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Police say a motorcyclist wasn’t injured after a crash on the A47 near Houghton on the Hill. The rider came off the bike after being involved in collision with a car at around 5.15pm yesterday, Officers say they did not require medical treatment. The road was partially blocked while the incident was dealt with and […]

Two teenage girls were so drunk they had to be treated by ambulance crews at Little Bowden Recreation Ground last night. Police called paramedics after becoming concerned for their welfare – both, one of whom was aged 16, were treated at the scene. Officers also took two other youngsters home, because they were in such […]

Police are appealing for help to find a man wanted in connection with a serious assault in Desborough. Northamptonshire Police want to speak to Patrick Jimmy Gavin, 31, from Great Oxendon, about the incident on November 6th, during which a man was stabbed in the arm. Officers say anyone who sees Gavin should call 999 […]

A reward is being offered for information that leads to the return of two dirt bikes and a mini quad bike, stolen from a workshop in Market Harborough. Thieves forced their way into the building, in a field off Farndon Road, behind the Spar Shop, sometime between Sunday and Tuesday afternoon. The owner of the […]

The cost to park in Market Harborough has risen today. Most charges have increased by 50p, with the minimum tariff in the Harborough District Council-run car parks now £1.50 for two-hours parking. It is four years since charges last went up – the authority blames increased financial pressures for the move, approved earlier this year. […]

It’s all change for local government in Northamptonshire today with the launch of two new Unitary authorities. District and Borough Councils, along with the County Council have been abolished in favour of the new system, brought about following the financial collapse of Northamptonshire County Council in 2018. Areas of the Hfm region previously served by […]

A group of travellers have been ordered to leave a car park in Market Harborough. Around 10 caravans and a number of vehicles arrived last night and set up an illegal camp on the car park shared by Harborough Town Football Club and Market Harborough Rugby Club, off Northampton Road. Police visited the site this […]

A car linked to shop thefts across three counties has been seized by Police in Little Bowden. Officers found the Nissan 4×4 abandoned with the keys in the ignition, when they responded to reports of suspicious behaviour in Scotland Road, yesterday evening. Occupants of the vehicle have been linked to offences committed in the last […]

New so-called Garden Villages could be built in the Harborough District. The Council wants landowners and developers to suggest potential areas for them, together with land for employment and retail use. England’s first Garden Villages were announced by the government four years ago, to deliver between 1,500 and 10,000 properties. The ‘Call for Sites’ is […]

Drunk children had to be taken home and groups dispersed after Police were called to parks in Little Bowden and Kibworth last night. Officers are urging parents to consider what their sons and daughters are doing after noise levels became unacceptable. Litter was left strewn across Little Bowden Recreation Ground after large numbers gathered with […]