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The latest group have just completed our “Introduction To Radio Broadcasting” course. HFM run the 4 week occasional course to give an insight into how a radio station works, and has been stepping stone for many previous attendees. Many of the HFM team came in as guest speakers to share their knowledge. Congratulations to Stacy […]
Plans have been revealed for a new 18-hole golf course on 216 acres of land near Houghton on the Hill. It would be a new home for Scraptoft Golf Club, whose existing course is set to be redeveloped as part of a plan to build 1,200 new homes. The proposal for the new course, which […]
Child cruelty and neglect crimes across the Hfm region have ‘soared’ in the past five years, according to the NSPCC. Offences recorded by Leicestershire Police have more than trebled, with 115 investigations launched in the past year, up from 37 in 2013/14. In Northamptonshire the figure is almost ten times higher than it was in […]
An elderly woman has died after her car crashed off the A14 near Kelmarsh this morning and overturned into a ditch. The 82-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene on the eastbound carriageway near junction two. The crash happened at about 10.15am and involved just one vehicle, a red Toyota Yaris. Northamptonshire Police are […]
Rare furniture designed by the architect of a long-lost country house is being auctioned in Market Harborough next week. The large bookcase and a chimney piece were the work of Sir Edin Landseer Lutyens, who extended Papillon Hall on the outskirts of Lubenham in 1903. It was home to the Us Airborne Division during the […]
Controversial plans to redevelop an elderly persons’ housing scheme in Market Harborough will be considered in the New Year. Those opposing the move at Naseby Square, on the Southern Estate, saw their campaign boosted over the weekend, when over 380 people signed petitions against it. Some bungalows and flats will be demolished to make way […]
The Market Harborough Christmas Lights were officially switched on at a ceremony at the Market Harborough Building Society on Friday November 22nd. Here are a few pictures from the evening and a short video of the big switch being thrown.
Safety concerns are being expressed by pedestrians who use a section of the Millennium Mile in Market Harborough because streetlights are not working. The well-used path between Rockingham Road, opposite the railway station, and the back of the Lidl supermarket is affected, and very dark as a result. Because the area has never been ‘adopted’ […]
Police are appealing for information after the two front doors of a Land Rover vehicle were stolen in Weston by Welland. Officers say thieves removed the driver and passenger side doors from the Defender model while it was parked on Ashley Road, sometime between 11pm on November 14th and 7.30am the following morning. Anyone with […]
The speed limit on the road between Kibworth and Tur Langton is to be cut from 60mph to 50mph, in a bid to boost safety. Highway bosses at Leicestershire County Council have approved the reduction, as part of a scheme aimed at reducing accidents on roads with accident rates higher than the national average. There […]
