News in Oakham

Rutland car lovers will be staging their second car and coffee meet on Mill Street in Oakham next month.

The move follows a successful event last year, with hopes of the meet becoming a monthly attraction.

The Chairman of Rutland Foodbank Ali Wainright has expressed concerns over growing food poverty in the county.

The issue was also highlighted by Dr Sarah Furness, who opened the foodbank's new premises at 36 Melton Road last week, more than a year later.

Plans for six homes in Barleythorpe are back before the planning committee of Rutland County Council next week.

The application for the houses on land adjacent to Barleythorpe Hall, Main Road, Barleythorpe, was adjourned from last month's meeting to allow members a site visit and to address developer contribution issues.

An successful and award-winning Oakham company has celebrated its royal recognition.

Woolroom, based in Pillings Road, is UK's leading wool bedding specialist, and was recently honoured with a Queen's Award for Enterprise, the first and only business in Rutland to have so far won a Queens Award.

A number of new road safety campaigns and initiatives will be launched in Rutland this autumn to highlight the dangers of speeding and promote consideration for all road users.

The work is being led by Rutland County Council, Leicestershire Police, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership (LLRRSP). Local residents will also be directly involved.

Oakham's long-awaited Neighbourhood Plan is moving closer to being put to a public vote.

The plan, which aims to guide development in Oakham and Barleythorpe until 2036, went through a consultation phase earlier this year, before it was given to a planning inspector for inspection, as previously reported by Nub News.

Embracing the Christmas spirit with open arms, Rutland Hall Hotel & Spa, has revealed its Christmas festivities featuring an indulgent Residential Package.

Decked for the holidays with seasonal décor and promising an experience that balances merriment with relaxation, the the refurbished and re-branded former Barnsdale Hall Hotel, is offering an exclusive 'Residential Package' aimed to take all of the stress out of the festive season during December.

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Rutland's 7-day case fell over the weekend, in contrast many other places, including nationally.

The county is also reached 9 weeks without a single fatality.

Councillors have deferred a decision concerning a planned extension to a quarry in Rutland.

The county council's planning committee had been advised by planning staff to approve the extension, when it met last week.