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Market Harborough’s Street Pastors are celebrating ten years of service. Volunteers who are members of the town’s churches go out and about in the town centre on Friday and Saturday evening, offering support to those who need it. Peter Arnold is one the Street Pastors and told Hfm it’s not just people visiting pubs they […]

Police say a motorcyclist escaped without serious injuries after crashing off the A6 into a ditch on Saturday afternoon. It happened between the McDonald’s roundabout and Kibworth at around 3pm. The rider was taken to hospital after being treated at the scene by paramedics. The road was closed for a time.

Thousands of people descended on Market Harborough yesterday for the return of Arts Fresco. The popular street arts festival was back with loads of fun and entertaining acts wowing the crowds. Organisers say they were delighted with the turn-out. Barbara Johnson, Chairman of Harborough Council, was one of those there, and spoke to Hfm:

We’re being encouraged to have our say on the future of Market Harborough town centre an event tomorrow. It’ll be the first to be held as experts – commissioned by Harborough Council – begin drawing up a Master Plan for the development of the area over the next 10 to 15 years. An exhibition is […]

A Market Harborough woman told she was “too big” to join a fitness bootcamp in town has been inundated with messages of support. Lisa Parratt was left humiliated and upset after being told she would need to lose five stone before she could attend sessions run by personal trainer Gary Randall, who calls himself Buffmaster. […]

Leicestershire Police are today launching a major crime prevention campaign as thieves continue to target work vans. There has been as spate of vehicles targeted recently – including in Market Harborough, Lubenham, Church Langton and Desborough – with power tools and other equipment totalling thousands of pounds stolen. Detective Inspector Simon Preston says in the […]

Final plans are being put in place ahead of Arts Fresco in Market Harborough on Sunday. The popular street arts festival is returning to the town centre after a year’s break and promises a host of wacky and entertaining acts between 11am and 4pm. A dedicated team of volunteers organise the event and this year […]

There has been a slight rise in unemployment across the Harborough District in the past month. New government figures show 655 people are currently out of work and claiming benefits, compared with 635 last month. That represents 150 more people than this time last year, although still represents the third lowest area of unemployment in […]

Thieves have stolen power tools worth hundreds of pounds from a van in Desborough. They targeted the Ford Transit in Victoria Street between 5.15 and 6pm yesterday. A Makita drill set, Bosch drill and hedge-trimmer were among the items taken. Police are appealing for witnesses and information – if you can help call Northants Police […]

A man has been fined £300 after rubbish removed from his house was dumped in Great Easton. The garden and household waste was flytipped on Rockingham Road in the village and the home-owner from Kettering traced after an investigation by Harborough Council. He is the fourth person to be fined in three months as part […]