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Free Yoga sessions in Market Harborough’s Welland Park are proving a hit. Between 80 and 90 people are regularly turning up to them on Saturday mornings. Paul Hodgetts from East Farndon leads them – he runs yoga sessions across the area through his company Two Breaths More. The sessions, for all ages and abilities, run […]

A teenage solider killed in action during World War One has been honoured after a street in his home village of Fleckney was named after him. Private Alonza Garner, who was a member of the Leicestershire Regiment, was just 19 when he died in Flanders, Belgium, in 1917, whilst charging an enemy patrol. Garner Way […]

Police have carried out a road safety operation in Market Harborough which has seen over 20 drivers facing fines. They were stopped for offences including using a mobile phone and not wearing a seatbelt. One man was also dealt with for possessing cannabis. Graham Compton from Leicestershire Police spoke to Hfm on Springfield Street, where […]

Controversial plans to remove school transport for disabled teenagers across Leicestershire have been put on hold. The County Council was due to stop providing taxis and minibuses for youngsters aged 16 to 18 with special educational needs in September. But it will now continue doing so for another year while the outcome of a legal […]

Burglars have stolen items and caused damage totalling over £1,000 at Gumley Cricket Club. They smashed open doors to the pavilion and a storage shed before stealing a mower, strimmer, generator, tools, club kit and cricket bats. The intruders even took the club’s noticeboard and urinated in the pavilion before leaving. It happened late last […]

A mobile app launched by a Market Harborough company is championing the town’s High Street. Beanser promotes local retailers and uses location software to enable users to see nearby independent shops and businesses on their mobiles. The app, which has been downloaded by over 2,000 people since being launched earlier this year, also gives people […]

More than 200 million cannabis-like plants are being grown near Market Harborough as part of a new research project – the largest ever seen in the UK. It’s looking into the benefits and sustainability of Hemp, which is a type of cannabis plant without the Psychoactive component. Town firm CBD-Me is behind the project after […]

Police have raided an illegal travellers’ camp near Great Oxendon and seized eight caravans and other suspected stolen items. Around 30 officers moved onto the site on private land off the A508, between the village and Market Harborough, a former lay-by, just before midday. The RSPCA were also involved in the operation and dog wardens […]

Over 70 drivers were caught speeding on the A6 bypass in just two hours during this morning’s rush-hour. Police returned to the stretch between Kibworth and Great Glen following mounting safety concerns. Two drivers were travelling at 100 and 101mph per hour – 18 at over 90 and 54 over 80. Officers issued numerous traffic […]

A major road closure in Market Harborough has been brought forward.Rockingham Road will be shut at the railway bridge for up to six weeks from Monday July 22nd. Severn Trent Water had originally planned for work to take place there in August, but is ahead of schedule in its programme to replace water pipes across […]