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Police are appealing for witnesses after burglars smashed their way into a house in Dingley. It happened sometime between 10pm last Saturday night and midday on Sunday at the property off Harborough Road. A brick was thrown through a double-glazed window before the house was searched, although nothing was stolen. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police […]

A man who rammed a Police car in a bid to evade arrest has appeared in Court today. Ashley Challis, 31, of Broughton Astley, was arrested on Monday evening in Swiftway, Lutterworth. Leicester Magistrates’ heard he had earlier driven off from officers in the car park of Derwent House off Leicester Road in the town, […]

A hair salon has released CCTV footage in a bid to catch a burglar who stole hair products worth over £1,800. John Newman Hairdressing and Beauty, on Bridge Street in Rothwell, has also thanked people for their messages of support since the burglary. It happened between 5.20pm and 5.30pm on Sunday, when a man climbed […]

Two Mums have teamed up to create covid-safe nature trails for youngsters and their parents during the lockdown, centred around books. Emma Bowers from Market Harborough and Lucy Jeffery from Welford, wanted to keep their own outdoor-mad boys amused during their daily exercise and help other families too. They have launched ‘Muddy Boots and Books’ […]

Severn Trent Water has apologised and pledged to fix temporary traffic lights which keep failing on the A6 near Market Harborough. They broke for the fourth time in three days today, getting stuck on red in both directions. The problems have led to long queues for drivers and Harborough Police have urged the company to […]

The car park at East Carlton Country Park has been closed to discourage people who are not local from travelling there. Corby Borough Council says it has taken the action following a drastic rise in positive cases in the Borough, which has trebled since Christmas. The Café and toilets are the site have also been […]

Police have released body-cam footage of officers dealing with people floating lockdown restrictions in Leicestershire. The force has revealed 142 fines were handed out last weekend, to the value of £57,800 Incidents included house parties, a car cruise, people from more than one household gathering inside together and people travelling in the same vehicle, but […]

Firefighters rescued a pet dog after a blaze broke out in the kitchen of a house in Market Harborough last night. Crews were called to Bath Street just after 11.30pm and used breathing apparatus to tackle the fire, that involved a chip pan that had been left on a hob. No-one was injured, as the […]

The government’s Covid 19 Vaccine Deployment Minister says Feilding Palmer Hospital in Lutterworth is being ‘actively considered’ as a vaccination hub. Nadhim Zahawi was questioned in the House of Commons this afternoon by South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa, who wants to see the community hospital re-opened so people living in and around the town can […]

There has been a fantastic response to an appeal launched by Harborough primary schools for laptop computers. Over 50 have been donated to the Learn Academies Trust in less than a week. All will be given to youngsters who do not have easy access to a device at home, enabling them to take part in […]