Author: HFM News

Police are thanking all who assisted in the search for a missing woman last night. Concerns were raised about the welfare of Janet White after she went missing from East Farndon, after last been seen in the Back Lane area. The 61-year-old was found safe and well in the early hours of this morning in […]

Police are warning people to be on guard from callers, claiming to have noticed problems with their houses. Officers have received a number of reports of men showing up unannounced at homes in Market Harborough in the past week. They have told occupants, mainly elderly, they need urgent work doing on their roofs, and offered […]

Police are appealing for information after a man was hit with an axe during a fight in Lutterworth town centre. It broke out at about 1am on Sunday, December the second, on High Street, with the male victim suffering a serious arm injury, and another man he was with also hurt. Officers have released CCTV […]

A pensioner who fell victim to callous distraction thieves in Market Harborough says she is ‘overwhelmed’ after being presented with a hamper full of Christmas goodies by staff at Tesco on The Square. The 83-year-old had over £3,000 taken from her bank accounts after they stole her purse when they preyed on her in a […]

The family of a Market Harborough woman seriously injured after being hit by a car are thanking people for their messages of support. Katie Tansur remains in a serious condition in hospital after the collision on Doddridge Road last Thursday evening. The 42 year old was placed in an induced coma after suffering a bleed […]

Campaigners have hired a lorry to demonstrate their concerns about construction traffic using their narrow road. The Jagger-naught tried to negotiate Kingston Way in Market Harborough yesterday afternoon – but struggled due to parked cars. The road would be used to access the site where 128 new homes are planned at Burnmill Farm. Planning permission […]

A man has been threatened at knife-point by a burglar who forced him to hand over the keys to his high performance car. The intruder smashed open the front door of his home on the Green, in Bitteswell, near Lutterworth, before ordering the homeowner to surrender the keys to the Audi RS3, that was parked […]

Welland Park Academy wants to reduce the number of new pupils it accepts. The Market Harborough school is proposing to admit 180 pupils to Year 7 from September 2020 – instead of 210. It follows a site review that has concluded the safe accommodation and effective teaching of students would be jeopardised if the number […]

A Tur Langton couple have been recognised by the Prime Minister for their tireless work in raising awareness of stalking, in memory of their daughter. Sue Hills and Clive Ruggles began the campaign after Alice Ruggles was murdered in 2016 at the hands of her obsessive ex-boyfriend, aged 24. They have been handed a ‘Points […]

A new company will takeover running Market Harborough and Lutterworth Leisure Centres next year. It’s been announced today Leicestershire-based ‘Everyone Active’ has been awarded the £600,000 contract to operate the facilities for at least the next three years. They will take-on all existing staff employed by current contractor, the Harborough District Leisure Trust and Serco […]