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Thieves have stolen a tipper truck from the yard of a Market Harborough building company after ripping open padlocked gates. They tied a tow rope to another vehicle to force open the entrance to yard where DS Ronald are based on Albert Road, sometime between 1am and 6am today. Once inside they broke into the […]

A man and two women have been arrested after a Police car was rammed in Stoughton yesterday before the car they were in crashed in Willoughby Waterleys. It happened after officers had been called to reports of a burglary at 10.30am.  The car also collided with a tree before making off. Fellow officers from the […]

Police have launched a new clampdown on criminals travelling to Market Harborough to commit crime. Intelligence suggests those responsible for a number of handbag snatches in supermarket car parks in recent weeks are from outside the area, as are some shoplifters. Harborough Police teamed up with colleagues from Northamptonshire and the British Transport Police Officers to […]

Hollywood star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has sent a good luck video message to the cast of The Youth Theatre in Market Harborough. The former wrestler who’s become one of the world’s biggest movie names surprised youngsters who are performing Cinderella at the Welland Park Academy over the weekend. He’s currently in Hawaii filming the […]

Three masked men have tried to break into the living accommodation above a Market Harborough pub. The burglars, who had scarves covering their faces, got onto roof of The Royalist on Western Avenue at 7.20pm on Friday and spent 40 minutes trying to force open bedroom windows with a crow bar. The ten-year-old son of […]

A campaign aimed at reducing dependence on single-use plastics has launched in Market Harborough today. Those behind it want people to sign a pledge, that includes re-using plastic bags, buying loose fruit and vegetables instead of those in packs, and to recycle more. Latest research shows by weight, there could be more plastic than fish […]

Burglars smashed their way into Wilbarston Primary School to steal petty cash from the tuck shop. They got into the premises on School Lane sometime between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning by smashing a rear door before taking the £60 in loose change. Police – who are appealing for witnesses – say nothing else was […]

A fly-tipper caught red-handed dumping a washing machine on a country lane has been fined £400. He was filmed on CCTV taking it out of the back of a hire van on Covert Lane in Scraptoft in November. Harborough Council traced him through enquiries with the vehicle’s owner, and the man, in his 20s from […]

The search is on for music stars of the future as the Great Bowden Recital Trust’s Junior X Factor competition returns for a tenth year. It’s open to young singers and instrumentalists – either soloists or groups – who live within 20 miles of Market Harborough. It’s free to enter and heats take place during […]

A man has been jailed for 20 weeks for driving while disqualified and with no insurance. Karl Mason was arrested by Police after being caught behind the wheel on Kettering Road in Market Harborough on June 23rd last year. Loughborough Magistrates convicted him yesterday, after hearing the 40-year-old, of Welland Avenue, Gartree, had been banned from […]