News in Oakham

The parents of drowned Ketton teenager Sonny Ferry have made a formal complaint about North Yorkshire Police's investigation into his death.

Nineteen-year-old Sonny fell in the River Foss, in York, in the early hours of April 13 after a night out. His body was recovered the following day.

Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner Lord Willy Bach has called for clarity on the Government's pledge to boost police officer numbers across the UK - questioning whether enough funding is in place to pay for the uplift.

The PCC said he feared plans to recruit an extra 20,000 new police officers over the next 12 months were underfunded by more than £100m - and that the shortfall would need to be plugged by further efficiency savings.

Agricultural development students from across Africa and Asia have visited a mixed farming enterprise in Glaston.

The visit is the first of several that the Marshal Papworth Fund will organise over the academic year, to complement the students' scholarship-funded Masters studies in the UK.

A live music event is being held later this month to raise funds for the rescue boat fundraising campaign launched in memory of Ketton teenager Sonny Ferry.

Nineteen-year-old Sonny lost his life when he fell in the River Foss, in York, in the early hours of April 13 after a night out.

Hambleton Bakery is a step closer to building a new artisan bakery off the A1 in Greetham.

The company is seeking planning permission to build the bakery, along with staff and office accommodation, on land north of the Ram Jam Inn, Great North Road.

The Mayor and Mayoress of Oakham are staging a charity dinner and dance next month.

The black tie event is being held at Victoria Hall on Saturday, 1 February from 7.30pm until 12 midnight and proceeds will go to the mayor's charity Sunflowers, which offers support to families with a child/children with additional needs.

Motorists are being advised to be extra vigilant after police received three reports in one day of a BMW masquerading as an unmarked police car.

In one incident a driver in Wadley alerted police that he was being followed - and had been hit - by the BMW.

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.