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CCTV released of £30,000 Mulberry handbag shop theft
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Send in your pictures and videos for summer solstice
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Designer Owen Morgan scoops top BBC show award
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Villagers enjoy fun and excitement at annual fete
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Crowds attend Harry Judd’s celebrity cricket match
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Dumford and Bennett push Town towards the top
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St Nicholas Primary School pupils impress Sir Edward
News
CCTV released of £30,000 Mulberry handbag shop theft video
A businessman is offering a £1,000 reward to help track down and convict thieves who stole £30,000 worth of handbags from his shop.
Send in your pictures and videos for summer solstice
Friday is the Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year and we’re going to capture the area on video for a special project.
Visitors set to attend open garden weekend in South Luffenham
A village is gearing up to welcome visitors from across the county to an open weekend.
Designer Owen Morgan scoops top BBC show award
A gardener scooped his fifth medal from the Royal Horticultural Society in two years.
Funding advice available at Voluntary Action Rutland’s annual fair
A voluntary group that supports those in need in the county is hosting an annual event to raise funds.
MP Alan Duncan urges volunteers to bid for cash to help world’s poorest
Rutland MP Alan Duncan is encouraging charities and not-for-profit groups in the county to bid for money from a £4m fund to support efforts to reduce global poverty.
Sport
Ryan rips through batsmen for Market Overton
Ryan Thwaite ripped apart Whittlesey’s innings, taking five wickets as Market Overton cruised to a 107 run victory on Sunday.
Howe’s six-wicket haul sets up Uppingham victory
Chris Howe took six wickets as Uppingham saw off Medbourne in a low-scoring game at Castle Hill on Sunday.
Carter’s pride at Greetham victory
Alex Carter beat 50mph winds to lead the field and win the London Pride medal at Greetham Valley.
Two half-centuries and a brilliant 140 on a mixed day for Oakham
Oakham’s batsmen were among the big-hitters on a mixed day for the club’s two sides in the Everards Leicestershire League on Saturday.
Inside the Tigers’ Den - Tigers put their hands up for Lions Test side
There is not a lot more Leicester Tigers flanker Tom Croft could have done to state his case for a place in the British and Irish Lions starting XV to face Australia in the first Test on Saturday.
Dumford and Bennett push Town towards the top
Uppingham Town moved to within four points of top spot with a one-sided victory at Ibstock in division four of the Everards Leicestershire League on Saturday.
Lifestyle
Gardening - Time to blast away blackspot
Tips on how to alleviate the problem of the rose disease blackspot - plus, find out what else needs doing in the garden this week.
Comedy night as festival opener
Oakham Festival opens on Thursday, June 20 with an evening of comedy at The Grainstore.
Open garden in aid of the National Gardens Scheme
A garden on the edge of Market Overton will open for the first time in aid of the National Gardens Scheme on Sunday.
The Gonzaga Band to perform at St Andrew’s Church in Lyddington
The Gonzaga Band will perform The Secret Muse – Music at the Court of Late Renaissance Ferrara in St Andrew’s Church, Lyddington, on Saturday.
Community
Fundraising for cancer support
A bank holiday weekend open gardens event in Oakham raised £1,002 for the Rutland and Melton Cancer Support Group.
St John and St Anne almshouses open day in Uppingham
An open day for the St John and St Anne charity’s almshouses in Johnson Road, Uppingham, is being held on Saturday from noon-3pm.
Birthing centre’s future could be reviewed
The future of a birthing unit which serves Rutland may come under scrutiny, according to an independent report.
New social group Mostly Men on Mondays proves a hit
A new social club for older men has proved to be a hit after its first meeting.
Celebration lunch for Rutland Ladies Social Group’s 20th anniversary
Rutland Ladies Social Group celebrated its 20th anniversary with a lunch at Oakham’s Whipper-In Hotel on Saturday.
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Weather for Oakham
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 12 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 12 C to 17 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: North east
