Author: HFM News

Three men are being questioned after a Police pursuit last night through several villages in the Welland Valley, during which a Police car was rammed. They were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and possession of class A drugs after the car they were in was eventually stopped near Corby. Officers followed […]

A Harborough health campaigner is urging people who have experienced problems with non-emergency ambulances to contact him. Phil Knowles has been in contact with local NHS bosses following numerous complaints in recent weeks about them not turning up to take people to hospital appointments. The local NHS is also stressing patients need to register complaints […]

There has been a drop in the number of people unemployed across the Harborough District. Figures out today show 520 are seeking employment and claiming benefits – 280 men and 240 women. This time last month the figures was 560. The Office For National Statistics figures show the area has the second lowest unemployment rate in […]

There is hope under-threat Harborough bus services will continue in some form. Councillor Blake Pain, Lead member for Environment and Transport at Leicestershire County Council, has spoken to Hfm as a review continues into the future of the number 33 town service in Market Harborough and the 44 that links the town with Foxton and Fleckney. […]

A controlled explosion has been carried out by Army Bomb Disposal experts after an unexploded World War II Hand Grenade was discovered near Kibworth Harcourt at lunchtime. The alarm was raised just after midday by anglers Tony Randall and Ian Nicholson, who were magnet-fishing in the canal off Wistow Road. Tony told Hfm what happened: […]

Students at the Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough have raised over £2,000 for charity after taking part in a 24 hour sports marathon. Over 100 took part in 12 different sports during the ‘lock-in’ event, held in aid of Headway, which works to improve the lives of people who have suffered a brain injury. […]

A developer is to fight to build up to 22 homes opposite the cricket ground in Kibworth Beauchamp. The plan for off Fleckney Road was refused by Harborough Council because it went against the Kibworth Villages Neighbourhood Plan. But John Littlejohn Designer Homes is appealing that, meaning a government inspector will review it.  

There are assurances there will be no impact locally, if Harborough Council starts providing Grounds Maintenance services in Rutland. A proposed three-year deal worth £272,000 would see its contractor FCC Environment also working for Rutland County Council. New staff would be taken on and extra equipment bought to ensure the service across the Harborough District […]

Firefighters prevented a fire from spreading to a house in Sutton Bassett late last night. They were called at 11.15pm and found the Land Rover Discovery Sport well-alight on the driveway of the property on Main Street. The vehicle was left badly damaged and there was minor damage to the front of a garage. An […]

A Market Harborough butchers shop that closed last month after trading for over 60 years is to re-open. ‘The Meat Room’ has taken on the lease of the premises on Church Square and will spend £50,000 refurbishing it ahead of opening in mid-April. The firm has three other shops, in Leamington Spa, Warwick and Twickenham, […]