News in Oakham

Cottesmore AFC added a little shine to their performance – after celebrating the start of a new two-year sponsorship deal.

The team beat Ashby, 3-0, at Westray Park on Saturday, following the ceremony to mark the start of the partnership with local valeting and detailing business, Wax On, Wax Off.

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Joining other colleges in the area, Casterton College Rutland is celebrating 'brilliant results' in its students' GCSE exams this year.

A report on its website reveals 84% of students have achieved five passes or more in English and Maths.

Catmose College is celebrating another year with outstanding GCSE results.

The governments' progress measure is forecast to be significantly above national results which, the college says, is testament to a consistently high standard of teaching and the enduring hard work of its students.

Students and staff at Uppingham Community College were celebrating today after 'an exceptional set' of GCSE results.

The college says it has consistently achieved GCSE outcomes significantly higher than the national average - and this year is no exception, with another excellent performance.

Dr Sarah Furness, the Lord-Lieutenant for Rutland, is to host a special summer celebration for Rutland's residents.

Party in the Park will take place at Cutts Close in Oakham on Sunday 8th September from noon until 4.30pm.

On Saturday, the 17th of August during the Cottesmore AFC Development Team's Leicestershire Senior League opener, the side proudly received its new kit sponsored by the Treble One Trust.

This is the latest in a lengthy mutual partnership between the two organisations. The football club – the oldest in Rutland - sponsored the trust's Summer Ball which, was a great success in July.

A notice of election for the office of Rutland County Councillor was published on 7 August for Ryhall and Casterton Ward following the receipt of two requests from local electors.

The vacancy has arisen because Christopher Parsons did not meet the deadline to formally accept his position as a County Councillor following May's Local Government Elections.

An optometrists and a ceramics artist in Rutland have successfully modernised and expanded their operations following a combined £52,700 worth of grant funding from the LEADER programme.

Oakham's Simmons Optometrists received a £40,100 grant towards a building extension that has created more private consultation areas for customers, provided greater accessibility and incorporated more modern display units for the store.