Author: HFM News

Northamptonshire County Council is holding crisis talks today over concerns it will no longer be able to pay for services for vulnerable children and adults. It says it needs to make cutbacks as its budget shortfall could reach £70m. The authority has imposed emergency spending controls twice in half a year.

A charity has teamed up with Harborough Council so owners can be told if their pet has sadly been the victim of a road traffic accident. Cats Protection Leicester & County Branch has provided the street cleaning team with four microchip scanners, enabling them to get the details of the animal’s owners – as long […]

A campaign to deal with speeding drivers between Market Harborough and East Farndon – and in the village itself – in gaining momentum. More people have joined a recently formed Action Group and now Northamptonshire Police has pledged its support alongside the Leicestershire force – as the road straddles both counties. Some cars have been […]

Doctors across Harborough are to stop prescribing medicines and treatments if they can be bought over the counter in pharmacies and supermarkets. It will affect things like pain killers, cough medicines, hayfever tablets and coldsore treatments, although people with certain long term conditions will be exempt from the change. NHS bosses say the move – […]

The go-ahead’s been given for a new petrol station in Desborough. Kettering Council last night granted planning permission for BP to build it on land off Bear Way. The facility, which will create 15 full and part time jobs, will include a shop and be open 24 hours a day. Drivers in the town have […]

Tradesmen being warned against thieves after an incident in Market Harborough early this morning. A man was caught on CCTV opening the side door of a van parked on the driveway of a house in Fairfax Road on the Southern Estate at about 5.30am. The owner – who has fallen victim to thieves before and […]

The water company serving Harborough is losing more than a bath full of water per house per day due to leaks. Today the boss of Severn Trent Water is meeting the Environment Secretary after being summoned by Micheal Gove to explain why the firm has missed targets to stop them. Latest figures show 431.6m litres […]

Opposition councillors say a decision taken last night to limit the number of public speakers at Harborough Council planning meetings was a ‘sad day for democracy.’ From now on, just three people will be able to speak in favour of an application and three against – previously an unlimited number had been allowed. The move […]

A team of River Wardens have been recruited in Market Harborough to keep a close eye on what’s happening in the Welland. The volunteers have been trained in survey techniques to monitor the water and what’s living in it. Essentially it will help determine how clean and healthy the river is. Six members of the […]

The replacement of Harborough Town Football Club’s pitch has been delayed because of the heatwave. Contractors have been unable to lay the tarmac base for the new 3G artificial pitch because of the hot weather. It means the first team will have to play all games away from home for the first few weeks of […]