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An inquest has heard how a Market Harborough woman died after she was hit by a police van that was out looking for her in Norfolk. Helen Loveday, 52, was struck while walking in Wymondham Road, Hethel, late on July 27th last year. She was flown to Addenbrooke’s Hospital by Prince William, the Duke of […]

There is an appeal for witnesses after thieves stole power tools and other equipment worth £3,000 from an electrician’s van in Little Bowden. They smashed the back window of the Astravan at just before 2am on Thursday morning – while it was parked on the driveway of a house on Jack Cumberland Road off Glebe […]

A Market Harborough woman has been charged with shoplifting after Police found her hiding under a bed. Lesley Fuggle is accused of four theft offences, including stealing meat and alcohol from Co-Op in the Commons Car Park. The 38-year-old, of Petworth Drive, was arrested on Friday and has been remanded in custody to appear before […]

‘No Place For Hate’ is the theme for Hate Crime Awareness Week which begins today. Latest figures show there were 48 such incidents across Harborough in the past year, a 54% increase on 2015, when 31 were reported. 42 in the past year involved violence against a person. Hate incidents relate to someone’s race, gender […]

Market Harborough’s Andrew Stamp has won a silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games. The 16-year-old trampolinist performed a near-perfect routine last night in the final of the men’s competition in Argentina, coming second for Team GB. The former Welland Park Academy student was leading for a while, but was just beaten to the gold […]

Leicestershire Police and Leicestershire Trading Standards have carried out a week long campaign aimed at disrupting and stopping rogue traders and aggressive doorstep sellers. ‘Operation Rogue Trader’ targeted those people who choose to exploit their customers, often the elderly and vulnerable, by doing low quality or dangerous work often charging inflated prices and bullying or […]

The next phase of the major upgrade of Market Harborough Railway Station and the railway leading to it has begun. Work has started to dig out the new track bed to straighten the line through the station and to strengthen bridges in the town as part of the Line Speed Improvement Project. It’ll mean no […]

October Fest returns to Market Harborough this weekend, featuring a ‘World Village Market’ on the Town Square. Live entertainment, seasonal activities and a Craft Beer Festival will accompany the three-day market on the adjacent Commons Car Park. Visitors can expect to savour a diverse selection of local and international street foods including pork or chicken […]

Racist graffiti has appeared in ‘Market Harborough. A swastika with the numbers ‘666’ was daubed on the top of a wooden post in the car park off Symington Way, behind the Symington Building, yesterday. Concerned members of the public reported it and Harborough Council. who removed it earlier this morning. It’s been treated as a […]

Calls are being made for streetlights to be switched back on overnight on estates in Market Harborough and surrounding villages, as thieves continue to target vans. Victims who have seen tools and other items stolen have told Hfm there is more chance of the criminals being noticed if lights were on during the early hours. […]