Author: HFM News

Burglars broke into garages on the Southern Estate in Market Harborough last night. They stole a gas barbecue from one and tools from another after smashing off locks and forcing open the doors behind the shops on Western Avenue. It happened at about 10pm and was the latest crime in the area in the past […]

There is a pledge more officers will be on Harborough’s streets after an increase in the amount we pay for Policing was approved. The amount we pay to Leicestershire’s Police & Crime Commissioner in Council Tax is to rise by £24 a year for those living in the average band D property across the District […]

Police are thanking all who assisted in the search for a missing pensioner in Market Harborough yesterday afternoon. Thomas Gee, 79, who has dementia, was reported missing after last been seen by his wife in Waitrose. A search was quickly launched, including reopening the Springfield Street store after it has closed, to check inside. Mr […]

A young woman has been charged with drink-driving after a car overturned onto its roof on the outskirts of Market Harborough. Emergency services were called to the roundabout at the junctions of the A6/A427/A4304/Great Bowden at 2am yesterday. A woman who was trapped was released from the wreckage by firefighters, escaping with just minor injuries. Police say […]

A warning is being issued after two people nearly fell victim to a scam in Market Harborough, when they received phone calls from someone claiming to be a Police Officer. The caller said their bank accounts had been compromised and they needed to withdraw a large amount of cash to be collected and checked by […]

A Market Harborough pub has released CCTV footage to Hfm after three masked-men tried to break into the living accommodation. It shows them climbing onto the roof of the Royalist on Western Avenue at 7.20pm last Friday (January 25th) and using a crow-bar to try to force open windows, while the pub was busy. They are […]

Why do you love Market Harborough? That’s the question being asked by over 20 independent traders in town, who have teamed up to host the ‘#LOVEHARBS’ competition ahead of Valentine’s Day. The shops and businesses are all part of the newly formed ‘Harbs Collective’ launched to help promote their businesses more. Amber Lucas, manager at […]

Organisers of Market Harborough’s Arts Fresco hope the event will return this September, if enough funding can be secured. It costs around £40,000 to hold the free street arts festival in the town centre, featuring professional entertainers. Although it’s hoped grant funding towards that, at least two major sponsors are needed and other businesses need […]

Market Harborough’s Food and Drink Festival has won a national award! It has picked up the ‘Best Small Specialty Market’ title at the Great British Market Awards, held yesterday, beating off other entries from up and down the country. The event in Welland Park last August, organised by Harborough Council’s market team, was attended by […]

Harborough Town Football Club is launching a Football Academy. The club has teamed with an education provider to offer it to 16 to 18 year olds, which will see training delivered by FA coaches and them able to achieve a nationally-recognised qualification in sport. Marion Hayton, the club development & commercial manager at Harborough Town, […]