News in Oakham

The world-famous Flying Scotsman will be steaming through Oakham later this month.

The iconic steam locomotive no 60103 is passing through Rutland as part of The Railway Touring Company's The Yorkshireman railtour from London Ealing Broadway to York on Saturday, 29 June.

An 11-year-old angler fishing in his first ever match stunned all the other adult competitors by reeling in first place.

Jamie Postlethwaite - who pays just £5 a year to be a junior member of Oakham Angling Society - bagged a bream and a roach in this morning's (Sat) four-hour match at the course fishing club's Oakham Canal fishery.

Hambleton Hall's michelin-starred restaurant features in the latest issue of Waitrose's Food magazine.

This month's (June) edition of the magazine has a retro flavour and a feature by Emma Hughes rounds up some of the British restaurants which 'have been quietly serving consistently fantastic food for decades'.

An historic Braunston-in-Rutland pub owned by the same couple for 19 years is up for sale.

Charles Boote and his wife want to retire and have put the The Old Plough on the market at £695,000 for the freehold interest.

The return of the best charity rock, folk and funk festival in Rutland and surrounding counties is just around the corner.

This amazing event is hosted by Extonbury and performed on the Fox & Hounds, Exton's paddock.

Police are re-appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage following the road collision in Little Casterton, Rutland, in which Stamford motorcyclist Daniel Whitlam died.

Officers were called to the incident in Toll Bar - involving a black Skoda Kodiaq car and a silver Kawasaki motorbike ridden by 47-year-old Mr Whitlam - just after 10am on Sunday, 2 June.

Rutland Water Nature Reserve recently commissioned Sarah Hatherill, of Langham's Well Street Studio, to design a brand identity for the Rutland Osprey Project merchandise.

The osprey in question (the Rutland version!) is a pretty impressive bird of prey which migrates to Rutland Water Nature Reserve every year from Africa to breed.

The residents of Shotley and Harringworth arranged an afternoon tea party to celebrate the remarkable life of William (Bill) Brown, born on 23 May, 1919.

In 1939 with war looming, Bill became one of a small number of men to train as a Militiaman and after six months he was dispatched to Clacton-on-Sea.

Rutland's newest Armed Forces Champion is encouraging people to show support for the British military by attending Armed Forces Week events.

Elected in May, Councillor Ian Razzell is also calling on businesses in the area to back Reserves Day by publicly showing support or holding a workplace talk or event.

A new escape room experience opens in Oakham next month...and it's a real family affair.

The Angell family - along with help from hands-on friends - are launching One Way Out in Long Row on July 19.