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The family of teenager who died in a crash near Desborough have paid tribute to him. Reece Armer has been described as ‘a wonderful young man with a bright future ahead of him.’ The 19-year-old from Desborough died in the early hours of Sunday, after his Suzuki Swift car left the B576 Harborough Road near […]

An author from Clipston has been shortlisted for a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Emily-Jane Clark is one of just six people nominated in the Books for Younger Readers Category of the book retailer’s awards, after publishing her first book last year. ‘The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom: Attack of the Vampire Sheep is the hilarious story […]

A former deputy head at Leicester Grammar School in Great Glen has been banned from teaching for at least two years after having a relationship with an ex- pupil. The Teaching Regulation Agency ruled James Rich’s behaviour amounted to unacceptable professional conduct. A panel found he had favoured the female pupil over classmates and started […]

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork is to have a new parole hearing after successfully challenging a decision to keep him behind bars. It comes after the Parole Board said in December he was too much of a risk to be released and must stay in prison. The 63-year-old is serving life for raping and strangling 15-year-olds Lynda […]

Market Harborough’s annual SwiMarathon fundraiser is returning this March. Over 20 teams have already signed up to be part of the big event at Harborough Leisure Centre and there is still the chance for others to do the same. The fun event organised by Market Harborough Rotary Club and supported by HFM will beheld over […]

A man questioned after a group of immigrants were found in the back of a lorry near Lutterworth has been released with no further action. Police arrested the 37-year-old after being called to the Magna Park industrial estate last Thursday. The people discovered in the trailer were taken into the care of the Home Office […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage driver died in a crash near Desborough in the early hours of yesterday. The 19-year-old man was driving a blue Suzuki Swift car which left the B576 Harborough Road and came to rest on a grassed area outside the Travel Plaza Hotel, just after 2.30am. He was […]

HFM is celebrating 17 years of full-time broadcasting today. The radio station launched on The Square in Market Harborough at 11am on February 10th 2007, following a number of short-term broadcasts. HFM continues to be at the heart of the community, thanks to the dedicated team working on-air and behind-the-scenes, businesses who sponsor and advertise, […]

Violence against prison officers has soared since the pandemic with 23 attacks a day recorded last year across England and Wales. At HMP Gartree near Market Harborough, there were 54 assaults on staff between January and September 2023 – an average of one a week. The figures was 55 for the whole of the previous […]

Drivers are being urged to think where they park after a fire engine got stuck between cars in Rothwell while on an emergency call. The appliance was trying to negotiate parked vehicles in the Market Square and firefighters had to continue to the scene of the 999 call on foot, carrying equipment. Luckily the alert […]