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Messenger Construction switched on their tree just off Main Street in Collyweston with the help of two members of Birch Tree Cafe at Easton on the Hill, and invited the local community to join them for hot chocolate, mulled wine and mince pies.
Joseph and Luke from Birch Tree pushed the plunger, and Messenger Managing Director Paul Gibbons told us about their support for the local community, including fundraising for the shop through a competition about the number of lights:
Rutland county signs will not return until next year says council
Rutland’s county signs are not on the priority list for the local council for the remainder of this year and will not be replaced until 2027.
South Kesteven free parking in the run-up to Christmas
South Kesteven District Council has announced free parking from 30 November in Stamford's Cattlemarket car park on Mondays to Thursdays in the run-up to Christmas and unlimited free parking in Grantham's Wharf Road multi-storey.
Stamford and Oakham Christmas trees
After Stamford's 30-foot town Christmas tree was put in place in Red Lion Square yesterday morning, it was decorated with lights last night, ready for the switch-on event on 26 November.
Call for Rutland road signs to be reinstated
Rutland's MP is calling for the reinstatement of the county's road signs.
Weekend sports round up
Rutland and Stamford remembers and reflects on Remembrance Sunday
Streets and churches across Rutland and Stamford filled for the annual parades and services to commemorate and honour the sacrifice and service of armed forces personnel from Britain and the Commonwealth.
Fireworks events
Public bonfire and firework events are taking place in Stamford, South Witham, Castle Bytham and Barrowden this evening.
Last push for Poppy Appeal
Poppy sellers are giving the appeal one last push today, with cadets supporting the sale alongside the Royal British Legion on the markets in Oakham and Stamford.
Ploughing through the ages is on show at Hall Farm Little Casterton today.
Three rare ammonite fossils discovered in spoil heaps at Grange Top Quarry at Heidelberg Materials Cement in Ketton are now within the collections of Rutland County Museum and have given researchers new evidence about the county's Jurassic past.
A play about the First World War through the eyes of women in a Lancashire town is raising money for the Stamford Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.
Keeping your dogs calm during fireworks in Rutland and Stamford
Firework season begins in Rutland and Stamford with bonfire night on Thursday and Diwali this weekend too, but our pet dogs may struggle with anxiety and stress due to the loud bangs and flashes.
