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A week before Oakham’s Christmas light switch on
the artificial tree is already in position this weekend. Attractions for next Sunday at the marketplace include a stilt walker, fire performer, Filbert the Fox and Sing Out Rutland. Rutland and Stamford Sound will also be there through the afternoon. The event, organised by Oakham Town Council, on the 23rd of November, runs from midday with the light switch on at 4:30, where a child has won the chance to push the plunger.
Aladdin Jr opens at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre
A cast of 87 local children and teenagers invite you to the magical desert kingdom of Agrabah.
The NHS in Rutland and Leicestershire is reaching more people with severe mental illness to help them live longer and healthier than most other parts of the country.
Police have closed off the entrance to the Braunston Road Co-op in Oakham after a cash machine was taken during the night.
A fundraiser for organisations helping Aid for Ukraine is taking place this evening at a cafe in Stamford.
Rutland Police says it's stepping up patrols as part of a national drive to combat antisocial behaviour.
Fire crews called to wheelie bin fires
South Kesteven District Council has called fire crews to wheelie bin fires in Bourne and Market Deeping after batteries were wrongly discarded in them.
A new hub for children with moderate special educational needs and disabilities could be coming to St George's Primary School in Stamford.
Ten tipper loads of sand has been levelled out at the Rutland Water beach.
Well over seven hundred runners, joggers,and walkers took part in the annual Race for Life event at Burghley House last night, raising over £65,000 so far.
Rutland and Stamford's MP has secured a meeting with the Health Secretary's team to raise awareness of maternal blood clots after her own near-death experience following the birth of her third child.
Hospitality and tourism businesses in Rutland are calling on the government to halve the amount of VAT they pay, which they say could make the difference between sink or swim.
Stamford road safety under scrutiny
Parking, signage, and road safety in Stamford is under the spotlight today as Lincolnshire County Council's highways manager joins residents and one of Stamford's county councillors for a closer look at issues and to discuss next steps in making the roads safer.
