Author: HFM News

The next possible steps towards a massive shake up of Leicestershire’s councils have been set out. Two options have been outlined – one would be to abolish the county council and the seven districts and replace it with one authority – the other would see two councils set-up. The County Council claim the single unitary […]

A Market Harborough man’s been charged with assault after disorder in the town centre early yesterday. The 37-year-old is accused of assaulting another man on the High Street at around 1.25am and will appear in Court later this month. Meanwhile, a 20 year old man from Fleckney has been released under investigation after being held […]

A man has today admitted endangering the lives of a family, as well as residents and staff at a care home in Husbands Bosworth. Daniel Milburn started three fires within the space of two hours late on August 29th and early on August 30th. The most serious blaze was in Mowsley Court, where the 33-year-old […]

A 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs in Market Harborough has been released under investigation. He was questioned after police recovered a gun, machete and air pistol during a drugs raid at a house on Welland Park Road on Friday, as well as a quantity of […]

School children in Market Harborough have been put on alert after an 11-year-old boy was asked if he wanted a lift by a woman in a car. It happened as the youngster was walking home from Robert Smyth Academy at around 4.20pm on Friday. The black car pulled up alongside him at the bottom on […]

Plans have been unveiled to open a Mediterranean Restaurant in the former Goodmans electrical building in Market Harborough. Murat Demirdag, the owner of the Venito Restaurant and Pizza Man takeaway in town and the Old Bank Restuarant in Rothwell, wants to spend around a quarter of a million pounds converting the shop into the venue, […]

Police officers were assaulted while making arrests after disorder in Market Harborough town centre in the early hours of yesterday. A female officer suffered an arm injury and both her and colleagues were spat at by a man. They were forced to deploy a spit hood on him as a result. The officers had been […]

A man and woman have been arrested after a stolen car was found by Police in Market Harborough. Officers say the BMW three-series was displaying false number plates. The duo – both in their 40s – were held on suspicion of stealing a motor vehicle. The car was recovered by officers.

Market Harborough’s Great British Bake-Off Winner will be the special guest at Great Bowden Church’s Bread Festival tomorrow. Frances Quinn will talking about what it was like to be on the hit TV show, her passion for good home baking, and demonstrating clever ways to use up bread. The Audience with her will take place […]

Police have recovered a gun, machete and air pistol during a drugs raid in Market Harborough today. A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, after a warrant was executed under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a house on Welland Park Road. He’s currently being […]