News in Oakham

Rutland County Council planning officers are recommending that the application submitted by McDonalds to build a new fast-food restaurant in Oakham should be approved.

More than seven months after being submitted by the chain, the council's planning and licensing committee will consider the application on Tuesday (14 Jan).

An Oakham supermarket employee needed hospital treatment after being hit in the face by a suspected shoplifter.

The incident happened at the Co-op store in Braunston Road on New Year's Eve (31 Dec), sometime between 7.10pm and 7.35pm.

An outbuilding and storage unit at Cutts Close Park were vandalised over the new year period.

Sometime between 7.30pm and 9.10pm on Monday, 30 December damage was caused to a front door panel at an outbuilding although no entry was gained.

A new bar is opening later this month in Oakham - in the former The Yard, in Church Street.

Orbis is the latest business venture by the premises' new owner Jonny Spencer, who also owns the town's Bill's Bar.

Oakham All Saints Scout Group is running a real Christmas tree recycling service.

In exchange for a £7 donation, the scouts will come and take away your tree which will either be given to two different local forest schools, a local charity or used within scouting.

A report into the blackouts in August that affected more than one million customers – including residents and businesses in Oakham and surrounding villages – has been published today (Fri).

The Energy Emergencies Executive Committee (E3C) report unveils government-backed plans to strengthen Great Britain's power network and make it more resilient to outages in future.

Burglars have targeted a volunteer-run heritage railway museum in Cottesmore.

Thieves struck at Rocks by Rail: The Living Ironstone Museum - formerly Rutland Railway Museum - in Ashwell Road, sometime between midday on 21 December and 10.10am the following day (22 Dec).

A new handrail is to be installed in Uppingham to help residents and visitors negotiate trio of tricky steps more safely.

Uppingham Town Council has secured listed building consent from Rutland County Council to attach a decorative black wrought iron handrail to the Grade II Listed wall alongside the uneven steps at the western end of Leamington Terrace.

Police investigating three house break-ins in Rutland believe the crimes may be linked.

In all three incidents the properties were entered through a window while the homeowners were out.

The planning application submitted by McDonalds to build a new fast-food restaurant in Oakham is to be decided next month.

More than seven months after being submitted by the chain, Rutland County Council's planning and licensing committee will consider the application on Tuesday, 14 January.