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Passengers say Market Harborough’s town bus service is becoming increasing unreliable. Users of the number 33 services say they are often cancelled at short notice, leaving them waiting at bus stops for long periods of time. A number of services have been cancelled in recent weeks due to driver shortages caused by sickness. Operator Stagecoach […]

Police say ice caused several collision on the A6 Desborough bypass this morning. Officers were called to the stretch of the road close to the Braybrooke Road roundabout just before 7am. The road was closed for safety reasons. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM: “The closure relates to a series of collisions in the […]

People have been having their say on Harborough’s bus services. The Harborough Transport Action Group hosted an event at Harborough Market to get the views of passengers, who also spoke to HFM. We asked these passengers what they think of current services: Comments received by the action group are being fed-back to Leicestershire County Council, […]

Harborough Market will be transformed into a 300-seater venue this weekend as it hosts comedy events. ‘Live At The Market Hall’ will feature stand-up acts including Britain’s Got Talent star Steve Royle performing tonight, followed by a Comedy Club for kids tomorrow afternoon and another stand-up show in the evening. It’s part of Leicester Comedy […]

The plan for an 18-bed House In Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Market Harborough is being recommended for the go-ahead. Developers want to create it on Coventry Road by partly demolishing and extending a two-storey building, previously used as accommodation for Brooke House College students. 14 objections to the plan have been received by the council, […]

A new pharmacy has opened at Market Harborough Medical Centre as part of an expansion of the surgery site. It has created new jobs and includes consultation rooms for health services that can be offered there. Leicester Tigers and England rugby star Ben Youngs was the special guest at the opening ceremony. Shyam Jobanputra – […]

Efforts to tackle an increase in shoplifting in Market Harborough are continuing. Police have charged a number of people with theft offences who are now going through the court system and last week a man was jailed for stealing goods worth over £6,000 from Sainsbury’s. There were over 230 thefts from shops in Market Harborough […]

Users of a bus between Market Harborough and Fleckney are being reassured there will still be a service when the current one ends. Passengers have been left concerned after it emerged Centrebus will stop operating the number 44 service on March 16th. The route, which also serves Foxton, Kibworth and The Langtons, is subsidised by […]

A Desborough man accused of murder has appeared before Northampton Crown Court. Keiton Underwood spoke only to confirm his name during the brief hearing this morning and appeared via video link from HMP Peterborough. The 20-year-old was charged with murder after Ryan Burton from Corby died six days after being assaulted in a part in Kettering […]

An inquest has heard a man shot his wife dead before turning the gun on himself at a farm in Saddington. Rachel Harrison, 54, was discovered by a family member and a friend in a stable at Sunnydale Farm on the morning of December 15th 2023, having been shot twice in the head and once […]