Author: HFM News

A Desborough couple have got engaged live on ITV’s This Morning! James popped the question to Kara Rowlett after presenter – singer – Peter Andre – surprised her at home as part of the show’s 30th birthday. Kara, who was celebrating her 30th on the same day, was nominated for a special £2000 birthday gift for […]

A Government Planning Inspector has ruled ten houses can’t be built in Great Bowden. He’s agreed with Harborough Council – who rejected the proposal for land off Dingley Road last year – saying the homes would harm the village conservation area and the setting of nearby listed buildings and cemetery. Langton Developments had appealed the […]

A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to the return of a unique purpose-built bike that was stolen in Kibworth early this morning, just hours before its owner was due to set-off to compete in a competition on it in Northern Ireland. Thieves cut through locks to remove the silver, yellow and […]

Thieves have broken into four vans in Lubenham. They struck in the early hours of yesterday, including targeting one outside a house in Paget Road, where the lock was smashed and a Sat Nav stolen from inside. The two thieves were caught on CCTV just after 2am: Police want to hear from anyone who saw […]

Members of the Armed Forces past and present across Harborough are to get help and support from a new, dedicated council officer. Michelle Woolman-Lane will work with reservists, veterans and service families and bereaved families to ensure they can access services like healthcare and education, as well as employment,training and housing. The ‘Armed Forces Officer’ […]

Police want to hear from people that may have fallen victim to a fraudster who has been targeting the elderly in Market Harborough. In recent weeks a woman has been providing chiropodist services and is alleged to have been stealing money from customers – either taking it from their homes or under the pretense of […]

A woman has been killed after she was struck by a van on the M1 near Lutterworth early this morning. Police were called to close to junction 20 at around 3am, following reports of someone in the northbound carriageway. Leicestershire Police says it has made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office of Police Conduct […]

Market Harborough talented teenage gymnast Andrew Stamp has embarked on a trip on a lifetime. The 16-year-old will represent his country at the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, after being selected as Team GB’s only male trampolinist and one of just 42 young athletes in the squad. Andrew will compete against the world’s best 14 […]

A teenage fraudster who targeted Co-Ops across Leicestershire was caught red handed thanks to quick-thinking staff at the store in Great Glen and a fast response by Police. Workers recognised Anton Nilvos as the same person who’d been in the week before and used a cloned credit card to buy items. They told him to […]

Ram-raiders have stolen tools and caused damage totaling over £50,000 after smashing their way into the Plantool Hire shop in Lutterworth early this morning. They struck at about 5.20am, using a Mitsubishi shogun 4×4, stolen from Leicester last night, to smash a large front window of the Leicester Road premises to get in. It collided […]