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Andrea Scholes joined the Rutland Times as a trainee reporter in 2005. Following a short break in 2014, she returned to the company as a senior reporter in July 2018, working for the Rutland & Stamford Mercury, Rutland Times and Bourne Local

Driver service needs new recruits

24 July 2025
Driver service needs new recruits

Driver service needs new recruits

24 July 2025

Help is needed to drive people to medical appointments.


Future of council houses remains unclear

24 July 2025
Future of council houses remains unclear

Future of council houses remains unclear

24 July 2025

The long-term future of 13 council houses remains unclear after they fell into disrepair and the tenants moved out.


‘Most inappropriate motorcyle race’ held in castle grounds

23 July 2025
‘Most inappropriate motorcyle race’ held in castle grounds

‘Most inappropriate motorcyle race’ held in castle grounds

23 July 2025

An event described as “the greatest and most inappropriate motorcycle race” returned to Grimsthorpe Castle.


Oh deer! Firefighters rescue trapped muntjac

22 July 2025
Oh deer! Firefighters rescue trapped muntjac

Oh deer! Firefighters rescue trapped muntjac

22 July 2025

A muntjac deer had to be rescued after becoming trapped in a metal gate.


Children experience the world of work

22 July 2025
Children experience the world of work

Children experience the world of work

22 July 2025

Children experienced the world of work when a range of businesses visited their school.


‘Anyone who is willing to hurl themselves through the air deserves every seat to be filled’

21 July 2025
‘Anyone who is willing to hurl themselves through the air deserves every seat to be filled’

‘Anyone who is willing to hurl themselves through the air deserves every seat to be filled’

21 July 2025

A trip to the circus was definitely the tonic to one of the wettest and greyest weekends of the summer so far.


Event offers flood prevention advice

21 July 2025
Event offers flood prevention advice

Event offers flood prevention advice

21 July 2025

Flood prevention advice will be given out at a drop-in roadshow.


Housing plan could see children in care living closer to home

21 July 2025
Housing plan could see children in care living closer to home

Housing plan could see children in care living closer to home

21 July 2025

Children living in care could be housed closer to home if plans for a care home are approved.


New facilities planned for golf and country club

21 July 2025
New facilities planned for golf and country club

New facilities planned for golf and country club

21 July 2025

New leisure facilities could be introduced at a golf club to keep up with a change in customer demands.


Village wins its own Battle of Waterloo

17 July 2025
Village wins its own Battle of Waterloo

Village wins its own Battle of Waterloo

17 July 2025

It might be 200 years since the end of Napoleon’s reign but the Battle of Waterloo has been won once more.


Business is booming at skin clinic

17 July 2025
Business is booming at skin clinic

Business is booming at skin clinic

17 July 2025

A skin specialist set up her own clinic after suffering side effects from fertility treatment.


Nurse rewarded for a lifetime of service

16 July 2025
Nurse rewarded for a lifetime of service

Nurse rewarded for a lifetime of service

16 July 2025

An award-winning nurse has been so dedicated to her career of 50 years that she even got married at her workplace.


Family desperately seeks answers to why their father died

15 July 2025
Family desperately seeks answers to why their father died

Family desperately seeks answers to why their father died

15 July 2025

An investigation is under way to find out how a former electrician became exposed to the asbestos which killed him.


School could expand into pub building

15 July 2025
School could expand into pub building

School could expand into pub building

15 July 2025

An empty pub could be taken over by a school and used as a sixth form centre and office space.


Concert was a wonderful celebration

14 July 2025
Concert was a wonderful celebration

Concert was a wonderful celebration

14 July 2025

Crowds enjoyed breathtaking displays and patriotic pageantry during the annual Battle Proms Picnic Concert.


‘Local legend’ opens village fete

14 July 2025
‘Local legend’ opens village fete

‘Local legend’ opens village fete

14 July 2025

A local legend was given the honour of opening a village fete in her 90th year.


Chance to become lord of the manor

14 July 2025
Chance to become lord of the manor

Chance to become lord of the manor

14 July 2025

Have you ever felt you deserve more in life than the bog standard title of Mr or Mrs? Well here’s your chance to give your social status a boost.


New shop combines art and heritage

12 July 2025
New shop combines art and heritage

New shop combines art and heritage

12 July 2025

A new shop crammed full of art materials has opened at a nearby attraction.


Council asked to fund church floodlight repairs

10 July 2025
Council asked to fund church floodlight repairs

Council asked to fund church floodlight repairs

10 July 2025

Church leaders have asked a council to pay for its floodlight repairs.

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Hospital trust celebrates outstanding staff

10 July 2025
Hospital trust celebrates outstanding staff

Hospital trust celebrates outstanding staff

10 July 2025

Hospital staff and volunteers were rewarded for their outstanding contributions during an awards night.


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