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A 1940’s weekend is taking place at Harborough Market to celebrate the upcoming 80th anniversary of VE Day. There is plenty going on at the Market Hall and on the Square today and tomorrow, including vintage trader stalls, live music, vintage vehicles and the chance to ride a vintage ferris wheel. Today (Saturday) you can […]

Reform UK have taken control of both North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council from the Conservatives. In the north, the party won 39 seats and will now enjoy a large majority on the authority. The Conservatives won 14 seats, the Green Party secured 8, Labour won 4 seats, the Liberal Democrats secured 1 and […]

The Range has opened a new superstore in Market Harborough. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening after the homeware retailer moved into the former Homebase premises on Springfield Street. People queued up outside ahead of the opening this morning, with the first customers through the doors winning prizes. The Range’s parent company bought a […]

Tributes are being paid to a dedicated Harborough councillor who has died aged 82. Barbara Johnson had represented Market Harborough on Harborough District Council for 18 years and served time as the authority’s Chairman. She was also president of the town’s Royal British Legion and was involved in many community groups. Cllr Johnson died following […]

Winning candidates have been speaking to HFM after local election results were announced. The Conservatives lost control of Leicestershire County Council after 24 years and the authority is now ‘hung,’ as no party got enough seats to secure a majority. Reform UK has become the largest political group on the council after securing 25 seats, […]

The Conservatives have lost control of Leicestershire County Council after 24 years. The authority is now in no overall control, although Reform UK just fell short of securing the numbers needed to form a majority. In the Harborough District, Reform UK won two seats, taking the Broughton Astley and Bruntingthorpe divisions off the Conservatives. The […]

Streetlighting has been upgraded outside Sainsbury’s in Market Harborough. The supermarket giant has acted after safety concerns were raised by customers that areas of the car park were dark, as a number of the previous ageing lights had stopped working. New LED lighting has been installed across the car park off Springfield Street. The retailer […]

Police say a lorry driver was not seriously injured after their vehicle overturned on the A47 early this morning. The crash happened on near Skeffington just before 2am and no other vehicles were involved. The incident led to the closure of the road between the B6047 Billesdon crossroads and Tugby for several hours, to allow […]

A Market Harborough shop owner gave chase to a thief who stole her day’s takings. The man posed as a customer at Hanworth, before grabbing around £500 in cash and running out of the shop on Adam and Eve Street. Owner Rose Jarvis chased him along an alleyway beside her shop, across St Mary’s Road […]

A burglar smashed their way into a bakery store in Market Harborough during the early hours of today. The intruder got into Butterwick on Church Street after breaking glass in the front door. A small amount of cash was stolen from the till and the burglar also opened a charity tin, but it was empty. […]