Author: HFM News

The railway through Market Harborough will close for six days so a key part of improvements can take place. No trains will run between May 28th and June 2nd while a new section of straighter track is connected to the existing rails, close to the station. Network Rail – who are spending £53m pounds on […]

The Commander of Harborough Police is meeting villagers in Ullesthorpe later following concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour. Insp Siobhan Gorman will be visiting various areas on a patch-walk from 4pm and will also be joined by a representative from the Office of the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Over 1200 people have joined an […]

People across Harborough with a connection to the Armed Forces are being encouraged to complete a survey looking at military life. It’s the first of its kind to take place locally and responses will be used in a report examining the areas where more can be done to help current and past members of the […]

A lorry hit the railway bridge on Kettering Road in Little Bowden this morning, just minutes after Network Rail workers had completed overnight repairs following a vehicle-strike earlier this month. As a result the stretch of road either side of the bridge is set to remain closed until at least Saturday while further repairs and […]

Two prolific burglars who targeted nine houses in a single day have been jailed. The men stole expensive jewellery, cash, and other items from houses in The Ridgeway, Market Harborough, Thornton Crescent, Church Langton, plus homes in Scraptoft, Thurnby and in Lincolnshire, on July 4th last year. The car they used was spotted by Police […]

Tributes are being paid to a popular teenager who died in a car crash last week. Leah Ryan, who was 19, worked at Aldi in Broughton Astley, where she was on-course to become the manager of the supermarket. She was killed when her car was involved in collision with a van  on Station Road between Stoney […]

A man was taken to hospital with burns to his hands after a fire ripped through a house in Desborough last night. Three fire crews battled the blaze in Matlock Way for over two hours, after being called just after 10.15pm. The occupant of the house was able to get out before they arrived. The […]

Market Harborough could lose its main Post Office. The branch is currently inside GT News in St Mary’s Place, although the shop is set to close in mid-April. Unless another retailer is found to move in there and take-on the Post Office services, or they can be provided at another premises, there will no longer […]

Dog-owners are being urged to be vigilant after tubs of rat poison were stolen from a Market Harborough shop. Police fear it could be used to deliberately harm pets and believe the thieves were youths linked to on-going anti-social behaviour. Officers are urging people to be take extra care what their pets come into contact […]

A driver was taken to hospital after their car overturned onto its roof on the B6047 near Shangton this morning. Emergency services were called at 8.15am to Melton Road, close to the junction with Main Street. The female driver was able to get out of the Ford Fiesta and was treated at the scene by […]