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Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a serious assault in Desborough which left a teenage boy in hospital and another man injured. The incident happened on High Street shortly after 5am today. A 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries and was taken to Kettering General Hospital. Police say his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening […]

Residents are being invited to attend a public meeting tomorrow to learn more about  plans for a major solar farm and battery storage facility on the former RAF Desborough Airfield. The event, organised by Wilbarston Parish Council and Friends of the Airfield and Valley (FAV), takes place at Wilbarston Village Hall from 4pm to 7pm. […]

A grandmother from Broughton Astley has won £333,333 in the People’s Postcode Lottery – just days after her daughter predicted the exact amount. Lorraine Cokien, 73, is sharing £1m with two neighbours after postcode LE9 6RQ landed lottery’s weekly Millionaire Street prize. The remarkable win came after Lorraine’s daughter, Zoe, told her: “When you pull […]

Inquests have opened into the deaths of two teenage brothers who died when a car crashed from a bridge onto the M1 near Lutterworth. Luke Jackson, 18, and Ethan Jackson, 16, from Barwell, died in the collision on April 10th after the car they were travelling in left the Gilmorton Lane overbridge and landed on […]

Romance is blooming after two volunteers with Market Harborough in Bloom got engaged. David Helsby and Chris O’Neill met through the group after both joining as volunteers, sharing a love of gardening and other interests which helped their relationship blossom. David unexpectedly got down on one knee in the organisation’s greenhouse in Welland Park following […]

Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Desborough. The incident happened between 6pm on Monday (June 8th) and 4pm the following day, during which entry was forced to a property in Gold Street and a number of items were stolen, including a 50-inch flat screen television, a PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR headset, Nintendo […]

A woman was taken to hospital after becoming trapped following a two-car crash in Desborough yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Stoke Road at around 3.25pm after a collision involving a black Kia Niro and a black Ford Fiesta at the junction with Brampton Wood Lane. Firefighters from Desborough and Rothwell freed the driver […]

The future of a property company owned by Harborough District Council is set to be discussed after it recorded losses of more than £800,000 over the past two years. Councillors will consider options for Harborough District Commercial Services at a cabinet meeting next week. One option understood to be on the table is winding up […]

Safety concerns are increasing over the former Lawrence’s Factory site in Desborough amid reports of youths gaining access to the derelict building. People have been entering the site off Harborough Road and going inside the building, which is in a dangerous condition. The former factory, owned by North Northamptonshire Council, is set to be demolished, […]

Plans to house asylum seekers in Great Glen have been abandoned following strong opposition from local residents. A property in the village had been identified as part of the Government’s Asylum Seeker Dispersal Programme, which aims to move asylum seekers out of hotels and into residential accommodation. The proposal – along with a similar plan […]