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Opposition is mounting to revised plans for 85 new homes between two Market Harborough housing estates. The proposals are for land between Farndale View and Farndon Fields, where developers are making a second attempt to secure planning permission. The original plans were rejected by Harborough District Council in April after councillors raised concerns about flooding […]

A car was badly damaged after bursting into flames on the A14 near Rothwell this morning. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called shortly before 8.10am to reports of a car fire between junctions 5 and 4 on the westbound carriageway. Two fire crews attended and found the vehicle on fire in a layby. Firefighters […]

A tiny pair of bespoke boots is helping a bird recover after it was hit by a car. The whitethroat was taken to the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth after being found stunned in the road following the collision. The people who found the bird noticed its feet had curled up and it was unable […]

Plans to transform a former bowls pavilion in Market Harborough into a community hub have received a funding boost. Harborough District Council has awarded £128,000 towards the project, which will initially fund major repairs to the building in Welland Park. The money has come from developer contributions for improvements to community facilities. The wider project […]

More than 680 homes and businesses are without electricity in Market Harborough and Little Bowden. The Ashley Way estate, Riverside Industrial Estate and Welland Business Park are among the areas affected by the outage, first reported just after 10.15am today. National Grid Electricity Distribution says a high-voltage fault on a power line is to blame. […]

Floral tributes have been left outside a much-loved Market Harborough shop following the death of its owner Jim Gilbert. Bouquets and messages have been placed outside Frank Gilbert Housewares on the High Street, where Jim served generations of customers for more than 50 years. One card attached to a bouquet reads: “RIP Mr Gilbert. Will […]

Market Harborough students are celebrating some of the town’s best-ever GCSE results. Both Welland Park Academy and Robert Smyth Academy have reported strong pass rates, with students at both schools pleased with their achievements. Students at Welland Park told HFM they were pleased with their results: Students at Robert Smyth Academy also spoke to HFM […]

Tributes are being paid to a much-loved Market Harborough shopkeeper who has been remembered as a brilliant retailer and local legend. Lifelong Harborough resident Jim Gilbert ran Frank Gilbert Housewares for more than 50 years, following the opening of the shop by his parents in 1948. Jim, who was working at the shop until recently, […]

A Market Harborough man who told a young girl she was attractive and asked to kiss her is due to be sentenced next month. Paul Cockerill, 63, of Thornborough Close, appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court yesterday after previously admitting engaging in sexual communication with a child under 16. He was arrested on The Square in […]

Work to improve one of the main routes in and out of Market Harborough has started today. The £1.9 million programme on Rockingham Road is aimed at reducing congestion, improving walking and cycling routes and modernising junctions and traffic signals. The first phase has started at the Gores Lane junction, where an additional lane will […]