News in Oakham

Oakham residents objecting to McDonald's plans to open a fast-food outlet in the town have been branded 'snobs' by a national newspaper.

An online article published by The Sun last night (Mon) has the headline: "Rutland McDonald's – Snobs in the only county without a McDonald's fight plans for new branch – claiming it will bring 'riff raff'."

A 19-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with criminal damage after a spate of graffiti vandal attacks in Uppingham.

Lloyd Griffiths, of HMP Nottingham, is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Friday, 4 October charged with nine counts of criminal damage and four counts of breaching a restraining order.

More than half the successful applications for help from Rutland households facing homelessness in the last year were made by someone in paid work at the time.

Under the Homelessness Reduction Act, which took effect in April 2018, councils are required to take preventative measures where households are facing a homelessness crisis, and relieve it when it occurs.

Richard Coleman (Conservative Party) has been elected as Ward Member for Ryhall and Casterton following a local by-election today (12 Sept).

Mr Coleman was elected with 357 votes and will serve as a Rutland County Councillor until the next round of ordinary elections in 2023.

The conference 'A Health Plan for Rutland', held at the Rutland County Museum on Wednesday, 4 September has been called a huge success.

Sir Laurence Howard chaired the discussion with about 100 Rutland residents focused on the requirements of future health services for Rutland.

People who travel by bus in Rutland are being invited to attend an open meeting of the county's next Bus Users Group next month (Oct).

The Bus Users Group has been set up by Rutland County Council, local residents and bus operators as a forum to discuss local services.

Commuters heading from Oakham to Stamford face a major diversion when a section of the A606 is closed from next week.

The A606 is scheduled to be closed to traffic between Oakham and Whitwell from Monday (16) to 27 September 2019 to allow essential maintenance work to take place.

It's now 96 days since the planning application to build Rutland's first McDonald's fast-food restaurant in Oakham was submitted to Rutland County Council.

And today (Weds), the local authority told Oakham Nub News that it is currently 'unable to confirm' when the application will be determined - but it will not be at the next planning committee meeting on 24 September. The next scheduled meeting is on 22 October.

Rutland Foodbank is holding a collection day in Oakham on Saturday (14 Sept) to replenish stocks after a hike in demand over the school summer holidays.

A Rutland Foodbank spokesman told Oakham Nub News: "We usually rely on harvest festival events to restock our larder after summer.

New proposals intended to help guide the way that important local transport services are delivered over the next 20 years have been approved by Rutland County Council.

'Moving Rutland Forward' (MRF) is the county's fourth Local Transport Plan and sets out a long-term vision that will support the development of new council-led, resident-focused transport policies around road safety, bus travel, driving, cycling and walking.