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Police are investigating the death of a woman in Market Harborough. Officers were called to an address in Andrew Macdonald Close on Friday morning and later arrested a woman on suspicion of a drugs offence, as part of their on-going enquiries. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told HFM: “Just after 7.45am on Friday (22 August) […]

A man was arrested on suspicion of attempted wounding with intent after a car was allegedly driven at another man in Rothwell town centre. Police were called to Bell Hill just after 11pm on Saturday after a verbal altercation in a pub spilled out into a car park. The 36-year-old man from Corby was also […]

Poundland is to close its store in Market Harborough. The discount retailer is not renewing the lease on its premises in the Commons Car Park. The store has been open for nearly four years and although a closing date has not been announced, it is understood to be sometime in October. A number of Poundland […]

Two people arrested after a woman was seriously injured in a crash on the A14 near Naseby have been released on bail. An man aged 18 from Sutton Coldfield was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving with no insurance, while an 18-year-old woman from Walsall was held  on suspicion […]

Two people were arrested after a woman was seriously injured in a crash on the A14 near Naseby this afternoon. She was a rear seat passenger in a white Ford 4×4 that left the westbound carriageway, travelled up an embankment and came to rest in a field. The crash happened between junctions two and one […]

The Leicestershire County Show is returning to the Market Harborough Showground for the Bank Holiday Weekend. Thousands of people are set to enjoy the two-day event which will celebrate all aspects of rural life and include a sheep show, sheepdog demonstrations, dog show, vintage tractors, classic cars, steam engines and craft marquees. The County Show […]

Drivers of construction vehicles heading to and from the site of a new prison near Market Harborough have been accused of flouting rules. There are claims they are travelling through the town centre, with one worker telling HFM he has seen a marked increase in the number of cement mixer and quarry-type vehicles using the […]

Two fundraising busking events are taking place under the Old Grammar School in Market Harborough town centre this weekend. There are performances this afternoon to support 14-year-old Daisy Dale’s forthcoming humanitarian trip to Cambodia and tomorrow musicians and singers will be raising money for LOROS Hospice. Sunday’s music between 1 and 4pm will feature artists […]

Harborough District Council will hold an extraordinary meeting over mounting concerns about the possible expansion of Leicester city’s boundaries. The controversial move is being suggested by Leicester City Council as part of its proposal for local government re-organisation in Leicestershire. Opposition Conservative councillors at HDC have secured the meeting after Leicester Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby […]

Thousands of people are descending on the grounds of Kelmarsh Hall for this year’s Shambala Festival. The four-day music and performing arts event is celebrating its 25th anniversary and is set to attract around 15,000 festival-goers across the weekend. Many people have arrived in Market Harborough by train and have been taken to festival site […]