Author: HFM News

A new way to delve into the history of Market Harborough has been launched. ‘Highlights of Harborough’ – a new, online version of an project created by volunteers at Harborough Museum – lets people browse through much of the museum’s fascinating collection of old photographs and audio clips.   It also gives visitors the chance to […]

A woman was treated for facial injuries after being assaulted in a Market Harborough pub in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Paramedics were called to the King’s Head on Church Steet just after 2am. Police say the victim’s injuries are not believed to have been serious and she wasn’t taken to hospital. Inquiries […]

A new plea is being issued after a fire engine was unable to get along Adam and Eve Street in Market Harborough due to a badly parked van. It’s the third time in two months firefighters have raised concerns – after twice being blocked from getting down Logan Street. Luckily they weren’t responding to an […]

Tributes are being paid to a Police Officer who died while driving home from a night shift on Boxing Day. Daniel Clayton-Drabble lived in Market Harborough with his family before they moved to South Northamptonshire a few years ago. The 24-year-old, who has been described as a popular and hard-working officer by colleagues at Thames […]

Market Harborough commuters returning to work after the festive break will find rail fares are up – by an average of 2.7%. Protests are being held at some stations across the country – with fewer than half of passengers satisfied with the value of tickets. Recent figures showed punctuality on the railways is at a […]

Harborough Police are investigating after a van flipped on to its side in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Officers were called to outside the church on Main Street in Tugby, at 4.30am, although the driver had fled the scene. The Ford Transit Connect had collided with a parked car before overturning and it’s […]

A taxi driver is in hospital after being attacked in Houghton On The Hill in the early hours of Christmas Day. The 38-year-old man was assaulted at around 1am on the A47, outside the Rose and Crown pub, leaving him with a serious eye injury. It’s believed a number of people were in the road at […]

Over 120 drivers have been charged with driving while over the alcohol limit or under the influence of drugs, on Leicestershire and Northamptonshire’s roads so far this month. Police in Leicestershire have charged 66 people with drink-driving and 15 with drug-driving – an increase on the numbers at this point during their Christmas campaign last […]

There will be disruption for drivers using Great Bowden Road between Market Harborough and Great Bowden for over two months from the New Year as work gets underway to upgrade the railway bridge. Temporary traffic lights will be in place from January 2nd as only single file traffic will be able to pass over it. […]

A record amount of toys have been donated by HFM listeners to this year’s Toys On The Table Appeal.   Over 3,000 have been dropped in over the past few weeks, to the delight of the organisers. Together with donations across Leicestershire, the total collected has reached over 10,000 – with an estimated value of […]