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A crash involving a lorry and a car caused long tailbacks on the A14 this afternoon. It happened at around 2.30pm on the eastbound carriageway, at junction three near Rothwell. Police and highways officers attended the scene and it is understood no-one was seriously injured. The crash happened in-between the exit and entry sliproads and […]

Cash has been stolen after a pizza shop in Market Harborough was broken into overnight. A concrete slab was used to smash glass in the front door of Papa John’s in St Mary’s Place. It is the latest eatery in the town centre to be burgled in recent weeks, after Subway and Pizzaman were targeted. […]

A suspected XL Bully dog has been seized by Police after it attacked another dog in Desborough. Officers were called to the Grange Estate on Saturday afternoon, following reports the dog was running loose. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM: “This incident happened at about 2.50pm and involved a dog, believed to be an […]

Veterans have gathered in Market Harborough to mark the lead-up to Armed Forces Day. A flag-raising ceremony was held on Church Square this morning, which was also attended by representatives from service organisations, Harborough District Council, Leicestershire Police and members of the public. Armed Forces Day is Saturday and held nationally to show support for […]

An elderly man was found safe and well after volunteers assisted police with a search around Stoke Albany and Wilbarston. The 84-year-old was reported missing shortly before midday on Friday, having last been seen in the Stoke Albany area. Volunteers from Northanptonshire Search and Rescue worked with police and the man was found in Rushton […]

Harborough District Council has responded to concerns about a new ‘park and stride’ scheme to be introduced for parents and pupils of a primary school. Earlier this week it was announced the Doddridge Road car park is to be made available for parents to drop-off and pick-up children going to Market Harborough C of E […]

Rail users are being warned there will be no direct services between Market Harborough and London on Sunday. Engineering work means all East Midlands Railway trains will start and terminate at Wellingborough, with passengers then having to take a bus to Hitchin, where they will be able to re-join the rail network into the capital. […]

A gold Saxon sword pommel discovered by a metal detectorist in Billesdon has sold at auction for £16,000. The 7th Century pommel, measuring 4cm by 1.5cm and weighing 20.5g, was found in a field in 2021 by the 81-year-old treasure hunter and later declared as ‘treasure’. It was auctioned at Noonans Auctioneers in London yesterday […]

People living beside the A6 in Kibworth are struggling to sleep because of noise from a manhole cover which resembles ‘a machine gun’ constantly being fired. Homeowners near the site on Leicester Road have ensured the issue for ten weeks and are demanding something is done to deal with it. The banging noise has been […]