Members of Cottesmore Military Wives Choir at Buckingham Palace

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• Fifty years of Rutland Water

  Rutland Water is marking its 50th anniversary in 2026 with 50 events throughout the year.

• Local people awarded New Year's Honours

  A number of people from the Rutland and Stamford area have been recognised for their work in the New Year's Honours.

• Work to start on hospital entrance

  Work to enhance the general entrance around Stamford and Rutland Hospital will take place through next month.

• Second Helpings open today

  Second Helpings, which is based at Barn Hill Methodist Church, also has a community fridge, which is open

• Weekend sports round up

• Men jailed for theft of plant equipment

  Two men are spending Christmas and New Year in prison after being involved in the theft of £500,000 worth of plant equipment

• Tributes are being paid to Stewart Francis

  Tributes are being paid to the president of the Peterborough Referee Association who has passed away

• Team GB swimmer reopens the gym at Meres Leisure Centre

  The gym at the Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham reopens to the public today

• Shoppers being urged to prevent excess food waste

  The founder of a Stamford food waste organisation is urging shoppers to think twice before they do their Christmas food shop

• Appeal for witnesses to accident

  Cambridgeshire Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A1 on Saturday night at Stibbington

• New funding for rural crime projects

  Rutland and Leicestershire's Police and Crime Commissioner has awarded nearly £70,000 to disrupt rural criminality and protect livelihoods

• No ticket machine for now at Oakham Railway Station

  Oakham Railway Station is unlikely to get a ticket machine anytime soon after Government funding was withdrawn.