Preparations were being made for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and an upcoming visit, as we take a look into the Mercury archives this week.
The death sentence for sheep stealing and the arrival of Stamford Fair are among the stories in Mercury Memories.
A lady cyclist’s mishap, a child falling in a well and plans for bingo are among the stories in Mercury Memories.
From a fight against a controversial chicken farm to a horse and cart accident, delve into the past.
A campaign to save day centre services and Stamford's new skatepark are among the stories in this week's Mercury Memories.
Housekeepers being recommended to weigh their bread to a woman being jailed for having counterfeit silver coins.
A visit from the Queen, tears shed over a tree and robbers making off without booty, Mercury Memories explores the past.
A labourer tripping while loading faggots a miners' strike causing a coal shortage and a train going off the rails.
A man's lifelong addiction to bingo pays off and Tolethorpe Hall undergoes a refurbishment - just two of the stories from the archive of the Mercury.
The panic buying of candles, a sewage pumping station exploding and ruffians being hit with whip.
A demonstration against radioactive waste plans and a proposal to upgrade Rutland Water are among the stories in our Mercury Memories archive.
The future of Stamford Hospital's in-patient ward was in doubt a decade ago while an adventurer was helping tsunami victims.
Look back over some of the stories from the Christmas period in years gone by with Mercury Memories.
Two boys jailed for stealing a side of beef, a switch to comprehensive schools, and a request to 'stop creating a nuisance of smells'.
Looking back over what the headlines said over the centuries.
From spy-tv cameras, a death by the visitation of God to a boy Christmas shopping with stolen money.
From a woman being burnt alive to siblings being reunited with a locket 10 years after it was lost, discover what was happening in years gone by.
A man dragged from horse to have shoe buckles stolen to a careless maid starting a fire, discover what was happening in years gone by.
An Olympic skating champion's support of a charity, plans to demolish a historic building and a robbery, discover what happened in years gone by.
A fire destroying a business, a local invention and how money spent on beer is distributed, discover what was happening in years gone by.
