Rutland and Stamford Sound

South Kesteven District Council is expected to publish its thoughts on Local Government Reorganisation today ahead of the deadline for initial proposals later this week.

Traffic orders will be issued this week to close the 11 smaller gaps in the central reservation of the A1 between South Witham and Little Ponton, following a campaign by Rutland and Stamford's MP, Alicia Kearns at a recent council meeting on safety of the Great North Road.

 A repeat of 2023 is happening on the Manton Bay Osprey nest as the first two birds to arrive back are now believed to have mated before Maya returns.

 Organisers of a spring shopping day in Oakham say they hope to at least repeat the experience annually.

 Stamford Young Farmers are raising money to support the well being of people who work the land today in their annual tractor run.

 Services are returning to All Saints Church in Oakham today for the first time since January, after the lighting inside was fully replaced at a cost of over £100,000.

 Today marks the start of the new season at Burghley House, near Stamford, which means the stately home itself reopens to visitors and the South Gardens are open for the next five weeks.

 Rutland County Council and Oakham Town Council are working together today for Spring Shopping Day in Oakham.

  As Oakham gets ready for a day of Spring shopping with a special day of events, the fight to save Rutland's ceremonial status steps up a gear.

A giant whale has landed on Stamford Recreation Ground to spread environmental messages to children and their families.

All Saints Church in Oakham is ready for a return of services after a £110,000 lighting project saw some 100-year-old fittings replaced and all the lighting renewed.