News in Oakham

Rutland has recorded no Covid-19 cases today, after two at the weekend.

However, due to how such things are calculated, its 7-day case rate has risen from 3 to five cases over the past week.

Dave Burton has been an On-Call Firefighter with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) for more than three years now, but he never imagined that his job would lead him to volunteer for the ambulance service in the midst of a global pandemic.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the National Health Service has been under immense pressure. At its peak in January, more than 4,500 COVID-19 patients were admitted to hospital in one single day.

Rutland's Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has paid tribute to his team of custody watchdogs who give up their time to protect the rights and welfare of detainees.

The PCC visited Euston Street Custody Centre in Leicester as part of National Volunteers' Week to give his personal thanks for their outstanding service and dedication.

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After a week of sunshine, this weekend promises more of the same - although Sunday's looking a bit overcast.

Today's rain will soon clear, and Saturday will start off with an early mist developing into clear skies. This will last all day, with a few clouds and very low wind speeds feeling very warm in the sun.

Free bus travel is still available between Uppingham and Oakham as part of a five-day half-term promotion (Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 June).

The scheme comes as Rutland County Council, together with local operators, are encouraging passengers to ride buses again.

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Today, Alicia Kearns welcomed Openreach's announcement that 11,778 premises in Rutland and Melton, throughout Cottesmore, North Luffenham, and Oakham will be upgraded to full fibre broadband.

Three exchanges will be built to cover these areas, as part of a massive nationwide effort to achieving the UK's target of 'gigabit capable broadband' to 85 percent of the UK by 2025.

Bus passengers looking to travel to and from Uppingham and Oakham will be able to make their journeys for free during Rutland's spring half-term holiday (Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 June), as part a special five-day promotion.

The scheme has been devised as a result of Rutland County Council's Transport Team working in close partnership with local operators to encourage new and returning passengers back on the buses.

Two brothers who ran a county line in Peterborough selling cocaine across Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties have been each jailed for three-and-a-half years.

An intelligence-led investigation into the transportation of substantial amounts of class A drugs across four counties had been underway in Cambridgeshire for many months ahead of a strike in June last year (2020).