Author: HFM

Registrations have opened if you’d like to be part of one of the big summer events in Market Harborough town centre. The annual Classic Car Show is back on Sunday 5th July – from 10am to 4pm – with a range of classic and vintage cars, motorcycles, scooters and commercial vehicles due to be on […]

Harborough Police and the District Council are reminding residents who need to get rid of rubbish from their homes to beware of unlicensed carriers who take your money but then fly-tip it in our countryside. Householders are legally responsible for any waste produced on their property and have a ‘duty of care’ to check that […]

Two people have been treated for their injuries by East Midlands Ambulance Service – after an accident which closed the A6 in Market Harborough early this morning. Emergency services were rushed to the scene at around 05.40am following a collision involving a van, two other vehicles and two horses at the A6 junction with Kettering […]

An accolade which celebrates equality, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace and beyond has been awarded to Harborough District Council. The LGBT+ Inclusion Award recognises good practice and the advancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender inclusion for organisations across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Earlier this month, Harborough District Council again flew the rainbow flag […]

Ambitious plans to modernise the interior of a Grade One listed church in Market Harborough will be on display there this Saturday (29th February). The proposed scheme to make St Dionysius in the town centre “more accessible to everyone” includes the removal of the rest of its old pews, a new kitchen and new toilets, […]

Seventeen community groups across the Harborough  district are celebrating a cash windfall totalling nearly £70,000. Among those to benefit are Harborough Community Bus – awarded £5,000 towards a new vehicle. Market Harborough Fixers Club have also been handed the same amount for a project to encourage people to recycle and repair – and those who look […]

It’s been revealed that a major fire safety scheme at a complex of 75 flats in Market Harborough will force tenants to move out of their homes for up to two months. Waterloo Housing says “specialist fire safety works” at Edwin Court have become necessary because it doesn’t meet new government regulations introduced after the […]

There’s another “After Hours” event in Market Harborough today (Friday 6th September). It’s the latest in a series of late night shopping evenings organised by Harbs Collective – aimed at promoting local, independent retailers. This time it coincides with “Street Food Market Harborough” – hosted by Canteen UK – which will be happening in The […]

There’s an appeal for witnesses to an incident which has badly damaged the perimeter fencing at Harborough Show Ground. Tyre marks at the scene suggest a vehicle was driven at speed off Gallowfield Road into the fence – but no one has come forward to admit responsibility. The damage was spotted by ‘Harborough at War’  […]

Residents across the Harborough district are being encouraged to join a scheme to save money on their gas and electricity bills. A new Harborough District Council initiative called ‘Switch & Save’ has been launched – which it says can help householders save money by switching to lower energy tariffs as part of a group. It […]