News in Oakham

A Notice of Election has been published for the Office of Rutland County Councillor for the Oakham North West Ward, following the resignation of former councillor Adam Lowe.

Earlier this month, Adam Lowe, who also sits on Oakham Town Council said he was standing down from the county council to achieve a better work-life balance, as reported by Nub News.

Rutland's Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews is urging local people to voice their opinions on future changes to the licensing of firearms and shotguns in England and Wales.

The Commissioner is inviting current and previous firearms or shotgun certificate holders and residents to complete a short online survey to share their views on expected changes to licensing guidance to tighten the application process.

A new website that makes it easier for Rutland residents to access council services via the internet has attracted more than 1,000 users in just two months.

Rutland County Council first launched its new MyAccount service at the beginning of August. It allows people living in Rutland to access information about things like bin collections, local roads and Council Tax through their own individual online account.

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At the moment were are particularly keen to find a regional editor for our hyper-local online news site serving Oakham and Rutland.

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Four more Covid vaccine clinics are taking place for Rutland residents, starting this Saturday 2nd October.

The clinics will be at Oakham Enterprise Park, Ashwell Road, Oakham, LE15 7TU on the following dates:

Rutland County Council are reminding residents that the opening hours for Rutland's household waste and recycling centres (HWRC) will change to the winter hours from Friday October 1.

From then, Cottesmore HWRC will be open from 10am to 4pm, Friday to Monday and North Luffenham HWRC from 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday.

A Rutland eco-friendly shop joined a nationwide appeal for one of Britain's leading charities last week.

A spokesman told Nub News: "The team at Rutland Refill CIC wants to thank everyone that supported them on Friday 24th September, in raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

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