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Some popular faces from TV and film will be in Market Harborough this Sunday. The Comic Con is returning to the Market Hall following the success of the inaugural family event last year, which attracted thousands of visitors. The free-to-enter event from 10am – 3pm will be full of everything to do with film and […]

Candidates who will be standing at the General Election across the HFM Region have been confirmed. Candidates standing in the various constituencies in alphabetical order are below: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston constituency Danuta Jeeves (Reform UK) Phil Knowles (Liberal Democrats) Robin Lambert (Social Democratic Party) Neil O’Brien (Conservative) Hajira Piranie (Labour) Darren Woodiwiss (Green Party) […]

Over 100 people turned out to hear from Harborough’s General Election candidates last night. The hustings event was held at the Methodist Church, having been organised by Churches Together In Harborough. All six candidates hoping to become the next Member of Parliament for the Harborough, Oadby and Wigston constituency were in attendance -Danuta Jeeves (Reform […]

Police are investigating after a teenage girl was seriously sexually assaulted in Market Harborough. The incident happened in the area of Compass Point Business Park off Northampton Road, on Tuesday evening. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police told HFM: “Officers are investigating a report of a serious sexual assault in Market Harborough. “The incident was reported […]

General Election candidates will go head-to-head at a hustings event in Market Harborough tonight. All six candidates standing in the Harborough, Oadby and Wigston constituency will be there to answer questions from the audience. The event will take place at the Methodist Church from 7pm. The hustings event has been organised by Churches Together In […]

A Market Harborough business owner has hit out at council officials after being ordered to remove signs from near his shop. They had been up near Randalls sweet shop on Adam and Eve Street for over four years, but were deemed out-of-keeping with the area and without the necessary permissions. Harborough District Council launched an […]

Police are appealing for information after a Labour election campaign banner was set on fire in Market Harborough. It had been put up on the side of a garage in Selby Close on the Southern Estate and was targeted late on Sunday or during the early hours of Monday. Luckily the fire did not take […]

A series of recommendations have been made after a freak storm saw hailstones the size of golf balls rain down on Kibworth. Leicestershire County Council has published a Flood Investigation Report after cars and homes were damaged and properties flooded, when five weeks of rain fell in less than two hours. It happened on July […]

Rail bosses say there are ‘no imminent plans’ to further investigate re-opening the railway between Market Harborough and Northampton. An on-going campaign is calling for the link between the two towns to be restored, to open up a new north/south national rail corridor, linking the Midland Mainline with the West Coast main line. The British […]

Potholes are being filled and other defects fixed in the Sainsbury’s car park in Market Harborough. The retailer has been carrying out the work in the area off Springfield Street, following complaints from customers about the poor condition of the surfaces. Harborough District Council, which manages the car park, had also been pushing for action. […]