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Questions are being asked as to why two key routes in and out of Market Harborough have been allowed to be closed to traffic at the same time. Kettering Road is shut at the railway bridge for two weeks for Network Rail work to strengthen it, connected with the upgrade of the tracks. And Leicester […]

A masked robber armed with a knife threatened staff at the Kibworth Convenience Store this afternoon, but fled empty-handed. He went into the Premier Express shop on Fleckney Road and demanded money from the till. Eyewitnesses have told Hfm he was seen running from the scene with the knife still in his hand, wearing a […]

Security is to be upgraded a Market Harborough Railway Station, with the installation of a new state-of-the-art CCTV system. Network Rail has announced the plan to replace aging cameras and install additional ones. It needs permission from the Council first though, as the historic station complex is a listed building.

Callous thieves have caused thousands of pounds of damage to a mobile resource centre, used by the LOROS charity to support cancer sufferers and their families across Leicestershire. Known as the ‘Loros Local’ it was targeted while was parked at the charity’s base in Groby Road, Leicester, with the entire exhaust system stolen. It’ll cost […]

The company that owns the Harborough Mail has put itself up for sale amid declining readerships and advertising revenue. Johnston Press, which operates 200 local and regional newspapers across the country, including the Northants Telegraph, Northampton Chronicle & Echo and national daily the ‘i’ says it has taken the decision after failing to put together […]

A flat in Market Harborough dubbed a drugs den by neighbours has been shut down by Police. It follows numerous complaints about drug use and anti-social behaviour at 9 Edwin Court on Kettering Road, which was also the sce ne of a stabbing in June. Officers secured the Closure Order from Magistrates yesterday and within […]

Two hundred headteachers and education leaders have signed an open letter to Northamptonshire County Council, criticising proposed cuts that will hit child and education services. It states the plans that include cuts to school transport and support for disabled youngsters will put the education and safeguarding of many vulnerable young people at risk. Heads of […]

A teenager has been charged with several offences after a Police Officer was hurt in Market Harborough. The 17-year-old is accused of assaulting the male officer, possessing a knife, criminal damage and racially aggravated public order following an incident late on July 9th on The Square. Police responded to several calls reporting a man with […]

Market Harborough teenage gymnast Andrew Stamp is celebrating booking a place in the final of the Youth Olympic Games. The-16-year-old is now in the running for a medal after impressing judges during qualification at the event in Argentina, that began on Monday. Andrew, a former Welland Park Academy student, is the only male trampolinist representing […]

An Estate Agent could replace a Market Harborough music shop, which has closed after trading for nearly 20 years. Plans have been announced for a change of use of the premises on St Mary’s Road, which was home to MH Music. Rogers and Co Estate Agents, currently based in Desborough, have lodged an planning application […]