Author: HFM News

A flat in Market Harborough dubbed a drugs den by neighbours has been shut down by Police. It follows numerous complaints about drug use and anti-social behaviour at 9 Edwin Court on Kettering Road, which was also the sce ne of a stabbing in June. Officers secured the Closure Order from Magistrates yesterday and within […]

Two hundred headteachers and education leaders have signed an open letter to Northamptonshire County Council, criticising proposed cuts that will hit child and education services. It states the plans that include cuts to school transport and support for disabled youngsters will put the education and safeguarding of many vulnerable young people at risk. Heads of […]

A teenager has been charged with several offences after a Police Officer was hurt in Market Harborough. The 17-year-old is accused of assaulting the male officer, possessing a knife, criminal damage and racially aggravated public order following an incident late on July 9th on The Square. Police responded to several calls reporting a man with […]

Market Harborough teenage gymnast Andrew Stamp is celebrating booking a place in the final of the Youth Olympic Games. The-16-year-old is now in the running for a medal after impressing judges during qualification at the event in Argentina, that began on Monday. Andrew, a former Welland Park Academy student, is the only male trampolinist representing […]

An Estate Agent could replace a Market Harborough music shop, which has closed after trading for nearly 20 years. Plans have been announced for a change of use of the premises on St Mary’s Road, which was home to MH Music. Rogers and Co Estate Agents, currently based in Desborough, have lodged an planning application […]

A man has been jailed for six years and nine months after being found with a loaded double-barreled shotgun and class A drugs near Rothwell. Daniel Mills was arrested by Police at the service station on the westbound A14 early on August 22nd after officers stopped a car. The 37-year-old from Irthlingborough in Northamptonshire has […]

Tributes are being paid to a popular Market Harborough man who died suddenly last week, aged 53. Robin Garfield worked as a retained firefighter in Market Harborough for 28 years until 2012, was heavily involved in Harborough Theatre, both on and off the stage, and played for the town’s Rugby Club from a teenager til […]

Thieves are continuing to target vans in and around Market Harborough. The back window of a VW Caddy was targeted in Wartnaby Street, Market Harborough, early on Sunday, and a van parked on Morley Street was also damaged, as thieves smashed a lock, although no items were taken from either. Police are appealing for witnesses and […]

Harborough Council insists the plan for new Leisure Centre for Market Harborough remains on the table, despite announcing it’s to appoint a firm to continue managing the current facility for at least the next three years. It had been hoped the contract from next year would have been awarded to a company who would design, […]