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Burglars have stolen camera equipment worth over £16,000 from a house in Desborough. They struck sometime between 6.30pm and 7pm on Saturday at the property in Linley Drive. A beige Billingham 555 camera bag was stolen from the kitchen, which contained the following items: A Leica SL 90-280mm Vario Elmarit camera (serial number 4572888) valued […]

Vandals are risking lives by deliberately dumping objects on the train track in Desborough. British Transport Police say there have been several incidents recently, where items have been thrown from the bridge on Pipewell Road. One train hit a children’s bicycle on the track and another struck a wooden pallet, but luckily no major damage […]

Sex offences against children have more than doubled in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire over the past five years. New data from the NSPCC reveals Leicestershire Police recorded 1,238 last year, compared to 444 in 2014/15. In Northamptonshire reports increased from 668 to 1,321. Anna Edmundson from the charity says urgent action is needed:   Detective Chief […]

A Police pursuit ended near Husbands Bosworth early on Saturday when a ‘stinger’ device was deployed to puncture the tyres of a suspected stolen car. The Vauxhall Corsa had failed to stop for officers in Leicester at about 1.30am and was brought to a stop just after 3am on the A4304 close to the village. […]

Firefighters were called to release a man who had become trapped under a car in Great Glen. Two crews were sent to Chestnut Drive in the village at 9.15pm on Friday after a report that an adult male was stuck under a vehicle. When they arrived they found the man trapped, and used heavy-duty inflatable bags […]

More drivers were caught speeding on a stretch of the A6 bypass dubbed the ‘mad mile’ by Police. One was stopped for travelling at 120mph and another caught doing 107mph during the enforcement operation between Great Glen and Kibworth yesterday. Both, together with others stopped by officers, have been reported and are likely to now […]

They can’t practice or perform together at the moment because of the pandemic, but that’s not stopping members of Naseby Village Band picking up their instruments. And they’ve pulled off a bit of a coup, by getting Emily Brooks from the D-Day Darlings, finalists on Britain’s Got Talent in 2018, to sing on their rendition […]

Fields containing thousands of sunflowers are lifting people’s spirits near Desborough. The stunning sight adjacent to the A6 has been attracting visitors from far and wide. It’s thought the crop will eventually be harvested so the seeds can be pressed into sunflower oil. Photographer Andy Carpenter visited the site today and took these fabulous pictures. […]

A Market Harborough Mum says she feels unsafe in her own home after burglars stole cash and sentimental jewellery totalling about £4,000. The money was in a personal safe, which was taken along with other items including an Xbox games console and toys from the bedrooms of her young sons. The burglary happened between 9am […]

Harborough Police have questioned a man after intercepting the delivery of a taser-type stun gun to his home in Arnesby. Officers were alerted about the package from abroad by Royal Mail. It is illegal to import and possess such an item, which is classed as a prohibited firearm. The man has been voluntarily interviewed under […]