News in Oakham

A special poster is available to Rutlanders who don't want trick-or-treaters knocking on their doors this week – as the emergency services try to reduce the number of 999 calls made on Halloween regarding anti-social behaviour.

Last year 816 incidents were reported to officers across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in the 24 hour period of October 31, including calls about anti-social behaviour related to trick or treating. Some 413 of these incident calls came through on the 999 emergency line.

Thieves have made off with thousands of pounds worth of heavy building site vehicles from Uppingham School.

A construction site at the school on Ayston Road was targeted overnight on October 24/25 and vehicles stolen include a 1-ton Dumper truck and 1.5 ton and 3-ton JCB excavators all sign-written with A Plant livery and a Thwaites Mach 580, 3-ton dumper truck (serial number 3161), sign written with Gladstone Construction.

Rutland County Council's upcoming Autumn Business Summit will help local businesses and traders adjust to conditions after Brexit.

The council is inviting representatives from local businesses in the area to attend the free event, being held at Greetham Valley Hotel from 8am to 11.15am on Wednesday, 6 November.

Mayor of Oakham Coun David Romney will officially open the town's new QD discount store on Thursday, 7 November.

Coun Romney will cut the ceremonial ribbon at 9am to mark the start of trading at the 8,000sqft two-floor store at the former Fords of Oakham premises in Church Street.

A free carbon monoxide awareness workshop - highlighting the signs and symptoms of this silent killer - is being staged in Oakham next week.

Organisers Home Instead Senior Care is staging the event primarily to educate and advise anyone who looks after a vulnerable person - but it is open to anyone from the Rutland community.

A teenager unwittingly landed himself in hot water when he bought a crocodile skull online.

The 18-year-old Oakham student's £30 eBay purchase from China had been exported and imported illegally.

Oakham parents with children starting primary school next year are being reminded to not to miss the deadline in applying for a place at their first choice schools.

Children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 will be eligible to start primary school in September 2020, and the closing date for applications 15 January 2020.

Oakham shoppers are being urged to dig deep and donate a present or stocking filler to the Co-op's first ever toy appeal.

Central England Co-op is launching the Christmas Toybox Appeal to make sure as many children as possible have a gift to open this festive season.

Oakham Fire Station is giving away hundreds of battery-powered tealights to encourage residents to have a safer Halloween.

The initiative, supported by the Safer Rutland Partnership, is a practical way for the fire station to spread Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service's annual 'Celebrate Safely' campaign message.

Tonight's (Tues) dramatic hour-long episode of Emmerdale will feature scenes filmed at Rutland Water and Normanton Park Hotel.

The filming took place on 20 September and features three main characters - Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb), Cain Dingle's (Jeff Hordley) and Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter).