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Burglars targeted two houses in Desborough while the occupants were asleep. They broke into homes in Leys Avenue and Ise Vale Avenue sometime between midnight and 6.30am yesterday. On both occasions the intruders forced entry via the rear of the houses. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police said: “Officers would like to speak to anyone who […]

A Market Harborough business is counting the cost of a vandal attack. The front door of Malibu Tanning Lounge was badly damaged by two youths early yesterday morning. CCTV footage shows them repeatedly barging into and kicking the door of the premises on Coventry Road, which caused glass to smash. They are then seen running […]

An investigation has been launched after an otter found seriously injured in Little Bowden died. It had been caught by a snare, which caused a deep wound and was still attached to its body. Staff from Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in Kibworth took the wild mammal to a vet, but it had to put to sleep […]

Thieves have stolen a high-performance car during a burglary at a car dealership in Market Harborough. The grey Audi RS3 was taken after intruders got into the compound of Senior Cars, at the junction of Riverside and Rockingham Road. The theft happened during the early hours of last Saturday and Leicestershire Police are investigating. Officers […]

A driver has been jailed for over four years for causing the death of a much-loved man in a crash on the A14 near Welford. Charles Ryan was driving a van which collided with a car at 70mph, after he failed to notice traffic ahead had slowed because he was distracted by its on-board computer. […]

Trees are being cut down in part of Market Harborough town centre because they are diseased or potentially dangerous. Work is taking place on land adjacent to the Market Hall car park on Northampton Road, which is owned by Harborough District Council. A survey undertaken last year revealed 12 trees needed to be felled. The […]

Firefighters were called to a crash in Great Bowden this afternoon. The collision on Station Road involved a car and flat-bed truck. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service told HFM: “We received a call at 2:12pm this afternoon to an RTC involving a car and truck in the middle of the road. “No […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a lorry driver was seriously injured when his vehicle collided with a hotel near Desborough yesterday. The 65-year-old man was taken to the University Hospital in Coventry after being freed from the wreckage of the cab by firefighters. The collision happened at the Travel Plaza on the B576 Harborough […]

The long-standing constituency office for Harborough’s MP has been put up for sale. The base on Nelson Street in Market Harborough has been home to the area’s Conservative Association for the past 43 years, but is now in need of major refurbishment. The Association told HFM it has decided to re-locate to more ‘fit-for-purpose’ office […]