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Two lorry drivers have died after a crash on the A14 between Kelmarsh and Welford. It happened at 6.20am today, when for unknown reasons, a white Volvo lorry travelling on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 1 and 2, crossed through the central reservation, onto the westbound carriageway, where it collided with a black Leyland lorry The […]

All Northamptonshire councils are to be scrapped in favour of two new Unitary authorities. The government’s confirmed this afternoon the County Council and seven district and boroughs will be replaced in April 2021. One of the new Councils will cover Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough and East Northants – the other Daventry, Northampton and South Northants. The […]

A CCTV camera has been installed on the Southern Estate in Market Harborough. It follows a call by Police, following an increase in crime and antisocial behaviour in the area around the shops on Western Avenue. Earlier this year thieves blew up the free-standing cash machine in the area steal money – garages have also […]

Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted burglary in Sibbertoft. The incident happened last Thursday between 7am and 10am, when someone tried to pry open the back door of a house in Naseby Road. They were unsuccessful and made off from the area. A white van was seen to be acting suspiciously nearby at […]

Harborough Council is to get a new Leader. Councillor Phil King was chosen for the role at a meeting of the ruling Conservative group last night and will take up the position next week, following the Annual meeting of the Council. The member for Kibworth, who has been on the Council for 12 years, takes […]

Churches in and around Market Harborough are hoping to raise £11,000 this week to help people in Sierra Leone. They are teaming up to support Christian Aid Week by holding various fundraisers, including a door to door collection. The African country is said to be the most dangerous place in the world to become a […]

Police are appealing for information after a tradesman’s van was stolen in Market Harborough. The white Ford Transit – that contained drainage equipment – was taken from Lathkill Street at around 11.30pm on Saturday. The van, with the registration number ND11 BXW, was last seen driving towards Northampton Road. Anyone who saw the vehicle being […]

The Gliding Centre at Husbands Bosworth is set to become the first in England to enable disabled youngsters to take to the air. It has teamed up with children’s charity Variety in a bid to fund a specialist hoist which would allow children to get safely in and out of the cock pit. The equipment […]

There is an appeal for sightings of a missing man after his car was found in Kibworth. Shaun Egan was last seen on April 15th in Loughborough, although his red Nissan Duke has been discovered abandoned in the car park of Kibworth Grammar School Hall on School Lane. Police think he travelled to the Harborough […]