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Sarah Ward, Local Democracy Reporter

Warning issued about development plan

05 June 2025
Warning issued about development plan

Warning issued about development plan

05 June 2025

A council has been ‘strongly advised’ not to deliver a draft planning document to people’s homes.


People’s UPVC requests prompt 48-page guide to windows and doors

03 June 2025
People’s UPVC requests prompt 48-page guide to windows and doors

People’s UPVC requests prompt 48-page guide to windows and doors

03 June 2025

A 48-page council document has been drawn up to say which windows and doors are acceptable.


Less rubbish in your bins reduced council’s annual spend

03 June 2025
Less rubbish in your bins reduced council’s annual spend

Less rubbish in your bins reduced council’s annual spend

03 June 2025

A council has more or less hit budget forecast - thanks to less rubbish and not filling job vacancies.


Last orders for country pub

02 June 2025
Last orders for country pub

Last orders for country pub

02 June 2025

A country pub will be allowed to be turned into a five-bedroom home.


Winter flooding reports nearly complete

23 May 2025
Winter flooding reports nearly complete

Winter flooding reports nearly complete

23 May 2025

Reports into the winter flooding that hit Rutland in recent years are nearing completion.


Council’s leadership team unchanged

23 May 2025
Council’s leadership team unchanged

Council’s leadership team unchanged

23 May 2025

The leadership team at Rutland County Council will remain unchanged as it goes into another civic year.


Pharmacies are meeting county’s needs

22 May 2025
Pharmacies are meeting county’s needs

Pharmacies are meeting county’s needs

22 May 2025

The number of pharmacies in Rutland and the services they offer is meeting the needs of the population, a new study has found.


Money laundering and drug running fears prompt crime boss action

21 May 2025
Money laundering and drug running fears prompt crime boss action

Money laundering and drug running fears prompt crime boss action

21 May 2025

Raised crime fears within a town led to a 'walkabout' visit by its police and crime commissioner.


‘Trapped’ homeowners to benefit from legal change

21 May 2025
‘Trapped’ homeowners to benefit from legal change

‘Trapped’ homeowners to benefit from legal change

21 May 2025

A historic legal agreement which is hampering a dozen affordable homeowners in Rutland from selling their properties will be redrawn.


Sixth-form and college transport to be cut back

21 May 2025
Sixth-form and college transport to be cut back

Sixth-form and college transport to be cut back

21 May 2025

Changes to school transport have been agreed by a council that wants to reduce costs.


Landed gentry, a public school and a businessman with royal connections - who owns Rutland revealed

20 May 2025
Landed gentry, a public school and a businessman with royal connections - who owns Rutland revealed

Landed gentry, a public school and a businessman with royal connections - who owns Rutland revealed

20 May 2025

Rutland is, of course, a rural county with vast swathes of green fields and undeveloped countryside. But who owns this land?


Affordable homes cut back as developer struggles to find social housing providers

19 May 2025
Affordable homes cut back as developer struggles to find social housing providers

Affordable homes cut back as developer struggles to find social housing providers

19 May 2025

The number of affordable homes for rent due to be built at a housing scheme have been drastically cut back.


Head teacher announces he is leaving school

16 May 2025
Head teacher announces he is leaving school

Head teacher announces he is leaving school

16 May 2025

A head teacher has announced he is leaving to take up a new role.


No village green for residents

16 May 2025
No village green for residents

No village green for residents

16 May 2025

A village has lost its bid to have an open space turned into a village green.


Bar-running businessman is made mayor

16 May 2025
Bar-running businessman is made mayor

Bar-running businessman is made mayor

16 May 2025

A new mayor and deputy have been selected to represent their town.


Development plan could move forward next week

15 May 2025
Development plan could move forward next week

Development plan could move forward next week

15 May 2025

A new neighbourhood plan will move closer to completion at an extraordinary meeting next week.


Library fate will not be decided until autumn

14 May 2025
Library fate will not be decided until autumn

Library fate will not be decided until autumn

14 May 2025

A library’s fate is likely to be decided in the autumn, the county council has said.


Town High Street is ‘an absolute disgrace’ meeting told

14 May 2025
Town High Street is ‘an absolute disgrace’ meeting told

Town High Street is ‘an absolute disgrace’ meeting told

14 May 2025

The poor state of a town’s High Street was discussed at the annual town meeting, with a councillor saying there is a ‘general sense of apathy’.


One in five has ‘county’s most common health issue’

13 May 2025
One in five has ‘county’s most common health issue’

One in five has ‘county’s most common health issue’

13 May 2025

Almost a fifth of a county’s population has high blood pressure according to GPs.


Changes to school travel arrangements on agenda

13 May 2025
Changes to school travel arrangements on agenda

Changes to school travel arrangements on agenda

13 May 2025

Changes to Rutland’s school travel arrangements, which will increase costs for some families, are set for approval next week.


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