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Chris Harby joined Iliffe Media as senior reporter for the Stamford Mercury in January 2021. Prior to this, he worked as the sports editor for the Melton Times.

Volunteers fuel the fun at community group’s summer bash

22 July 2025
Volunteers fuel the fun at community group’s summer bash

Volunteers fuel the fun at community group’s summer bash

22 July 2025

Charity volunteers helped fuel a summer celebration for a club which aims to support the disadvantaged and vulnerable.


Women’s group calls time after 34 years of helping town

19 July 2025
Women’s group calls time after 34 years of helping town

Women’s group calls time after 34 years of helping town

19 July 2025

Dwindling membership has forced a women’s group to fold after more than three decades of serving the community.


Rap artist plots a new path in Christian faith after crime, addiction and homelessness

18 July 2025
Rap artist plots a new path in Christian faith after crime, addiction and homelessness

Rap artist plots a new path in Christian faith after crime, addiction and homelessness

18 July 2025

Meet the town hip-hop artist rapping about his faith after drug addiction twice drove him to suicide attempts


Little Tommy’s priceless legacy brought to life in second book

17 July 2025
Little Tommy’s priceless legacy brought to life in second book

Little Tommy’s priceless legacy brought to life in second book

17 July 2025

The mum of a toddler who died from a little-known disease says she can’t thank a local author enough for writing a second book in his memory.


Juniors bowl them over in marathon cricket fundraiser

15 July 2025
Juniors bowl them over in marathon cricket fundraiser

Juniors bowl them over in marathon cricket fundraiser

15 July 2025

Young cricketers at a town club raised more than £1,000 to support girls’ and women’s cricket after a marathon bowling challenge.


Nurse helps raise £100,000 for cancer charity on motorbike epic

15 July 2025
Nurse helps raise £100,000 for cancer charity on motorbike epic

Nurse helps raise £100,000 for cancer charity on motorbike epic

15 July 2025

An epic annual motorcycling challenge run by a nurse and her husband has topped the £100,000 mark for a cancer charity.


Free fashion workshops to celebrate bicentenary of designer’s birth

14 July 2025
Free fashion workshops to celebrate bicentenary of designer’s birth

Free fashion workshops to celebrate bicentenary of designer’s birth

14 July 2025

Would-be designers are being invited to unleash their fabulous side and take part in a series of free fashion workshops this summer.


Green credentials help earn recognition for town firm

11 July 2025
Green credentials help earn recognition for town firm

Green credentials help earn recognition for town firm

11 July 2025

A motoring business has been recognised for its green credentials by a major manufacturer.


Children’s festival expands after 2,500 flock to last year’s event

11 July 2025
Children’s festival expands after 2,500 flock to last year’s event

Children’s festival expands after 2,500 flock to last year’s event

11 July 2025

A popular summer festival for children has been expanded to two days to meet demand.


Quarry all aglow as record numbers of glow-worms spotted

10 July 2025
Quarry all aglow as record numbers of glow-worms spotted

Quarry all aglow as record numbers of glow-worms spotted

10 July 2025

A well-loved but lesser spotted insect is enjoying a record-breaking year in a local quarry - bucking an overall trend of steep decline.


Early start for bin collections during heatwave

10 July 2025
Early start for bin collections during heatwave

Early start for bin collections during heatwave

10 July 2025

Householders are being asked to put their bins out early to allow collections take place during cooler conditions during the heatwave.


X-ray rules out foul play for death of osprey chick

08 July 2025
X-ray rules out foul play for death of osprey chick

X-ray rules out foul play for death of osprey chick

08 July 2025

Hundreds of well wishers have contacted a wildlife conservation group after an osprey chick was found dead on Monday.


Tractor run welcomes biggest turnout despite downpours

08 July 2025
Tractor run welcomes biggest turnout despite downpours

Tractor run welcomes biggest turnout despite downpours

08 July 2025

A slice of bad luck with the weather didn’t hamper those on four wheels as crowds turned out for a popular tractor run.


Country houses join open gardens scheme for July

04 July 2025
Country houses join open gardens scheme for July

Country houses join open gardens scheme for July

04 July 2025

The gardens of a 16th-Century hall will be open to the public for the first time as part of the National Open Garden Scheme.


Young cricketers to bowl 3,227 balls in three hours for club fundraiser

04 July 2025
Young cricketers to bowl 3,227 balls in three hours for club fundraiser

Young cricketers to bowl 3,227 balls in three hours for club fundraiser

04 July 2025

Young cricketers are to bowl the equivalent of 27 miles in one evening to raise money for their club’s flourishing women and girls’ section.


Family fun day will remember Tommy and raise awareness

03 July 2025
Family fun day will remember Tommy and raise awareness

Family fun day will remember Tommy and raise awareness

03 July 2025

The parents of a toddler whose life was cut short by a little-known disease are hosting a family fun day to raise awareness and funds.


Go Johnny go! Rider feels the heat in 100-mile school fundraiser

02 July 2025
Go Johnny go! Rider feels the heat in 100-mile school fundraiser

Go Johnny go! Rider feels the heat in 100-mile school fundraiser

02 July 2025

A cycling club founder completed his longest-ever endurance ride in searing heat to help his daughter’s school.


‘Every time we do a big campaign, it gets bigger’ - Group completes biggest Ukraine aid mission

02 July 2025
‘Every time we do a big campaign, it gets bigger’ - Group completes biggest Ukraine aid mission

‘Every time we do a big campaign, it gets bigger’ - Group completes biggest Ukraine aid mission

02 July 2025

A humanitarian group’s concerns that people may ‘forget’ Ukraine’s plight were eased as it sent over its largest convoy of donated aid.


Plans unveiled for historic town building as new civic society head looks to future

01 July 2025
Plans unveiled for historic town building as new civic society head looks to future

Plans unveiled for historic town building as new civic society head looks to future

01 July 2025

A group which protects and celebrates the past wants to look to the future after naming its first new chairman in 25 years.


State school cricket crusader inspires new Ben Stokes-backed cup

30 June 2025
State school cricket crusader inspires new Ben Stokes-backed cup

State school cricket crusader inspires new Ben Stokes-backed cup

30 June 2025

A cricket-lover’s bid to halt the decline of the sport in state schools has joined forces with a new competition backed by England captain Ben Stokes.


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