It's National Volunteers Week
and community organisations that would like to recruit more members have stalls this afternoon at Stamford Library where a volunteer fayre is taking place between 2pm-4pm. Groups ranging from heritage and culture to caring services, crafts, retail and education will be on hand to chat to, as well as Rutland and Stamford Sound, which has a community station that runs almost exclusively on volunteers.
A triple anniversary of local wildlife was held last night overlooking what was originally called Empingham Reservoir.
A two day festival of music, art and dance begins today in Barrowden.
Oakham fire station's warning of the dangers of fires being lit in the countryside, especially in the dry weather, after visiting a number of woodland locations across the county yesterday afternoon and finding evidence of campfires, bonfires, and wild sleeping with a load of litter being left behind too.
Rutland and Stamford's MP has launched a petition against plans to merge our areas with large local authorities.
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Local Government Reorganisation decision sees huge changes for Rutland and Stamford
The long awaited decisions on local government reorganisations have been announced with the local authority boundaries changing for Rutland, Stamford and South Kesteven.
Rutland Water has been presented with a Green Flag Award by Keep Britain Tidy.
A new bench has been placed outside Morrisons in Stamford by the shop team.
The hosepipe ban for Anglian Water customers across Rutland and Stamford remains in place to protect water reserves in the hot weather.
Uppingham has welcomed a new beat officer to the town.
Peppers A Safe Place, a local charity which tackles loneliness and aims to boost mental health with social activities has received £20,000 from the Severn Trent community fund.
Uppingham was judged for East Midlands in Bloom on Friday.
