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A man arrested after windows were smashed at a bar in Desborough has been released without charge. Police say the 27-year-old was questioned in connection with an incident at Bar 76 on Station Road on Friday night. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM: “This happened on 22/09 at about 9.15pm when staff refused to […]

A hotel and wedding venue in the Harborough District has shut suddenly after going out of business. Insolvency practitioners have been called in following closure of Catthorpe Manor near Lutterworth. The hotel is operated by of LW Trading (UK) Ltd and staff and people with weddings booked at the venue have taken to social media […]

Harborough District Council has appointed a new Chief Executive. John Richardson will take up the position in December after working in local government in Leicestershire for over 30 years. The role, which was advertised with a salary of over £118,000, became available after councillors last year rejected a cost-saving plan to share a Chief Executive […]

A children’s play area on a Market Harborough housing estate has been described as a ‘joke’ as it consists only of a pile of nine logs. Residents of Ashton Rise off Lubenham Hill say they never see any youngsters in the fenced-off area and were expecting much more play equipment to be installed. Residents pay […]

An environmental campaigner says he is appalled at flytipping on a business park in Market Harborough. Waste ranging from an industrial fridge and children’s toys to bags of general rubbish has been strewn across the dead-end road at Compass Point Business Park, off Northampton Road. Peter Pollak came across the mess and told HFM a […]

People in Tilton on the Hill can now hire two electric cars after Leicestershire’s first Rural Car Club was launched in the village. Harborough District Council teamed up with the Green Fox Community Energy Co-operative to set it up, including installing EV chargers in the Village Hall car park. No public transport serves Tilton and […]

Police have charged a man with drink driving after a crash on the outskirts of Market Harborough on Sunday night. One person suffered minor injuries in the two-vehicle collision on the B6047 Leicester Road, near Harborough Innovation Centre. The 36-year-old from Great Bowden will appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court next month.

Residents have pledged over £250,000 to try and save the Post Office and village shop in Medbourne from closure. A campaign was launched after the business was put up for sale, but no offers were made to retain the 100-year-old store. A group of villagers have set-up a Community Interest Company with the aim of […]

Increasing rent and business rate charges plus soaring energy costs are being blamed for the closure of a Market Harborough coffee shop. Owners of Stray’s on The Square say keeping it open would have threatened the future of its two other outlets elsewhere. The shop opened in the former Edinburgh Woollen Mill premises in 2021 […]

Police are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen in Stoke Albany. The thief removed a lock to take the red Suzuki GSX (registration number N23 OSH) from Harborough Road, sometime between 8pm on Monday and 6.30am on Tuesday. Northamptonshire Police are keen to hear from anyone who may have any information relating to […]