Author: HFM News

The care home that is being built on the site of the former Cottage Hospital in Market Harborough will be called ‘Rosewood Manor’. Acacia Care, the company behind the development, have revealed the name as work on Coventry Road enters its next phase, following the demolition of the historic building. All that remains is the […]

Around 20 bales of straw were destroyed fire after a blaze at a farm in Stoke Albany. Four fire crews were called to a barn off Ashley Road just after 5pm yesterday. The farmer was able to drag the bales out using a tractor to stop the fire spreading to the structure itself. It’s thought […]

Market Harborough’s Town Centre Post Office will stay open in its current location until the end of the year. Bosses have extended services at the branch, inside the GT News Shop in St Mary’s Place, for another three months – it had been due to shut in September. An alternative premises for a branch in […]

A teenager who threatened a man with an imitation gun in Market Harborough town centre has been jailed for six months. Matteo Heathcote pulled it out of his waistband during a fight in Church Street in the early hours of March 16th during which two men and woman were injured. Leicester Crown Court heard Heathcote, […]

A new campaign is being launched to reduce the amount of contamination in recycling bins. Last year 5,500 tonnes of materials were rejected across Leicestershire, including disposable nappies and food waste, which it turn spoiled good quality recyclable items. The County Council is teaming up with Harborough Council and other district and borough councils for […]

A project that helps people with dementia re-learn skills has received a funding boost after Harborough District Council allocated £58,000 to help develop its facilities. The project based at Lutterworth College – one of the first of its kind to be run in the UK – provides a ‘classroom’ environment to help improve memory and […]

The scale of job losses at Market Harborough’s Tesco Metro store is not yet known. It was announced yesterday 4,500 jobs are being cut by the retailer, with the majority going at its 153 Metro stores nationwide, as part of a shake-up of operations. Tesco says it’s too early to comment on individual locations, but […]

Harborough Police say a cyclist died after coming off his bike on the B664 near the village of Stockerston on Sunday. They were called to Harborough Hill Road just before 11am and the rider, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved.

Police have begun using drones and thermal imagery in an attempt to stop illegal sheep butchery. The new tactics will help officers monitor large rural areas so they can quickly respond to any suspicious activity. 75 sheep and lambs have been killed in Northamptonshire in recent weeks, including in Kelmarsh and Clipston and other incidents […]

From today you can pay by phone to park in Harborough Council car parks. The system also means drivers can ‘top up’ their parking time remotely and can be accessed via the PayByPhone app on smart phones. Cllr Jonathan Bateman, Harborough District Council’s car parking lead, said: “This is a more convenient, cashless way to […]