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Market Harborough Building Society is spending £2m buying six brand new homes for people in need of housing. It is thought to be the first affordable housing scheme of its kind in the country, with the society handing the homes over to housing association Platform. The first three homes are in Lutterworth and have been […]

Market Harborough’s Eco Village is celebrating its third birthday. The shopping outlet and eatery on St Mary’s Road continues to be a beacon of sustainability in the town, providing eco-friendly products and locally-sourced food and drink. Operated as a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, Beth Awdry and Beth Lambert set up the Eco Village – soon […]

A car was deliberately set on fire outside a house in the north of the Harborough district early this morning. Firefighters were called to Sheperds Reach in Scraptoft just before 2.30am and were able to stop the blaze spreading to the property. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service say the car, which was parked in a […]

Fire crews were called to deal with a blaze a former shoe factory in Desborough last night. A quantity of wood chippings were on fire in the grounds of the site on Gold Street. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire after being called at 9pm. Crews from Desborough and Rothwell attended the incident. A spokesperson for […]

Defects have been found under the road surface of a bridge on the A6 near Desborough. Northants Highways say although structurally sound, the waterproofing has failed on the bridge deck, meaning potholes are forming. Work is being planned to deal with the problem on the structure over the railway line, between the B576 and Braybrooke […]

Staff at East Midlands Ambulance Service and nurses at Kettering General Hospital have joined the biggest strike in the health service’s history. They have joined picket lines, along with colleagues up and down the country, as an on-going row with the government over pay and conditions continues. EMAS is warning response times to patients will […]

TV’s Robbie Cumming has been in Market Harborough filming for his popular series ‘Canal Boat Diaries’. Together with his famous narrowboat ‘Naughty Lass,’ he stopped off at Union Wharf as part of his extensive tour of Britain’s waterways. Robbie, also a musician, told HFM there is a reason why he wanted to visit:   The […]

Four Harborough bus services are under threat as Leicestershire County Council prepares to re-start a major review of subsidised routes. Increasing cost pressures means the authority is having to reduce the money it provides bus operators to run the services, including the number 30 and 33 buses in Market Harborough, 44 that links the town […]

Police have charged a man after a serious assault in Market Harborough last year. The 36-year-old victim, also a man, suffered serious injuries during a fight in the High Street during the early hours of May 1st. He was taken to hospital for treatment. Joe Connors, 23 of Leicester Road, Market Harborough, is accused of […]

A new speed limit has come into force on Gallow Field Road in Gartree in a bid to boost safety. It has been cut from 60mph to 50mph, with new signs erected to alert drivers. A spokesperson for Leicestershire County Council said: “All county roads which are assigned the national speed limit have been reviewed […]