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A driver who ran off from Police in Lutterworth didn’t get very far, as he was wearing a tangerine-coloured dressing gown and slippers. Officers say he initially failed to stop for them and then got out of his car, climbed over a gate, and started running through a field, off De Verdon Road. The man, […]

Thirteen lambs have died after being attacked by a dog in a field in Braybrooke. Some were killed instantly and others had to be put down, because they were so badly injured. A number of other lambs hurt are recovering after veterinary treatment. The attack happened sometime between 10pm on Friday and 7.30am on Saturday […]

A walk-in Coronavirus test centre has opened in Market Harborough today and is set to remain in place for a number of months. It is in an area of the Harborough Leisure Centre car park, off Northampton Road and is operating between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week – although on an appointment-only basis. […]

There are new concerns about people inhaling so-called laughing gas after Police found dozens of empty nitrous dioxide canisters in Market Harborough. They are frequently being discarded around the Harborough Innovation Centre and near Compass Point business park off Northampton Road – which are being regularly patrolled by officers. The psychoactive drug has both immediate […]

Around 170 students at Welland Park Academy have been told to self-isolate for two weeks after two pupils tested positive for Coronavirus. The cases involving Year 8 and Year 9 pupils were confirmed over the weekend. As a result students who had been in close contact with them – around a third of year 8 […]

Police have charged a man after a man was stabbed in Desborough on Friday. Matthew Lee, 27, of Nunnery Road, Rothwell, is accused of wounding with intent, following an incident in Harrington Road, just after 11am. The victim, aged 40, was stabbed in the arm and remains in hospital, although Police say he is ‘recovering […]

Wreaths were laid on the War Memorial in Market Harborough yesterday to mark Remembrance Sunday. The event wasn’t publicised, although a number of people who were in the town centre at the time, watched as representatives of the town’s forces organisations and dignitaries, took part in the short socially-distanced ceremony. The NHS Track & Trace […]

Firefighters had to cut a driver free after a two-car crash in Thurnby yesterday evening. It happened on Station Road, near to the Fern Close junction, just before 4.45pm. The roof of a VW Polo was removed, so the driver to be safely taken out of the car. They were taken to hospital with injuries […]

Police are hunting the driver of a Ford Transit Tipper van after they drove off from the scene of a crash that left a teenage driver seriously injured. The vehicle was found abandoned further along the B6047 near Tilton On The Hill, following the collision on Saturday morning near Billesdon. Officers believe it was involved […]

The organisers of Market Harborough’s postponed drive-in fireworks event are warning people not to be fooled by scammers. Fake websites have been set-up claiming the event, that was due to be held tonight, is to be streamed live on-line, and asking for payment for people to watch. Other fraudsters are trying to ‘re-sell’ tickets which […]