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A special event is to take place in Market Harborough later this month with the aim of working to reduce the use of plastics locally. It’s being supported by Eco Church, Voluntary Action South Leicestershire, Harborough District Council, Leicestershire County Council and Harborough MP Neil O’Brien. The event is taking place on Friday 26th July […]

Police are urging rural communities to look out for any suspicious activity following a sickening spate of crimes where livestock have been killed and professionally butchered in their field. The latest in a string of similar incidents happened over the weekend – when the remains of at least fifteen lambs, including one ewe, were found […]

Harborough Police Sergeant Pete Jelbert is taking on a big fundraising challenge this weekend – an Ultra Marathon! It will see him running 32 miles tomorrow and 30 on Sunday . Pete, from Market Harborough, has taken part in a number of runs over the years to raise cash for charity but this will be […]

Police have released a CCTV image of a man after a vehicle in Desborough was badly damaged when it was deliberately scratched. They want to speak to him about the incident that happened on Burdoch Way on Sunday, June 16th, at about 1.10am. Anyone with information should call officers in Northamptonshire on 101.

Free Yoga sessions in Market Harborough’s Welland Park are proving a hit. Between 80 and 90 people are regularly turning up to them on Saturday mornings. Paul Hodgetts from East Farndon leads them – he runs yoga sessions across the area through his company Two Breaths More. The sessions, for all ages and abilities, run […]

A teenage solider killed in action during World War One has been honoured after a street in his home village of Fleckney was named after him. Private Alonza Garner, who was a member of the Leicestershire Regiment, was just 19 when he died in Flanders, Belgium, in 1917, whilst charging an enemy patrol. Garner Way […]

Police have carried out a road safety operation in Market Harborough which has seen over 20 drivers facing fines. They were stopped for offences including using a mobile phone and not wearing a seatbelt. One man was also dealt with for possessing cannabis. Graham Compton from Leicestershire Police spoke to Hfm on Springfield Street, where […]

Controversial plans to remove school transport for disabled teenagers across Leicestershire have been put on hold. The County Council was due to stop providing taxis and minibuses for youngsters aged 16 to 18 with special educational needs in September. But it will now continue doing so for another year while the outcome of a legal […]

Burglars have stolen items and caused damage totalling over £1,000 at Gumley Cricket Club. They smashed open doors to the pavilion and a storage shed before stealing a mower, strimmer, generator, tools, club kit and cricket bats. The intruders even took the club’s noticeboard and urinated in the pavilion before leaving. It happened late last […]

A mobile app launched by a Market Harborough company is championing the town’s High Street. Beanser promotes local retailers and uses location software to enable users to see nearby independent shops and businesses on their mobiles. The app, which has been downloaded by over 2,000 people since being launched earlier this year, also gives people […]