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• Oakham's twin town visit

   Visitors from Oakham's German twin town are in Rutland for four days of sightseeing and discovery.

• Free car parking for Rutland Day

  Rutland County Council is offering free parking in all council-operated car parks in both Oakham and Uppingham this Saturday as part of Rutland Day celebrations.

• Melton Round Table takes on Skinflint Rally

   Two teams from Melton Round Table are crossing the Channel this morning as they take on this year's Skinflint rally.

• New home for army cadets

   Army Cadets based at St. George's Barracks have taken on a new home at Kendrew at Cottesmore.

• First all female podium at Defender Burghley since 1989

  After a 37 year wait there was an all-female podium at Defender Burghley Horse Trails in Stamford which annually welcomes over 170,00 visitors across the four day event.

• Weekend sports round up

• Freemasons cycling for charity

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   Two Freemasons from Stamford are due to return home late this afternoon to a fundraising party at the Danish Invader.

• Open Studios month

   Hundreds of artists across a range of disciplines are once again exhibiting at studios across Rutland and Northamptonshire in the annual Open Studios month.

• Arrest in connection with suspected arson attack

   Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a suspected arson attack on a house in Glen Crescent in Stamford.

• Nepalese restaurant to donate to flood fund for Nepal

  One of Stamford's Nepalese restaurants is donating all of its proceeds to the government's flood fund for Nepal this Sunday.

• Benedict's Law kicks in for start of new term

  As schools across Rutland and Stamford begin their autumn term, children with allergies from across England will be better protected as Benedict's Law, named after a five-year-old boy from Stamford, will kick in for state-funded schools.

• Oakham School's New Head Returns To Her Roots

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  Lucy Pearson's an Old Oakhamian, and former Head Girl too. She's also the first female head in the school's 440 year history