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An investigation is underway after a car-key burglary in Market Harborough. Three men were involved in the theft of the BMW X3M from Burghley Close, just before 7pm yesterday. CCTV footage supplied to HFM shows the men arriving at the house and knocking on the door, before going round the back to break-in and steal […]

A man from Desborough has been jailed for four years for child sex offences. Kevin House pleaded guilty to three counts of arranging/facilitating the commission of a child sex offence, possessing extreme pornography and making an indecent image of a child. An investigation was launched by Northamptonshire Police in November 2018 after intelligence was received […]

North Northamptonshire Council has scrapped its target to be carbon neutral by 2030. The Reform UK-run authority has instead decided to push it back by two decades to 2050, coinciding with the UK government’s legally binding target. A report highlighted that, despite slight reductions being made in recent years, the authority had not yet hit […]

Long-awaited work to upgrade streetlighting in Market Harborough town centre will begin later this month. Leicestershire County Council will replace 50 of the aging and obsolete wall-mounted sodium lights with energy-efficient LED lamps. Several of the lights have been broken for over 18 months prompting safety concerns, as roads and pavements are dark in some […]

Over 9,000 people have now signed a petition opposing any expansion of Leicester into the county – as part of local government reorganisation. It was launched by Harborough MP Neil O’Brien amid fears a change of the city’s boundaries would mean higher taxes and more development for the areas affected – like around Great Glen. […]

A new Sainsbury’s Local convenience store is set to open in Market Harborough early next month. It will be the first shop on the Wellington Place housing estate and be located within a ‘local centre’ on Harvest Road. The food retailer is creating 16 jobs by opening the store and a Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “We […]

Three men were caught red-handed fly-tipping thanks to a quick-thinking Harborough farmer who blocked their escape with hay bales. Police were called to a field near Tilton on the Hill just after 11pm yesterday, after the group arrived in a van and started dumping plasterboard. The farmer, who spotted their bright yellow vehicle after tending […]

Security fencing has been placed around the site of the former Aldi store in Market Harborough after the discount retailer relocated to new premises. The move means the car park area outside the former base on Springfield Street, adjacent to the Waitrose store, is no longer accessible. It is not yet known if a new […]

An trial that saw streetlights across Leicestershire dimmed is set to be made permanent after it saved over £500,000. Most lights were reduced to 30% brightness between 8pm and 7am during the 18-month trial, from January last year to this June. The county council say no formal complaints were made and there was no evidence […]

Market Harborough Building Society has announced plans to redevelop its historic base in the town centre. It wants to create four self-contained flats on the upper floors of Welland House on The Square and significantly expand the branch area on the ground floor. A further apartment is planned for another area of the ground floor, […]