News in Oakham

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Plans for 60 leisure lodges on a Rutland golf course will come before councillors next week.

The move follows businessman Chris Riddle, who with his father Colin bought the 185 acre Woolfox Golf and Country Club, buying the site last year with the aim of redeveloping it.

A major road in Rutland faces a second bout of disruption.

Part of the A6003 near the village of Caldecott is to close for 26th July until 30th July 2021.

Rutland reported 24 cases of Covid-19 today, putting its 7-day rate at its highest in months,

Nationally, the UK saw 96 deaths, the highest in months, but Rutland continues to have been free of fatalities since April.

This week, we all took the next step on the roadmap out of lockdown in England, with most legal restrictions in place to control COVID-19 removed on Monday.

Step four comes at a time when cases are still rising, here and across other parts of the UK. We all have a part to play in making this next step work and keeping our communities safe. I urge everyone to keep on taking care and to remain cautious even as restrictions and legal limits on social contact have been lifted.

Freedom Day saw 16 cases recorded in Rutland, further fuelling a rise in the county's 7-day case rate.

The 16 cases compares with 44 over the weekend and 6 on each of the previous two Mondays.

This Saturday new Firefighter recruits from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service will cover the circumference of Leicestershire not once, but twice, in a triathlon style event – all whilst raising money for charity.

The event will see teams of four working together over three disciplines –canoeing, cycling and running – to achieve a total distance of 330 miles. Each cohort will leave from different fire stations, and meet in the centre of Leicester.

Post-lockdown fun and festivities are promised in Oakham this weekend.

Oakham Town Council has organised a range of delights, including music, stalls and, important if the weather stays hot, ice cream!

Rutland has recorded 44 cases over the weekend, which has returned it's 7-day case rate to around the level of a week ago.

Once again, no deaths were recorded.

Discount retailer QD – QualityDiscounts.com is offering shoppers in Oakham a chance to kick start their summer with a £250 shopping spree.

The competition is running now, with any customer who scans their QD reward card in the Oakham store on Church Street entered into the prize draw to win a £250 QD shopping voucher. Shoppers can also sign up for a free reward card in-store. The winner of the £250 voucher will be announced on Thursday 2nd September.