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Award winning coffee company plans new headquarters

17 June 2025
Award winning coffee company plans new headquarters

Award winning coffee company plans new headquarters

17 June 2025

An award winning coffee company is planning for a new headquarters which will take it closer to home.


Barrister who secured zombie knife sale ban wants to be county councillor

16 June 2025
Barrister who secured zombie knife sale ban wants to be county councillor

Barrister who secured zombie knife sale ban wants to be county councillor

16 June 2025

A barrister whose campaigning helped secure the ban on the sale of zombie style knives in the UK is hoping to become a councillor.


Lack of GP appointments leads to complaints to health board rising seven fold in a year

12 June 2025
Lack of GP appointments leads to complaints to health board rising seven fold in a year

Lack of GP appointments leads to complaints to health board rising seven fold in a year

12 June 2025

The number of complaints received by a health board have risen seven fold in the past year, mostly sparked by anger over GP access.


New policy makes window replacement clear

12 June 2025
New policy makes window replacement clear

New policy makes window replacement clear

12 June 2025

A new policy promoting repairs over replacement of historic doors and windows has been signed off by Rutland County Council.


Councillor says authority is ‘broken’

11 June 2025
Councillor says authority is ‘broken’

Councillor says authority is ‘broken’

11 June 2025

An Oakham town councillor says the council is ‘broken’ after an important meeting due to take place tonight was cancelled.


‘The funding settlement is unlikely to be good news for Rutland’

11 June 2025
‘The funding settlement is unlikely to be good news for Rutland’

‘The funding settlement is unlikely to be good news for Rutland’

11 June 2025

A council finished off the most recent financial year with a balanced budget, but the authority’s leadership has warned it could face funding cuts.


Black bins will continue to be collected fortnightly after outcry

10 June 2025
Black bins will continue to be collected fortnightly after outcry

Black bins will continue to be collected fortnightly after outcry

10 June 2025

Households in Rutland will continue to have their black bins collected every fortnight after residents’ protests.


MP reacts to survey on local government reorganisation: ‘The democratic deficit is galling’

10 June 2025
MP reacts to survey on local government reorganisation: ‘The democratic deficit is galling’

MP reacts to survey on local government reorganisation: ‘The democratic deficit is galling’

10 June 2025

An MP has accused a council's leadership of ‘railroading’ residents into accepting a local government shake-up proposal.


Post office service will move to pub car park

09 June 2025
Post office service will move to pub car park

Post office service will move to pub car park

09 June 2025

A village is to retain its outreach post office service but will move from a church to a pub car park.


Housing scheme branded ‘unimaginative and dull’

09 June 2025
Housing scheme branded ‘unimaginative and dull’

Housing scheme branded ‘unimaginative and dull’

09 June 2025

A proposed new housing development has been criticised by a council as 'dull' in design and 'a 'potential danger to children'.


‘Police evidence storage is letting down criminal cases’

06 June 2025
‘Police evidence storage is letting down criminal cases’

‘Police evidence storage is letting down criminal cases’

06 June 2025

A police force covering some of the area is one of the worst performing when it comes to criminal cases collapsing, a BBC investigation has found.


Green quits council

05 June 2025
Green quits council

Green quits council

05 June 2025

A council’s only Green councillor has quit the authority.


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.


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