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A controlled explosion has been carried out by Army Bomb Disposal experts after an unexploded World War II Hand Grenade was discovered near Kibworth Harcourt at lunchtime. The alarm was raised just after midday by anglers Tony Randall and Ian Nicholson, who were magnet-fishing in the canal off Wistow Road. Tony told Hfm what happened: […]

Students at the Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough have raised over £2,000 for charity after taking part in a 24 hour sports marathon. Over 100 took part in 12 different sports during the ‘lock-in’ event, held in aid of Headway, which works to improve the lives of people who have suffered a brain injury. […]

A developer is to fight to build up to 22 homes opposite the cricket ground in Kibworth Beauchamp. The plan for off Fleckney Road was refused by Harborough Council because it went against the Kibworth Villages Neighbourhood Plan. But John Littlejohn Designer Homes is appealing that, meaning a government inspector will review it.  

There are assurances there will be no impact locally, if Harborough Council starts providing Grounds Maintenance services in Rutland. A proposed three-year deal worth £272,000 would see its contractor FCC Environment also working for Rutland County Council. New staff would be taken on and extra equipment bought to ensure the service across the Harborough District […]

Firefighters prevented a fire from spreading to a house in Sutton Bassett late last night. They were called at 11.15pm and found the Land Rover Discovery Sport well-alight on the driveway of the property on Main Street. The vehicle was left badly damaged and there was minor damage to the front of a garage. An […]

A Market Harborough butchers shop that closed last month after trading for over 60 years is to re-open. ‘The Meat Room’ has taken on the lease of the premises on Church Square and will spend £50,000 refurbishing it ahead of opening in mid-April. The firm has three other shops, in Leamington Spa, Warwick and Twickenham, […]

A woman was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill following an incident in Market Harborough yesterday afternoon. Police were called to a house in King’s Road just after 4pm, following reports somebody was armed with a knife inside. Officers armed with taser stun-guns were among those sent to the scene. The woman, in […]

A van stolen on Friday has been recovered, thanks to eagle-eyed villagers in Hallaton. The white Mercedes Sprinter was spotted parked up in the village, after being taken from Kilby in the early hours. Some people had heard the appeal for sightings of the van, that was made on Hfm, and alerted the owner to […]

Another offensive weapon has been taken off the streets after Police seized a large truncheon from a house in Houghton On The Hill. It was discovered while officers were making an arrest over the weekend. Last week a machete was discovered and seized at a property on Welland Park Road, Market Harborough, while officers were […]

A major project to replace three miles of aging metal water pipes in Market Harborough with new plastic ones has begun today. Severn Trent Water is working under the railway bridge on Rockingham Road, which is closed to traffic for up to a week. Engineers are digging trial holes to determine exactly which route the […]