News in Oakham

Rutland County Council is now carrying out its annual review of residents who receive a 25% Single Person Discount (SPD) on their Council Tax and asking people to confirm any changes in their personal circumstances.

Adults can claim SPD when they are the sole occupant of the property they live in. Councils review the discount every year to keep records up-to-date, as well as reminding anyone who may not have reported a change in circumstances that would make them ineligible for SPD.

A well-known restauranteur in the district has closed three of his restaurants after staff members were 'pinged' by the government's track and trace system.

Jonathan Spencer, who operates Orbis Oakham, Orbis Stamford, and Hoppi Dorri, will close the three venues until Wednesday.

Rutland MP Alicia Kearns is backing a bid to make to legal to force dog owners to keep their dog on a lead when they are near farm animals.

The MP is backing what is known as Gladis's Law following a campaign by a Dorset farmer, which has gained the backing of Farming Minister Victoria Prentice.

The boss of Rutland Showground in Oakham has quit today.

The Rutland Agricultural Society has announced the resignation of Kevin Tighe, who was its chief executive.

A major railway upgrade will affect Oakham services this weekend.

Network Rail will carry out vital work to connect a new tunnel north of Peterborough to the existing railway, ready to further improve journeys for passengers on the East Coast Main Line.

The call is out for candidates for a Rutland county Council by-election.

A Notice of Election has been published for the Office of Rutland County Councillor for the Oakham South Ward, following the resignation of former councillor Nick Woodley.

Rutland County Council will remove the requirement for residents to book to use local Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) from Monday 19 July, following the lifting of most national COVID restrictions.

Advanced booking for Rutland's recycling centres at North Luffenham and Cottesmore was first introduced as a temporary measure in April, to ensure sites could operate safely and effectively as COVID restrictions were eased.

The spirit of a Rutland teenager who tragically died in York is to live on thanks to a new riverboat.

Sonny Ferry, 19, of Ketton, drowned in April 2019 at the end of a night out, when he was working in York as a labourer.

Rutlanders can look forward to watching and listening to talented musicians thanks to Oakham-based Music Man, aka Dave Graham.

He's ensuring that the music scene returns to our local community with a flourish this summer with a string of live events in Rutland and beyond.

Barnsdale Hall Hotel is set to be renamed later this month [July] as Rutland Hall Hotel & Spa.

The rebranding follows a major refurbishment programme - also scheduled to be completed this month - by the new owners Dineshbhai and Savitaben Patel, co-founders of Leicester 's Cofresh snack foods empire.