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People in Tilton on the Hill can now hire two electric cars after Leicestershire’s first Rural Car Club was launched in the village. Harborough District Council teamed up with the Green Fox Community Energy Co-operative to set it up, including installing EV chargers in the Village Hall car park. No public transport serves Tilton and […]

Police have charged a man with drink driving after a crash on the outskirts of Market Harborough on Sunday night. One person suffered minor injuries in the two-vehicle collision on the B6047 Leicester Road, near Harborough Innovation Centre. The 36-year-old from Great Bowden will appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court next month.

Residents have pledged over £250,000 to try and save the Post Office and village shop in Medbourne from closure. A campaign was launched after the business was put up for sale, but no offers were made to retain the 100-year-old store. A group of villagers have set-up a Community Interest Company with the aim of […]

Increasing rent and business rate charges plus soaring energy costs are being blamed for the closure of a Market Harborough coffee shop. Owners of Stray’s on The Square say keeping it open would have threatened the future of its two other outlets elsewhere. The shop opened in the former Edinburgh Woollen Mill premises in 2021 […]

Police are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen in Stoke Albany. The thief removed a lock to take the red Suzuki GSX (registration number N23 OSH) from Harborough Road, sometime between 8pm on Monday and 6.30am on Tuesday. Northamptonshire Police are keen to hear from anyone who may have any information relating to […]

A Market Harborough environmental campaigner has hit out at the Prime Minister’s decision to delay some climate change pledges. A ban on new petrol and diesel cars and phasing out gas boilers has been put back by five years, while landlords will no no longer have to meet energy efficiency targets by April 2025. Rishi […]

Market Harborough’s In Bloom volunteers are being congratulated after winning the East Midlands In Bloom competition for the second year running. The dedicated team won a gold award as they were crowned winners of the Large Town category of the contest once again. Dozens of people have congratulated the team on HFM’s Facebook page after […]

Market Harborough has won the East Midlands In Bloom competition for the second year running. The town’s In Bloom volunteers were handed a gold award and crowned winners of the Large Town category of the contest at the results ceremony in Lincolnshire this afternoon. The big win follows the visit of competition judges in July. […]

Residents in Great Easton have been left without a Post Office after the village shop closed down. The shop on High Street was temporarily closed during August for a refurbishment and its doors are now shut again. A Post Office spokesperson told HFM: “The shop where Great Easton Post Office was based has closed. “The […]