Author: HFM News

More charging points for electric cars are to be installed across Harborough. The Council is to put them in cars parks in School Road, Kibworth Beauchamp, Station Road, Lutterworth and Orchard Close in Brorton Astley. It follows two being installed in the Commons Car Park in Market Harborough. It costs £1.40 to charge an electric […]

The start of work to demolish Market Harborough’s former Cottage Hospital is facing delay. Bulldozers were due to move onto the Coventry Road site this month, although developers are still waiting for the final go-ahead to be given by Harborough Council. That relates to confirming arrangements for the protection of the World War One Memorial […]

Police have issued a warning about a scam letter being hand-delivered in Market Harborough, Desborough and surrounding villages. It claims home-owners aged over-55 are entitled to £150 towards security improvements, like CCTV and alarms, as part of a government scheme. The letter, stating a representative will visit homes, could appear genuine to some as it […]

We’re being asked to have our say on Harborough Council’s budget plans for the next year, that propose no increase in its share of Council Tax. A public consultation is running until early next month. The budget details £692,000 of income generation proposals and identifies £105,000 of savings, while investing an additional £573,000 into services […]

A missing man was located after Police mounted a major search on Saturday morning. Around 15 officers were involved in the operation in and around Hallaton. The man – who had been reported missing from Northampton and whom officers had concerns about – was located safe and well on Melton Road near to the McDonald’s […]

The former acting headteacher of Leicester Grammar School in Great Glen has lost his appeal against dismissal for ‘professional misconduct’. A panel made up of governors and an independent education professional has ruled the decision taken to sack James Rich in December was the correct one. No details of the allegation have been revealed, although […]

One Police officer was headbutted and another kicked in the face while making an arrest in Market Harborough in the early hours of Saturday. They had been called to reports of a man acting aggressively on the High Street just before 2am, after he was refused entry to a pub. He turned violent as he […]

King Charles I is being brought back to life in Tur Langton tomorrow. History enthusiast Daniel Williams will be dressed as the Stuart monarch are he recreates history from 374 years ago. He’ll walk from the The Crown Pub to the King Charles Well located in a field near-by, which many people are unaware exists. […]

There are celebrations today after local sports teams and individuals won top awards last night. Market Harborough trampolining star Andrew Stamp picked up the Young Sportsman of the Year title at the Leicester Mercury Sports Awards, in recognition of his silver medal at last year’s Youth Olympic Games. Market Harborough’s Borough Alliance Football Club were […]

Hundreds of power tools belonging to tradespeople have been security marked and registered during an initiative launched in Market Harborough. Police have teamed up with SDS Trade Equipment, who have been providing the service for free, in a bid to return tools to their rightful owners should they be stolen and then recovered. It follows […]