Author: HFM News

BP has confirmed an Marks & Spencer Simply Food store will be built with its new petrol station in Desborough. The firm hasn’t yet said when building work on the much-needed facility – set for land off Bear Way – will start though. It was granted planning permission last week.

Plans have been announced to reduce the speed limit on some rural roads in the Harborough District, following a number of crashes. Highway bosses are proposing cutting it from 60 to 50mph on Newton Lane, Fleckney Road and Leicester Road. The reduction would also happen on Oakham Road in Tilton On The Hill. Leicestershire County […]

Electricity bosses have apologised after a power cut affected over a thousand homes and businesses in Market Harborough and Desborough last night. An high voltage underground cable fault was the blame of the outage just before 8pm. All properties had their supplies restored by 9.30.

A baling machine was destroyed after it set alight while being used in a straw-cut field in Bruntingthorpe. Three fire crews were called to the scene at 5pm yesterday and worked to stop the blaze spreading further – although around an acre of straw was also involved. A mechanical fault was blamed for starting the […]

Water pressure has returned to normal in Church Langton, after HFM reported on the issue. Villagers had been calling for action from Severn Trent Water for over three weeks, as the problem was preventing them from using electric showers. Just a day after we spoke to the company engineers were sent out and made adjustments […]

The occupants of a car escaped uninjured after it crashed and burst into flames on the A6 near Great Glen last night. Emergency services were called to the Archers Roundabout just after 10.30pm. The vehicle was left completely gutted by fire.

Plans have been announced to build 400 new homes in Kibworth. Manor Oak Homes have submitted an application for the large development on 81 acres of fields between Wistow Road and Warwick Road. There is also space set aside for a new primary school. Harborough Council will consider the plan.

Thousands turned out to enjoy the Market Harborough Food and Drink Festival over the weekend! It was the second time the event had been held in Welland Park – organisers say they an estimated 11,000 people went along. The festival included 40 food and drink stalls, with many familiar faces from the monthly Farmers’ Market […]

A building at a disused mushroom farm near Great Bowden was left badly damaged after a deliberately started fire on Saturday. Fire crews were called to the site on Welham Lane – which was the scene of an illegal rave last weekend – at 4.30pm. A large quantity of rubbish inside had been set alight […]

Harborough Town FC kick off the new UCL Premier season with a trip into Northamptonshire to face Cogenhoe United tomorrow. The Bees finished 11th last season, with 20 wins from their 42 games, and are looking to improve on that in the new campaign. But they will be without one or two familiar faces, including […]