News in Oakham

Public safety has been put at risk by violent offenders being released straight from Stocken prison into the community.

In a report published today (Weds), following an unannounced inspection earlier this year, HM Chief Inspector of Prison Peter Clarke says that around 100 inmates a year are being set free without going through a crucial resettlement process first.

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With the new financial year now in full swing, we have seen several employment law changes being introduced and laid before parliament.

At the weekend a Stableford Qualifier was played on the Valley course and there was victory for Bob Scratchford (27) when he scored an excellent 41 points; Bob has been playing very steadily recently and this is his second podium in recent weeks.

The front nine for Bob all seemed very easy as he picked up points on all the par threes and even parred the 5th for a bonus 4 point score; the back half also seemed to going in a similar fashion until he reached the 17th where he ran into all sorts of problems and failed to score but a par on the last lightened his mood.

Rutland County Council is acting quickly and decisively to protect children at risk from harm according to the findings of a routine Ofsted visit that reviewed local Children's Services, earlier this year.

Ofsted conducted a pre-arranged visit to review Rutland County Council's Children's Services on 19 March 2019.

Oakham BP petrol station has admitted that contractors it employed were responsible for killing a large number of plants on an Oakham In Bloom-maintained flowerbed.

Oakham In Bloom members discovered the aftermath of what it believed was the result of herbicide spraying earlier this month and took to Twitter to share photos of the 'devastating' results.

A new £9m bespoke 60-bed residential and nursing care home being built in Oakham is set to open its doors to residents early next year.

Oakham Grange, in Wheatfield Way, will create 200 new jobs and is the first home to be built by Ardale, a new name in the residential and nursing care sector.

The founders of the hugely successful Oakham Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club (AFVBC) will be joining members of the royal family on Wednesday (29 May) when they attend the Queen's Garden Party.

Mark and Tracey Taylor were put forward to attend the invite-only event at Buckingham Palace by Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland, Dr Sarah Furness, in recognition of the couple's achievements.

Almost 400 residents attended yesterday's public consultation in Oakham to find out more about McDonald's plans to build a fast food restaurant in the town.

The event provided an opportunity to ask questions about the restaurant, which the company says would create at least 65 full or part time jobs, and get an idea of how it would look.

Rutland County Council is currently recruiting for three occupational therapist positions and calling on candidates to apply now.

The council, which is regularly identified as a leading health and adult social care service provider, is looking for applicants with previous occupational therapist experience, ideally in a community, hospital or adult social care setting.

The 'Don't Drown Our County!' touring exhibit telling the story of the construction of Rutland Water begins its journey around Rutland next month.

'Don't Drown Our County!' tells the human side of the story; and because the project team actively went all out to find and talk to those who were actually there, the exhibition enables us to get close to what it was really like 50 years ago when news of building the reservoir broke and Rutlanders lived with the consequences.