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There will be more disruption to train services from Market Harborough after drivers announced new strike action. Members of the ASLEF union at East Midlands Railway will walk-out on Saturday November 26th in an on-going dispute over pay. They will join drivers at 11 other train operating companies nationwide in taking action. ASLEF General Secretary […]

The historic windmill in Kibworth Harcourt has been taken off English Heritage’s ‘At Risk’ register following major repairs. The 18th century structure, the only surviving post mill in Leicestershire, is fully operational again after owners, the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings, restored it to its former glory over the past couple of years, […]

Harborough’s leisure centres are to act as ‘warm banks’ to help people struggling to afford to heat their homes. Anyone concerned about rising energy bills will be able to visit Harborough Leisure Centre or Lutterworth Sports Centre and use areas free of charge from Monday. Individuals do not have to be a member of the […]

The Hfm-backed Toys on The Table appeal has launched for 2022. The appeal aims to ensure every disadvantaged youngsters across Leicestershire has a present to open on Christmas Day, when they otherwise wouldn’t. Nearly 5,000 children benefited in 2021 and the number is set to be higher this year, because of cost-of-living pressures on families. […]

Nurses at Kettering General Hospital and Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust have voted to strike over pay. Those working at hospitals and for community teams in Leicestershire will not be taking part in proposed walkouts, because the turnout at the ballot was not high enough. Staff at East Midlands Ambulance Service have also voted in favour […]

Some people in the Harborough District will be represented by a different Member of Parliament if planned changes to boundaries go-ahead. Fleckney, Saddington, Husbands Bosworth and the Kilworths would move from the Harborough to South Leicestershire parliamentary constituency under the proposal. Villages in the north of the District, along with places including Hallaton and Melbourne, […]

A company has been fined £4,500 for breaching animal welfare regulations at a former pig farm near Lutterworth. An investigation was launched after an animal rights campaign group carried out secret filming at Flat House Farm in Gilmorton in 2020. Elvidge Farms were sentenced at Leicester Magistrates’ Court yesterday, after a prosecution was brought by […]

HFM has been presented with a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee award for the work it does for the community. The radio station was one of 70 organisations across Leicestershire to be recognised, each representing a year of Her late Majesty’s reign. Diana Brooks, Deputy Lieutenant of the Leicestershire, presented the award: Other groups to be handed […]

Regular speed checks are to take place on Northampton Road in Market Harborough. It will be one of seven new locations to be visited by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership (LLRRSP), following community concerns. Enforcement vans will monitor the speed of traffic on the road for the next 18 months. Jonathan Clarkson, […]

Parents and carers of special needs children will meet NHS representatives in Kibworth tonight. The meeting at Kibworth Grammar School Hall at 7pm has been called over concerns about access to services. It has been organised by campaigner Zuffar Haq: