Rothwell

Gyorgy Dohnal, Sales Advisor at Bellway Northern Home Counties; Lewis Wright, parent of an under 10’s player at Rothwell FC Aztec; Amy Hughes, Sales Manager at Bellway Northern Home Counties; and Thomas Pike, under 9’s Head Coach at Rothwell FC Aztec.placeholder image

Housebuilder Bellway sponsors new jackets for Rothwell’s Aztec Amazons girls’ fo...

Gyorgy Dohnal, Sales Advisor at Bellway Northern Home Counties; Lewis Wright, parent of an under 10’s player at Rothwell FC Aztec; Amy Hughes, Sales Manager at Bellway Northern Home Counties; and Thomas Pike, under 9’s Head Coach at Rothwell FC Aztec.placeholder image

Housebuilder Bellway sponsors new jackets for Rothwell’s Aztec Amazons girls’ fo...

Brass and Voices concertplaceholder image

Brass and Voices concert 12th April 2025

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A6 Rothwell-Desborough bypass closed after cars crash

Rev. Andy Murphy, Methodist Minister in Market Harborough, Kibworth, Rothwell and Desborough.placeholder image

A different perspective could be useful over the Christmas period

The man in a mobility scooter seen travelling on the busy A14 /Steve Braybrookplaceholder image

Mobility scooter driver who drove at 8mph on A14 gives police the slip

Firefighter Robert Seaton, crew manager Owain Raymond and Councillor Darren Woodiwiss on Nelson Street. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTERplaceholder image

Firefighters urge drivers to consider emergency vehicles when parking

The town can expect some 1,800 new houses.placeholder image

Desborough Developments Working Party to host first ever meeting

The Little Bowden Society next meet is a visit to the Bone Crypt underneath the church of the Holy Trinity Church in Rothwell. Copyright of the rothwellholytrinity.org.ukplaceholder image

Visit the Bone Crypt underneath Holy Trinity Church in Rothwell

Three Choirs and Friends - made up of singers from Albany Singers, Trinity Singers and Valley Voices - will be performing on Saturday April 22, raising money for the local air ambulance.placeholder image

Three choirs will sing together for special night of songs and music

Transport supervisor Frances Foster with the minibusplaceholder image

Day centre counting the cost as thieves steal catalytic converter from minibus

Marlow House in Desborough is this week counting the cost of thieves stripping their minibus of its catalytic converter

Alison Bagley

Desborough's popular Christmas Gala Night is expected to attract up to 2,000 revellers to the town centre on Friday November 25.placeholder image

Desborough’s Christmas lights switch-on

Firefighters from Desborough battled to tackle a fierce blaze which ripped through farmland yesterday afternoon (Thursday).placeholder image

Desborough firefighters tackle fierce blaze which ripped through farmland

Seven-month-old Duke has returned homeplaceholder image

Desborough pet owner reunited with her beloved kitten – two months after he’s be...

The A14 is closed in both directions after a lorry crashed onto the opposite carriageway.placeholder image

A14 closed in both directions after lorry crashes onto opposite carriageway

Firefighters dealt with a farm vehicle on fire in Sibbertoft and pile of rubbish set on fire near a popular children’s playground in Desboroughplaceholder image

Firefighters called out to two fires in the Harborough area

Some of the Ukrainian lorry drivers trying to get homeplaceholder image

Ukrainian lorry drivers stranded by the A14 near Harborough will transport your ...

Firefighters raced to free a driver trapped in their car after it veered off the road and ended up in a ditch near Desborough.placeholder image

Firefighters free trapped driver after their car veered off the road and ended u...

A vehicle has been torched by arsonists in a late-night attack in a village near Market Harborough.placeholder image

Vehicle torched by arsonists in late-night attack near Harborough

Firefighters were called out to tackle a late-night bonfire blazing “out of control” in a village near Market Harborough.placeholder image

Firefighters called to tackle a late-night bonfire blazing 'out of control' in a...

Dozens of passengers in Market Harborough have seen their buses cancelled over the last few days amid the Covid pandemic.placeholder image

Dozens of passengers in Harborough have seen their buses cancelled over the last...

Hundreds of rush-hour drivers are being reduced to a crawl on the A14 near Market Harborough this morning (Monday) as a trucker tweeted an apology for breaking down.placeholder image

Hundreds of rush-hour drivers reduced to a crawl near Harborough as a trucker tw...

A number of bus services in Market Harborough have had to be scrapped over the last few days because of a driver shortage.placeholder image

Number of Harborough bus services scrapped over the last few days because of a d...

At least 16 firefighters fought the flames which spread across over seven acres of stubble by Desborough Road between Desborough and Braybrooke.placeholder image

Firefighters battle for over three hours to bring a huge blaze in countryside ne...

The kitchen was destroyed. Credit: Desborough Fire Stationplaceholder image

Desborough woman treated for burns after chip pan fire destroys kitchen

Arsonists torched a massive pile of fly-tipped rubbish twice in three hours in Desborough last night – keeping firefighters at full stretch.placeholder image

Arsonists torch massive pile of fly-tipped rubbish twice in three hours in Desbo...

Stunned drivers alerted police after spotting a naked man “behaving inappropriately” with a blow-up doll by the busy A14.placeholder image

Stunned drivers alert police after spotting a naked man 'behaving inappropriatel...

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Wakefield’s scoring streak continues in Rothwell win

Harry Wakefield maintained his hot scoring streak as Harborough Town beat Rothwell Corinthians 3-1 on Tuesday evening.

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Harborough drew a blank against Rugby. NNL-201002-100956002placeholder image

Harborough Town want to rediscover goalscoring touch

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Harborough Singers busy rehearsing for Easter concert

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More than 130 houses planned in new Desborough development

A6 Closure: Between Rothwell and Desborough, The safety of the road bridge over the River Ise has been compromised due to the foundations on the approach to the bridge proper being undermined. The compacted material used to build the foundations have shifted and surveys showed that there were voids and cracks within them. Northamptonshire Highways are digging out the old material and then replacing it to form a solid base for the road surface. Thursday February 2nd 2017 NNL-170202-184617009placeholder image

A6 won't fully re-open until the end of August '“ but a section will open tomorr...

The A6 closure is to be extended this weekend for more inspectionsplaceholder image

A6 closure between Desborough and A14 to be extended this weekend

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A6 shut until the end of February

Harborough Town take on Harrowby this weekendplaceholder image

Pleased Pollard is looking for nothing less than full points again

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Harborough Singers brings royal flavour to concert

Witnesses should contact police on 101.placeholder image

Man chased by would-be robber on path between Rothwell and Desborough

This picture by former Northants Telegraph chief photographer Glyn Dobbs captured the moment the horses went for their gallop along the A6placeholder image

Horses break free on to A6 between Desborough and Rothwell

Bella back on the streets in Rothwell with Phil Osborne, Joseph Luckman, 13, and Sarah Osborneplaceholder image

Home sweet home for Bella who went missing for four months

Back home - Bella with Phil Osborne, Joseph Luckman, 13, Sarah Osborne and Bethany Luckman in Rothwellplaceholder image

PICTURE GALLERY: Bella back home after being missing for four months

Bella from Rothwell reunited with owner Sarah Osborneplaceholder image

Bella the dog who went missing four months ago found more than 130 miles away

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