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A brother and sister from Market Harborough have raised just shy of seven hundred pounds after riding from John O’Groats to Land’s End … in their living room! Eight year old Theo and nine-year-old Milly Dunmore covered the distance of more than 1,100 miles on an exercise bike over a four week period. The money […]
The first children who’ll be taught at a new school in Market Harborough have been to visit the site. There’ll be 17 youngsters in the foundation class when Wellington Place Primary School opens on the Airfield Farm estate at the end of next month. It’s the town’s first new school in over 20 years and […]
The Classic Car Show returns to Market Harborough this Sunday (7th July). The popular event will see over 400 cars, motorbikes and vintage vehicles on display across the town centre. The show, supported by HFM, has previously attracted around 20,000 people and will be on between 10am and 4pm. Roads in and around the town […]
MP Neil O’Brien has spoken to HFM after being re-elected. The Conservative will represent the Harborough, Oadby and Wigston constituency for a third-term, having first been elected in 2017. His victory was close as he beat the Labour party candidate by just over 2,300 votes. The result has seen Mr O’Brien’s previous majority of over […]
Police are searching for a man who failed to appear in court following a serious assault at a pub in Rothwell. Kieran Peter Smith, 32, was due to be sentenced at Northampton Crown Court for causing grievous bodily harm. The incident happened at the Bluebell pub in May 2023, when the victim suffered facial injuries. […]
Neil O’Brien has been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston. It was a close contest as the Conservative beat Labour candidate Hajira Piranie by just 2,378 votes – having previously held a majority of over 17,000. Full Result: Conservative – Neil O’Brien: 18,614 Labour – Hajira Piranie: 16,236 Reform UK […]
Jazz afternoons at a Market Harborough pub are going from strength to strength. Bluehouse Jazz has been running at the Beer House on the first Sunday of the month since January 2022. It is attracting good audiences and has encouraged many local musicians to get into jazz including teenagers, as well as seeing performances from […]
A new nature reserve will be created near Market Harborough after a man donated over 50 acres of land in memory of his son. The fields either side of the A6 bypass close to Great Bowden have been gifted to the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust by Michael Adler. It will be known as ‘The […]
A man has been jailed for over ten months for his involvement in stealing a high-performance keyless car from Desborough. Police found Linas Deltuva driving the Mercedes after it was stolen from outside a house in Wedgwood Close, in the early hours of December 11th last year. The 39-year-old of Ham Meadow Drive, Northampton also […]
Armed police were deployed in Rothwell last night after reports a man had a gun. Officers were sent to an open area between Rothwell and Desborough known as ‘The Pits’ and a helicopter crew from the National Police Air Service was scrambled to assist with the search. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM: “Just […]
