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An award commemorating the contribution a Market Harborough businessman made to the community has been handed out for the first time. Alastair Campbell died in June aged 51, two years after a cardiac arrest left him severely brain damaged. Alastair helped launch Race Harborough, who organise events including the Santa Run held last Sunday in […]

A reward to find a dog stolen from a house in a Harborough village has increased to £2,000, thanks to an Hfm listener. The original award amount has been doubled by the man who wanted to try and help get the Dalmatian back home. The therapy dog called Lottie belongs to 11-year-old Chloe Hopkins and […]

A gang who lived the high life following a series of cash machine raids will see their cars, jewellery and other luxury goods sold by Leicestershire Police on eBay. The trio stole more than 1.5 million pounds during a crime-wave during 2017, including blowing the ATM out of the wall at Lutterworth Post Office, before […]

A Falcon rescued from the top of a house in Market Harborough yesterday has been reunited with its owner. The bird of prey, named Freddie, escaped from an aviary in Stoke-On-Trent on Saturday and got trapped 30ft up on a TV aerial in Nithsdale Avenue, when straps on its feet got tangled. Fire crews called […]

A Market Harborough school has been transformed thanks to a £2m building project. Farndon Fields Primary School can now accommodate 410 pupils thanks to seven additional classrooms – more than double the previous number. The main hall at the Argyll Park site has been extended and other improvements include a new playground and extra car […]

Fire crews have rescued a Harris Hawk after it became trapped thirty feet up on the top of a house in Market Harborough. Leather straps on the Bird Of Prey had become tangled around the TV aerial of the property on Nithsdale Avenue. Firefighters were called just after 1.30pm and had to use an aerial […]

A mystery person is bringing festive joy to people in Desborough by placing small Christmas Angels around the town for people to find. Made out of felt wire, together with a label reading ‘I’m your Christmas Angel – take me home and look after me,’ they’ve been found hanging from trees, fences and on benches. […]

Fraudsters posing as Police officers have stolen thousands of pounds from two local pensioners. They conned an elderly man in Market Harborough and a woman in Great Easton into handing over large sums of cash, after phoning them saying they were investigating a major fraud at their banks. Men who said they were officers then […]

Members of the emergency services and frontline NHS staff will be able to use facilities at Harborough Leisure Centre and Lutterworth Sports Centre for free over Christmas. Operator Everyone Active says it’s to recognise their dedication over the festive period, when many will be away from their families working. They will be able to use […]

Two young men have been injured after separate unprovoked attacks in Market Harborough last night. The first happened on Coventry Road, near the Spar shop, at around 9.50pm, when the 19 year old victim was punched in the face, leaving him with a facial injury. Then just after 10pm, a man in his 20s was […]