Author: HFM News

Thieves have stolen goods worth around £30,000 after smashing their way into Diamond Mowers in Market Harborough. The ram-raid happened at 12.20am today at the shop in Sutton Court, off Bath Street. A Lexus car was used to reverse into the front of the premises several times and four masked thieves then stole a large […]

Disabled rights campaigners are calling for a crossing to be retained at Market Harborough Railway Station until new lifts and a bridge are built next year. The so-called ‘barrow crossing’ – used to take people in wheelchairs across the tracks to the southbound platform – is set to be removed next month. The Harborough District […]

No further action is to be taken against three men arrested after a ram-raid at the Co-Op in Desborough. The trio were questioned about the raid in February in which the ATM was stolen from the store on Gladstone Street and released under investigation. Detectives say no charges are to be brought against the trio […]

An investigation’s been launched after a Market Harborough youngster choked on a crisp his parents say had a metal spring wrapped around it. Three-year-old Preston Green was eating Wheat Crunchies at home on Wednesday when he started gagging. His Mum smacked him on the back and part of the crisp, with the two-inch coil around […]

Fashion retailer Fat Face is set to make a return to Market Harborough – after suddenly shutting its shop nine months ago. The national chain is proposing to move into the former Bensons For Beds premises on the High Street, which has stood empty since April. No details have been released as to when the […]

Harborough’s MP is urging council bosses to reject a controversial plan for 400 new homes in Kibworth. Neil O’Brien says the fact the proposal for 81 acres of fields between Wistow Road and Warwick Road is in contravention of a recently-adopted Neighbourhood Plan, is a strong enough reason for permission to be refused. Manor Oak […]

A burglar stole a large amount of spirits after breaking into The Square Café Bar in Market Harborough overnight. He forced open the front door just before 1.50am. CCTV footage shows the man, who was wearing a scarf over his face, taking bottles from the bar and leaving, before returning minutes later with a large […]

Students and staff are celebrating good A Level results at Market Harborough’s Robert Smyth Academy. Nearly 300 grades were A* to B and over 100 A* or A. Overall the results are on-par with last year, with around three quarters of all grades being between A* and C. It’s the first set of results since […]

A man’s been arrested on suspicion of sexual communication with a child following an incident in Lutterworth yesterday. Police were called to the Crescent Road area at 2.15pm, following concerns raised about a man approaching children. A 20-year-old man from Kettering is being questioned and remains in custody.

The son of a Market Harborough man who lost his battle with cancer last year is on the final leg of a big fundraiser. Darren Hart is riding from John O’Groats to Land’s End, a distance of over 1,000 miles, to raise cash for the Loros Hospice – where Peter was cared for before he […]