Local News from Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
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Full peal at All Saints Church Oakham
Bells rang out for three and a half hours yesterday at All Saints Church in Oakham as visiting ringers from the Ancient Society of Colleges carried out a full peal of what they describe as the finest bells in the county.
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161 arrests during drink and drug driving campaign
Leicestershire police has revealed 161 arrests were made during its summer drink and drug driving campaign, which ran alongside the World Cup Tournament and say far too many motorists are continuing to put their own lives and the lives of others at risk.
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Stamford fires treated as arson
Police in Stamford are treating two fires at a house in Emmanuel Road as arson.
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Rutland planning permission decisions
A scheme to build over 200 homes off Burley Road in Oakham has been approved after outline permission was already given.
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Rutland County Council cannot refuse planning permission for development in Gt Casterton
Rutland County Council's Planning Committee say, despite Anglian Water saying they haven't got the capacity to take away the wastewater on a new development in Great Casterton, they were powerless to refuse the application for 58 houses backing onto Ermine Rise.
