boiler system at Harborough Leisure Centre is to be replaced after problems with the temperature of the water in the swimming pool and showers. Operator Everyone Active says it has acted quickly to deal with the situation and the new equipment is set to be installed tomorrow. In the meantime the pool has […]