News in Oakham

A police helicopter was called out to assist Leicestershire officers after a group was spotted 'acting suspiciously' in Oakham's Ashwell Road in the early hours of Sunday.

A Leicestershire Police spokesman said: "NPAS (National Police Air Service) were called to assist officers on the ground after some people were seen acting suspiciously in Ashwell Road just after 3am on 1 September.

New safety restrictions are being introduced to limit the size of tow trailers permitted on site at Cottesmore Recycling Centre.

From 1 October 2019, only those vehicles with trailers under two metres or 6.5 feet in length (not including trailer towing iron) will be allowed access to the Burley Road site.

Rutland County Museum is undergoing scheduled maintenance work throughout September and October but will remain open to visitors as normal.

Work to repair and restore parts of the Museum's roof begins this week and is expected to take eight weeks to complete.

Rutland County Council has backed a hard-hitting report which urges Government to act quickly to help ease funding pressures on councils and allow them to provide high quality local services.

The hard-hitting report came from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee which looked in detail at local government finances across the country.

A brand new rigid inflated boat (RIB) has been launched at Rutland Sailability this week by the High Sheriff of Rutland, Margaret Miles.

The purchase of the safety boat, along with a launch and recovery vehicle, was made possible thanks to a £23,400 grant from the LEADER funding programme managed by Opportunity Peterborough with support from Rutland County Council.

A teenage girl who went missing from Oakham train station on Tuesday has now been found safe.

Police launched a appeal for help in tracing 14-year-old Bronte Cope after she was missing for more than 48 hours.

Oakham RFC has announced that it will hold a minute's silence before Friday night's game in memory of former junior player Alex Waycot.

The club was among those leading the tributes after hearing of Alex's sudden death, aged 21. He played at junior level with Oakham, joining the Under 10s and going on to help them win four county cups in consecutive seasons.

Police have made an appeal to the public for help in tracing a teenage girl who is missing from Oakham.

Bronte Cope was last seen at Oakham Train Station on Tuesday August 27 at 12.45 wearing a black skirt, burgundy jumper and a bum bag. She is not thought to have a phone or any other bag with her.

The rugby community in Stamford and Oakham has been paying tribute after the sudden death of young player Alex Waycot.

Teammates described former Stamford College student Alex, who was training to be a barber, as a very young and very talented player, 'an honour to play with.'

On Sunday, the Gents 19+ Club Championship was played on the Greetham Valley Lakes Course in baking conditions (having been delayed from July by appalling weather) and there was very tight competition between the top three players who were all playing off very similar handicaps.

The eventual winner was Mark Luxford (19hcp) with a gross score of 91 from his round which was remarkably steady. Mark was particularly strong over the back half which he competed in only six over gross and this could have been even better if he had avoided problems on the last.