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A call is to be made for air quality to be monitored at a key junction in Market Harborough, amid concerns about pollution and the effect on those living nearby. Residents of flats in Edna Bowley Court on Springfield Street, located close to the Northampton Road junction, say fumes from queuing traffic are preventing them […]

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after a ‘hit and run’ incident in Market Harborough this afternoon. The woman, is her 60s, was knocked off her bike by a car – thought to have been a red Ford Focus – at the junction of Coventry Road and Farndon Road, outside the Spar Shop, just […]

Shoppers are being warned to be on guard after a man tried to open a car door in a Market Harborough car park. It’s thought he was trying to steal a handbag on the passenger seat, after the female driver got into the vehicle, near Homebase in the Springfield Street car park, on Friday. The […]

Police say a number of people have given witness statements after a man was stabbed in Market Harborough on Friday evening. However, officers are continuing to appeal to anyone who saw what happened, and has yet to come forward, to do so. They are also studying CCTV footage after the attack outside Flames takeaway on […]

Controversial plans for a major development in Great Glen could be thrown out next week. Harborough Council planning officers are recommending the proposal for over 30 acres of land off Chestnut Drive is refused, saying it would harm the countryside location, impact on heritage locations near-by, and be isolated from the rest of the village. […]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with the installation of the large Christmas tree on the Square! Sponsored by Market Harborough Building Society, it will be decorated ahead of the Switch-On event on Friday November 22nd, which will take place at 5pm, alongside a Winter Food and Drink Festival on the Square and […]

HFM’s fundraising calendar for 2020 is now on sale! It’s packed full of photos of the Hfm team out and about across the area throughout the year, and priced at just £5. Pop into HFM’s reception on Fernie Road, Market Harborough, to buy a calendar before they’re all gone! All proceeds will go to Hfm’s […]

The Toys On The Table appeal for 2019 is getting underway and Hfm is once again proud to be supporting the campaign. It aims to ensure hundreds of disadvantaged youngsters across Leicestershire have at least one present to open on Christmas Day, when they otherwise would not. Hfm listeners donated over 3,000 new toys to […]

Armistice Day was marked in Market Harborough with a ceremony on The Square this morning, by the entrance to the Memorial Gardens. Members of the Royal British Legion joined other dignitaries and representatives from Harborough Council for the Act of Remembrance and two minutes silence, the start and end marked with the firing of a […]

An investigation has been launched after a glider crashed into a tree near Husbands Bosworth yesterday. Two people were trapped inside, but escaped without injury, after the aircraft came down at the side the A5199 Welford Road, just before 11.30am. Fire crews rescued the pilot and passenger after first stabilising the glider and using a […]