Author: HFM News

Plans have been unveiled to demolish flats in Market Harborough so affordable family housing can be built in their place. Waterloo Housing Group is behind the proposal for off Leicester Road – adjacent to the ambulance station. The current building – known as Rosehill – contains eight flats but is considered no longer fit for […]

It’s the middle of a heatwave, but gritters are out on Leicestershire’s roads! They’ve been drafted in to spread granite on ones which are in danger of melting because of the continued hot temperatures. Those in exposed areas or that have been recently resurfaced are getting the treatment. They include Medbourne Road in Hallaton, Brookfield […]

A Legal action launched in a bid to stop the closure of Desborough Library heads to court today. Solicitors acting on behalf of the family of a young girl who regularly uses the facility have secured the Judicial Review into Northamptonshire County Council’s decision to shut it later this year – along with 20 others […]

Robbers have stolen cash after threatening owners of The George pub in Great Oxendon with a knife and screwdriver during the early hours of this morning. Police say three men broke into the pub on Harborough Road at around 4am. It’s believed they made off in a vehicle. No-body was hurt, although the occupants have […]

Sales and profits at Market Harborough-based Joules have risen strongly, at a time when other store chains and clothes brands are suffering. Figures released today show sales were up 18.4% in the year to the end of May – reaching almost £186m. Pre-tax profits meanwhile did even better, up 28.5% at £13m. Overseas sales now […]

More than 90% of people who took part in a Residents’ Survey say they are satisfied with their local area. 900 people responded to Harborough Council – with nearly three quarters saying they are happy with the way the authority runs things – higher than the national average of 66%. Just over half (56%) of […]

All equipment from the shut Market Harborough Brewery is to be auctioned. Tanks, casks and Kegs are among the items going under the hammer – as well as the trading name. Liquidators have instigated the sale – with offers being invited in the region of £12,000 A crowded beer market was blamed for the closure […]

Firefighters have come to the rescue of a distressed Mum in Desborough. They were called after her six-week-old baby twins got locked in a bedroom at their house on the Hill Top estate, because of a faulty door handle. The crew managed to quickly gain access yesterday and say the babies were safe and well […]

Police are pledging to take tough action against drivers using the road between East Farndon and Market Harborough as a racetrack. Officers say some cars have been travelling at very high speed, mounting the pavement and going the wrong way round the roundabout at the junction with Freshmen Way. They fear someone could be seriously […]

Northamptonshire County Council has imposed emergency spending controls for the second time this year. The section 114 notice bans all new expenditure, with the exception of statutory services for protecting vulnerable people. Two government-appointed commissioners are running the Authority, with one calling its finances “truly perilous”. There’s a potential budget shortfall in this current financial year […]