News in Oakham

Road cycling and triathlon retailer Sigma Sports is opening a store in Oakham.

Due to open its doors in late spring, the 4,000 square feet of retail space will be located in South Street, selling a range of premium brands from across the road cycling, mountain bike, triathlon and run categories.

Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner Lord Willy Bach is asking people if they are prepared to pay more council tax to support their local police force.

The PCC has launched an online survey to help him set the budget for 2020-21 and is urging residents to spare a couple of minutes to share their views.

Hambleton Bakery has been given the green light to build a new purpose-designed artisan bakery off the A1 in Greetham.

The company's planning application to build the bakery, along with staff and office accommodation, on land north of the Ram Jam Inn, Great North Road, was approved unanimously at last night's (Tues) Rutland County Council planning and licensing committee.

McDonald's is 'delighted' at tonight's (Tues) Rutland County Council planning and licensing committee's decision to approve the planning application to build a new restaurant and drive-thru in Oakham.

A spokesman for the company said: "We are delighted that the Rutland Planning Committee has approved our application for a new restaurant in Oakham.

The opening of the first McDonald's restaurant in Rutland - approved for Oakham tonight (Tues) - will not change the county according to Coun Gordon Brown, the county council's Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Planning.

Speaking after the planning and licensing committee meeting approved the application for the fast-food outlet and drive-thru on land at Hawkesmead Business Estate, off Lands End Way, Coun Brown told Oakham Nub News: "McDonald's is not going to change Rutland.

Members of Rutland County Council's planning and licensing committee have tonight (Tues) given the go-ahead for McDonald's to build a new fast-food restaurant in Oakham.

After a 25 minute debate, the committee voted eight in favour of the application, with one abstaining.

Ahead of tonight's decision on whether Oakham is to get a 24-hour drive-thru McDonald's restaurant, the Duchess of Rutland suggested the fast-food chain should serve up pheasant.

Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland - who lives at Belvoir Castle, in Grantham - claimed the bird was 'the cheapest food of all' during a debate on today's Good Morning Britain about whether the restaurant should open in the town.

A dad suffered minor burns to his hands after his child's hoverboard batteries exploded and the self-propelled scooter caught fire in a bedroom.

The quick-thinking father picked up the hoverboard and carried it outside his home in Hambledon Crescent, Cottesmore.

After more than 13 years at the helm, Rutland County Council Chief Executive Helen Briggs has today (Tues) announced she is to retire.

Mrs Briggs will be leaving her role in August.

A woman discovered a man standing in the open doorway of her Ketton home on Thursday (9 Jan) afternoon...claiming he thought her cottage was the pub.

The householder was upstairs shortly before 2pm when she heard someone call out.