Author: HFM News

Fundraisers are cycling from London to Paris today – outside the Tesco Express in Market Harborough! They are on static bikes hoping to complete the 315 mile distance by 6pm. Among them are Rob Watts and Rachel Williamson – who will be riding the actual ride later this month in aid of Leicestershire’s Loros Hospice, […]

Plans to electrify the Midland Mainline to Market Harborough are progressing. It follows calls from campaigners, after it was announced a massive electricity substation to power the electrification of the tracks north of Kettering, will be built in Braybrooke – beside a section of railway that was not not due to be upgraded. Rail Minister […]

There are fears someone will be killed unless a permanent solution is found to deal with speeding drivers on the A6 bypass. Latest checks by Police clocked one driver travelling at over a hundred miles per hour on the stretch between Great Glen and Kibworth. In the past three months speeds of 116, 120 and […]

A man is being questioned about a spate of burglaries at shops and businesses in Market Harborough. The 32-year-old was arrested at 2.45am today by Police officers in plain clothes, after a man was seen breaking into the Blue Wave fish bar on Coventry Road. Police say the officers were assisted by CCTV operators. A […]

Government Rail Minister Andrew Jones visited Market Harborough Railway Station this afternoon to see improvements that have cost £53m. Passengers are benefiting from improved accessibility thanks to the installation of a new footbridge and new lifts and the Minister also saw progress being made on two extended platforms, enabling new, longer trains to run through […]

Drivers are being warned of further disruption from tomorrow morning as work to replace water pipes continues. A section of Kettering Road – close to the railway bridge – will be closed for up to three weeks, and until next Thursday there will be no access from Bellfields Lane or Gorse Lane, although if the […]

A new campaign aimed at tackling Modern Slavery is being launched by Leicestershire Police. It’s aimed at encouraging people to speak out if they suspect someone is being exploited. Detective Inspector Jenny Heggs spoke to Hfm: It is estimated that at any given time, there are 40.3 million modern slavery victims worldwide and the Leicestershire […]

Violence within Gartree Prison remains a serious concern, with staff shortages being blamed. Those are the findings of the Independent Monitoring Board, who have just published their latest report. There were 61 assaults on prison staff last year – three times the number in 2015 and 79 prisoners injured, after being attacked by other inmates, […]

A public meeting takes place tonight following on-going problems of anti-social behaviour at a park in Kibworth. Some villagers say the Warwick Road Recreation Ground is a no-go area in the evening due to large gatherings of youths. Problems have included glass bottles being smashed in the children’s play area and dozens of laughing gas […]

Developers across Harborough district are being warned to adhere to planning rules – or face action. It follows complaints some are floating them by working out of permitted hours – including over weekends and early in the morning – disturbing residents. Harborough Council says its monitoring sites and also investigating reports of unauthorised signage being […]