Rutland and Stamford Sound

 It's a week to go until the Rutland Flower Show opens at the Rutland Showground, and organisers hope to build on a successful debut last year with more of the same variety of opportunities to buy and learn about plants, soil, and flowers.

 A man from Ryhall is taking his tuk-tuk to Hunstanton today to raise money for a local charity that cared for his wife.

A dramatic car chase through Stamford Town Centre saw temporary road closures at dawn this morning as police stopped a car on St. Mary Street.

A four-day Community Festival begins today at Oakham Baptist Church, from cafes to a comedy night.

The world's largest agility festival is taking place at the Rutland Showground from today.

Police are investigating an incident in Wittering on Monday night, which they believe to be isolated, where a man was attacked by four people who were travelling in a vehicle he was driving.

 A protest against the proposed expansion of Leicester's boundary is taking place at lunchtime today outside County Hall in Leicester, led by Leicestershire and Rutland's Conservatives against the government and the Labour-controlled city council.

This week at the Lincolnshire Showground in the annual Poacher International Jamboree, there are over 10,700 people at the camp in total, including over 3000 volunteers and scouts and guides from 20 nations.