Author: HFM News

No charges are to be brought against man arrested after a burglary at a Kibworth shop. The 33-year-old had been under investigation following the early morning raid at Select Convenience, in High Street in March, during which thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco were stolen. Police say he’s been released with no […]

A driver’s been taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after a crash at the Billesdon crossroads. Emergency services were called to the A47/B6047 junction just after 7am, to deal with the  collision, involving two cars. Firefighters cut the roof off a Renault Clio to release the woman. The driver of the other car – […]

Over £70,000 of National Lottery Funding is coming to the Harborough District. Groups to benefit from the of the Big Lottery Fund cash are: South Leicestershire Mobile Toy Library – given £9,531, so it can help children with additional needs. Great Glen Parish Council – awarded £4,950, to run a sport and fitness club for […]

Police have named a man who died in a crash on the A14 near Welford last month. Gordon Millward, 55, from Stockport in Greater Manchester, was a passenger in a van that was involved in collision with a lorry on the eastbound carriageway, close to Junction One. Police are still appealing for witnesses to the […]

Forty shops and businesses in Market Harborough are displaying work by talented local artists in their windows throughout this month. The Art Windows Trail has been organised by the Harborough Artists Cluster, with the support of independent traders in the town centre. Paintings, textile pieces, photography and sculpture are among those on display. Leaflets detailing […]

Police have arrested a man in connection with an armed robbery at the Spar Shop in Market Harborough earlier this year. The 33-year-old has been questioned about the incident on January the 13th, when staff at the Coventry Road store were threatened with a knife before cash and cigarettes were stolen. Another man, who was […]

Council bosses are investigating after a massive pile of rubbish was flytipped on a country lane. Containing garden waste, plastic children’s equipment and even a metal dustbin – it completely blocked the road between Burton Overy and Carlton Curlieu The rubbish is being sifted through by Harborough Council, in a bid to find evidence of […]

The organiser of Truck Pull charity events in Market Harborough and Medbourne has gone on trial accused of fraud. Leicester Crown Court’s heard Gary Gardner held the first in Medbourne in 2013 and then in Market Harborough the following two years, in aid of the trust fund set-up for the son of murdered soldier Lee […]

A Mobile Library vehicle that serves villages in the Harborough District has been written off, after being deliberately set on fire early this morning. Fire crews were called to the car park of Lutterworth Library just before 3.30am to deal with the blaze. Leicestershire County Council operate the vehicle and say hundreds of books have […]

Organisers of the Harborough Carnival are hosting an Open Meeting tonight to get feedback from this year’s event. A new Committee took over the running of it and introduced new things – they want to hear opinions good and bad to help them plan for 2019. The meeting is on from 7pm at the Angel […]