One of the most well known Rutland retailers been given honorary membership of the Rotary in the town she started trading in 70 years ago.
Kath Gilbert's furniture shop on Ayston Road in Uppingham traded until just a few years ago. Her son, Mark, now has an antiques business in the same unit. Kath remembers helping countless people with their first homes.
‘Younger people, when they were getting married and they were getting the keys say to a council house, they'd come to me and say how much can I get in for? What will it cost me? I said well if you think about £100. I'll put everything in for you I will put bed, sofa, dining room table, chairs, cooker. Whatever is available I will furnish it for £100. So they were bringing me £100 and then as soon as they got the key to the house they could go straight in. I loved it. I have lived it and I love it.'
Funeral of Joyce Lucas
Santa Sleigh Tour begins in Stamford
Charity Christmas concert in Oakham
Urgent maintenance work completed at Stamford Railway Station
Weekend sports round up
Sparkling Christmas Fayre in Bourne
Stamford Christmas Market on Sunday
Leicestershire Police winter drink and drug driving campaign now underway
The Budget was 'broadly in line with what was expected'
Ryhall Road now reopened after accident
County status for Rutland hangs in the balance
Bathing water at Rutland Water rated as 'excellent'
