Author: HFM News

Over 250 Easter Eggs have been donated to an appeal to benefit residents in two Market Harborough care homes, Leicestershire’s Loros Hospice and St Luke’s Hospital. Individuals, businesses, groups and schools have all supported it after it was launched by town firm MRM last month. The eggs are being delivered to people at Lenthall House […]

Young environmental campaigners are planning more protests in Market Harborough. They are unhappy at how long it could take for Harborough Council to declare a ‘climate change emergency.’ They took to the streets last month with around 50 gathering outside the Symington Building and met with officials demanding the action, which would mean the authority […]

A Market Harborough recruitment agency owner has been named the winner of a competition celebrating commercial talent and innovation. Caroline Hunt, owner of Emerald Starfish beat six other finalists to the Pioneer 10 Award, backed by Harborough Council. Caroline set the business up eight years ago in Kibworth, before moving to the Harborough Innovation Centre […]

Police are appealing for help in identifying a man who died in a fire at the Justin Park travellers’ site near Market Harborough. He was one of two men who sadly lost their lives after a caravan was destroyed by fire at the site off Northampton Road late on December 8th last year, which is thought to […]

A popular headteacher who was facing redundancy is to remain in post after re-structuring plans were put on hold. It follows a major campaign by parents and pupils at Swinford Primary School to keep Edy O’Connor, which has included protest marches. The decision has been taken by the new Board of Directors in charge of […]

Figures released today suggest there has been an increase in unemployment in the Harborough district. 585 people are seeking employment and claiming benefits according to the Office For National Statistics – 310 men and 275 women. 65 more people are out of work compared with last month – with 90 more people unemployed than this […]

The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has signed the Harborough Plastics Pledge alongside MP Neil O’Brien. The pledge, that was launched by the Harborough Eco Church in January, encourages people to reduce their reliance on single-use plastics including reusing plastic bags, buying loose vegetables instead of those in packs and recycling more. Mr Gove has joined […]

Firefighters have rescued a cat that had been stuck up a tree in Market Harborough for four days. They were called to Centenary Close by the RSPCA after the black and white female called Boe was heard meowing and spotted clinging onto a branch 20 feet up. The pet had been missing from its home […]

Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner visited Kibworth this afternoon. Lord Willy Bach walked around village with local Police officers and Councillors, meeting residents and shop owners to discuss crime concerns, before holding further informal talks at the Grammar School Hall. The visit follows problems with anti-social behaviour by some youths, that led to Harborough Police […]

The home of Market Harborough’s town centre Post Office has been put up for let. The branch, inside the GT News Shop in St Mary’s Place, is set to shut in July because the Sub-postmaster is resigning. Agents have started to market the shop, asking for rent of £73,000 a year. No new premises to […]