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News
Rutland County Show celebrates 180th event
THE countdown is on for the 180th Rutland County Show which will take place at Burley-on-the-Hill on June 3.
Sign up to give blood in Oakham tomorrow
THE NHS Blood and Transplant department is holding a donor session in Oakham tomorrow to try and replenish stocks before the Olympics.
Barnsdale Gardens is back on the small screen
STAFF at a Rutland tourist attraction will become stars of Chelsea Flower Show.
HSBC says Uppingham branch will close despite outcry
A BANK has told residents that it will be closing its branch, despite an outcry from traders.
£3m deal completed for faster broadband in Rutland
RUTLAND County Council has finalised a £3m deal that will bring faster broadband to at least 90 per cent of residents by the end of 2013.
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Sport
Race card promises a great day
MORE than 125 horses are expected to race at the East Anglian Point-to-Point at Dingley on Saturday.
Oliver’s ready to take it to the max
RUTLAND cyclist Oliver Maxwell insists there is plenty of room for improvement despite claiming two medals at the Olympic Velodrome in the Sainsbury’s School Games.
Cottesmore seek managerial trio
COTTESMORE Football Club are calling for potential managers to step forward to take charge of the first team and the reserve and U18 sides which the club plans to relaunch this summer.
Ladies mark a great year
RUTLAND Hockey Club’s ladies section held their annual awards presentation in Uppingham last week.
Lifestyle
Music listings - Friday May 11 to Sunday May 20
A complete list of all the local gigs and music events.
Theatre listings - updated May 11
A complete list of all the plays and shows playing in our area. If you have a show to add, e-mail jeanette.cliffe@jpress.co.uk
Game Review: Prototype 2
HERE we go again folks with yet another “must have” (or so the hype tells us) game of the year, Prototype 2 by Activision and Radical Entertainment - and it is back to the good old days of excessive mindless violence, what a treat!
Community
Hearth tax history talk
LYDDINGTON Manor History Society is holding a talk on Wednesday entitled Hearth Taxes.
Fire changes on agenda at Oakham Fire Station
A NEW way of working at Oakham Fire Station will be discussed on Wednesday.
Take part in quiz at Rutland library to win Dickens’ book
A WORLD book night quiz has been launched at a Rutland library.
Review: Uppingham Choral Society’s Easter concert
EASTER Saturday saw Uppingham Choral Society give a performance of Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, an oratorio in three parts.
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Weather for Oakham
Thursday 17 May 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 7 C to 13 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: South
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Light rain
Temperature: 8 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: North east
