Author: HFM News

Two major housing developments are set for the final go-ahead tonight. David Wilson Homes wants to build 150 homes off Kilby Road in Fleckney and 195 on Fleckney Road in Kibworth. Harborough councillors are being recommended to grant full planning permission.

Plans to build five houses on a park area, at the back of the Hanbury Centre on Stonton Road in Church Langton, have been refused by Harborough Council. Planning bosses say the development would have resulted in significant harm to the local community.

A section of the canal towpath in Market Harborough popular with walkers is to close for nearly a year. The 100 metre stretch off Leicester Road will shut on May 8th. It’s to allow a new bridge to be built as part of the Airfield Farm Housing Development.

The Spirit of Harborough event is returning for a second year! A day showcasing the town’s alcohol and food producers will be held on Saturday, May 26th. Organisers promise it will be twice as big as last year, with a special market on The Square and town-wide trail. More details HERE

Police discovered a cannabis factory when they raided a house in Logan Street, Market Harborough, this morning. Over 50 plants in the latter stages of growth were found in upstairs rooms and the loft – a 31-year-old man has been arrested. The plants, together with various drugs paraphernalia, have been seized by officers.

A group formed to support project in Welland Valley villages will hold its latest event on Saturday evening. The Church Langton Musical Concert at St Peter’s Church will raise funds for the church roof repairs, after three thefts of lead last year, the cost of the repairs is in excess of £100,000. It’ll feature Janette […]

The Chancellor has visited the district to discuss topics including Brexit. Phillip Hammond was at a dinner attended by about 100 invited guests at Kilworth House, after being invited by Harborough MP Neil O’Brien.            

The only bus linking Market Harborough with Corby and villages in-between is being scrapped at the end of May. Northamptonshire County Council is ending its subsidy for the 67 service and the bus operator says it will not continue running it.

Three people in Market Harborough are celebrating winning a thousand pounds each on the People’s Postcode Lottery! Residents in Picks Close on the Ashley Way Estate were the lucky ones to be picked out of the thousands of postcodes in the UK, when the daily prize draw was made yesterday!

Thieves have stolen a seven foot tall bronze statue of a stag from Horninghold Hall. It’s thought it would have taken at least four people to carry away the life-size statue and load it onto a vehicle, as it’s extremely heavy. The theft happened sometime late last night or during the early hours of today […]