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Flats in Market Harborough are set to be demolished so affordable family housing can be built. Waterloo Housing Group has been handed planning permission for the redevelopment of ‘Rosehill’ off Leicester Road – adjacent to the ambulance station – which currently houses eight flats and was formally a children’s home. The building is considered no […]
A guitar signed by some of the world’s leading musicians has sold for £7,000 at auction for Leicestershire’s Rainbows Children’s Hospice The Fender Stratocaster is embellished with signatures including Pete Townsend, Alice Cooper, Gary Moore, Don McLean, Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jimmy Page. The sale at Bonhams Auction House in London yesterday, to an […]
Northamptonshire Police is naming drivers charged with drink or drug driving as part of a month-long campaign over the Christmas period. During the first week, officers breathalysed more than 300 people and 14 people have subsequently been charged with drink driving offences. Another woman has been charged with failing to provide a breath test and […]
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. Congratulations to Maggie Watts, Pat Stones, Elle Marriott, Chris Grosvenor, Ian Roley, Rebekah Smith and Colin Budden.
Plans to redevelop a derelict site in the centre of Kibworth have been given the go-ahead. Planning permission was granted last night for the conversion of the former Rose and Crown pub into four houses and four flats, and to build nine homes in the grounds of the Leicester Road site. Harborough Council’s planning meeting heard […]
East Midlands Ambulance Service has paid private firms more than £7.5m to respond to emergency calls in less than two years due to staff and vehicle shortages, The figure’s been released following a Freedom Of Information Request by Hfm. The service is increasingly relying on private companies to respond to emergencies, with over 16,000 999 […]
Twenty drivers are facing prosecution after being caught speeding through East Farndon during the first checks prompted by a residents’ campaign. They were clocked breaking the 30 mile mph limit by a Police Safety Camera van last week. A campaign was mounted earlier this year after a number of near-misses between cars and pedestrians that […]
The annual Santa Fun Run around Welland Park took place on Sunday December 9th. Hundreds turned up to run and raise money for the nominated charity The Squires Effect. Here are some pictures from the afternoon.
A driver’s been arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs after a crash near Dunton Bassett early this morning left two men injured, one seriously. A lorry and two cars were involved in the collision on the A426 Lutterworth Road just after 6.15am. Firefighters had to release one of the casualties from […]
The annual Market Harborough Christmas Fayre took place on Friday December 7th. Thousands flocked into the town to do some of their Christmas shopping whilst enjoying the entertainment on offer around the town. Here are some pictures from the night.
