Author: HFM

Leicestershire Police are continuing to hunt down heartless thieves who stole a badger cub from a Harborough animal rescue centre a week ago. The young, female badger was taken from the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital last Monday night after undergoing months of rehabilitation there. Wire cutters were used to access the enclosure – and anyone who […]

The recently formed ‘Sustainable Harborough Community’ is inviting you to its inaugural event this Sunday morning, July 25th. The group is doing a litter pick in Welland Park as it aims to make the town look good – as well as giving you chance to get to meet others campaigning for a ‘Greener’ Harborough. They’ll […]

As we enjoy our first weekend without Coronavirus restrictions, the Leader of Harborough District Council says we must continue to be cautious whilst infections remain high. In The Harborough District, COVID-19 case rates remain at between two and four hundred per 100,000 people. It’s as a new local campaign to “Get vaxxed and enjoy being […]

This year’s winner of a special award, which was set up in memory of the much-loved founder of a Harborough-based marketing agency, has been announced. The ‘Alastair Campbell Marketing Mentor Award’ is given annually to a third-year student on one of Leicester De Montfort University’s marketing courses. Each year entrants are challenged to submit a […]

A brave Market Harborough man is beginning an epic journey on B-roads by motorbike today – to raise money for charities which have helped him. 34-year-old Ben Johnson, who’s battling cancer, is taking the scenic route from John O’Groats to Lands End with fellow biker Wesley Butler – a distance of around 1,300 miles. He’s […]

With mental health issues becoming an increasing concern since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic last year, the leader of the opposition on Harborough District Council is urging members of the public to take part in a new consultation. The survey by ‘Step Up to Great Mental Health, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland’ focuses on proposals […]

The Market Harborough Parkrun is restarting in Welland Park this Saturday – after an absence of almost eighteen months. Originally the 5k adult event was due to resume on 26th June – but got delayed when the Government put back its lifting of all remaining Coronavirus restrictions by one month. Nevertheless – as with the […]

Whilst the festive season may still be months away, work has already begun to create The Harborough Crochet Christmas Tree! When three members of a local Women’s Institute heard about a twenty foot tall Christmas tree in Trivento in Italy, made from crocheted “granny squares” on a large cone, they decided Market Harborough should have […]

With the easing of restrictions around COVID-19 meaning more people from the HFM area are heading off on holiday, local food banks have reported a worrying drop in donations. They say shelves in Market Harborough, Kibworth, Lutterworth and other South Leicestershire foodbanks are beginning to empty. At the same time, demand for them is starting […]

With the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics this Friday, July 23rd, excitement is mounting for a former Market Harborough schoolboy. Dylan Fletcher, who was a pupil at Robert Smyth Academy, is again representing Great Britain as part of our sailing team. This time he’s teamed up with old rival Stuart Bithell to ‘go for […]