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Bundles of wool and happiness for knitting club
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Video: Teacher Patsy shaves her head for charity
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Money handed over to The Lodge Trust
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Air ambulance gains from weight losses
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Travis Perkins donates materials to centre
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Slideshow: Hundreds enjoy Dambusters flypast
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Headteacher commended in Pearson Teaching Awards
News
The Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust warns gardeners to check hedges for nests
The Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust is urging gardeners to take extra care when trimming or removing garden greenery this spring because it is the time of year when birds build their nests and lay their eggs.
Bundles of wool and happiness for knitting club
Members of a knitting group were overjoyed when they were kindly given balls of wool from a clothing catalogue firm.
Manufacturer MJD opens new print facility
Point-of-sale designer and manufacturer MJD has expanded and opened a new print facility.
Scallywags Nursery hold charity car wash to raise funds for sisters’ challenge
Staff at Scallywags Nursery in Oakham were busy scrubbing wheels on Saturday to raise funds for a good cause.
Man who went missing from Kendrew Barracks in Cottesmore found safe
A man who went missing on Saturday has been found safe and well.
Sport
County cap for former Marko batsman
Former Market Overton and Oakham School cricketer Matthew Boyce was one of two players to receive county caps at Leicestershire County Cricket Club today.
Mother and son take the Penday Trophy
The Penday Pairs Trophy as Rutland County Golf Club was a triumph for Suzanne and Oliver Huxley.
Young Oaks celebrate sevens double
Oakham RFC U16s have two trophies to display at the new clubhouse next season.
Understrength Oakham have a day to forget
Oakham Cricket Club paid the price for a threadbare squad with defeats for the first and second team in the Leicestershire and Rutland League on Saturday and Sunday.
Uppingham claim narrow Rutland League victory
Uppingham beat Newborough by five runs to move up to fourth in Rutland League’s second division yesterday afternoon.
Inside the Tigers’ Den - Final promises to be a seismic clash
Batten down the hatches. It promises to be a seismic encounter between the two most powerful and physical sides in the league on Saturday when Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints do fierce battle for the title.
Lifestyle
Michael Portillo and Germaine Greer to talk at John Clare festival
Two famous names from the world of politics and academics have been added to the bill at an event organised by the John Clare Trust.
Choir makes welcome return to church in Empingham
Chater Community Choir will return to St Peter’s Church in Empingham on Saturday, May 18 with A Springtime Songbook. This will be the North Luffenham-based choir’s third concert after forming in January last year. Its members are drawn from all over the county and beyond.
Fashion- How to get the dapper flapper look
Fuelled by the Great Gatsby blockbuster to be released on May 16, the beauty world is getting into a flap about flappers.
Interiors - Villa thriller
Roman style has captured the imagination of home owners thanks to the new exhibition about Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum. Gabrielle Fagan checks out ways to embrace the villa look.
Cast of Dad’s Army production at Tolethorpe Hall visit filming location
The town where Dad’s Army was filmed saw some familiar faces when cast members from Stamford Shakespeare Company visited.
Community
Call for groups to use arts venue in Oakham
An arts enthusiast hopes local groups will come forward to breathe new life into a performance venue in Oakham.
Violinist Freya Goldmark to play in home town
Virtuoso violinist Freya Goldmark will be in concert in her home town later this month.
Housing charity open days
Rutland’s St John & St Anne housing charity is holding open days on three sites in Oakham and Uppingham on June 1 and June 15.
See gardens and art at Hambleton
Gardening enthusiasts and art lovers will be out in force for the Hambleton Open Gardens and Art Exhibition which takes place on Bank Holiday Monday.
Oakham firefighters staying in hotel while £1m station revamp is completed
Firefighters from Oakham station are staying at a neighbouring hotel during night shifts while they wait for a new station to be completed.
- Man who went missing from Kendrew Barracks in Cottesmore found safe
- Man left with serious face injury following assault in Oakham
- Residents in Edmonton Way set to raise parking problems at meeting
- Inside the Tigers’ Den - Final promises to be a seismic clash
- Video: Teacher Patsy shaves her head for charity
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Weather for Oakham
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 3 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 23 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Light showers
Temperature: 4 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind direction: North west
