Author: HFM

The owner of a Market Harborough bike shop – which was targeted during an early morning raid on its premises yesterday – says the Town’s drugs problem may be partly to blame. Two bikes were stolen from George Halls Cycles on Northampton Road when a pallet was used to smash through the front window. CCTV […]

Firefighters are still damping down at the scene of a blaze in Rushton – after the fire at a waste transfer station in Oakley Road. Crews from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service were called out at 10.28pm on Tuesday night (23rd July) to tackle the blaze – which involves a large quantity of recycling waste. […]

Aldo Zilli has been added to the line-up of celebrity chefs set to appear at this summer’s ‘Market Harborough Food and Drink Festival’. The Italian restaurateur will be doing culinary demonstrations alongside Stephanie Moon on Sunday the 4th of August at Welland Park. The festival – which last year won a national award for best […]

Harborough’s MP and the Conservative Leader of Harborough District Council have joined the chorus of congratulations to Boris Johnson on becoming the UK’s next Prime Minister. Mr Johnson takes over from Theresa May today, after receiving twice as many votes from Tory party members as his rival Jeremy Hunt. Neil O’Brien MP says he’s sure […]

Police are appealing for help from the public after a burglary at a Market Harborough food store. Officers were called to the Tesco Express in Rockingham Road during the early hours of Sunday morning after reports of a break-in. It’s believed a group of up to five people got into the premises using a chainsaw […]

“An exciting summer of soaring” is being promised – as the British Gliding Team tries to get more women and girls interested in the sport. With the World Championships on the way, Team GB is backing the #ChangeTheGame campaign which celebrates female athletes and women’s sport. It’ll be running a women’s coaching week at the […]

There’s good news for anyone who cycles to catch a train in Market Harborough – a hundred extra bike spaces have been promised there. It follows a recent visit to the new look station by Rail Minister, Andrew Jones. Harborough’s MP, Neil O’Brien, requested the extra capacity because an increasing number of residents are now […]

Northamptonshire Police and Trading Standards officials have been distributing advice leaflets to food outlets and shoppers as their investigation into illegal sheep butchery continues. “Operation Stock” is investigating a number of cases of illegal slaughter and butchery of sheep and lambs across the county this month, including recent incidents in Kelmarsh and Clipston. The possibility […]