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Suzanne Moon became the news editor of the Rutland and Stamford Mercury, the Bourne Local and the Rutland Times in 2019, having previously held the role for the Mercury.

Who will be named ‘best ferret’?

14 May 2025
Who will be named ‘best ferret’?

Who will be named ‘best ferret’?

14 May 2025

Judges will have their weighing scales and tape measures out for an pet show with a difference.


Air cadets are fundraising high flyers

13 May 2025
Air cadets are fundraising high flyers

Air cadets are fundraising high flyers

13 May 2025

Teenagers have topped the fundraising chart for a military charity.


Get gardening with a mini allotment plot

13 May 2025
Get gardening with a mini allotment plot

Get gardening with a mini allotment plot

13 May 2025

Keen growers who may not have a garden of their own are being invited to apply for a plot.


Archery club targets new people

13 May 2025
Archery club targets new people

Archery club targets new people

13 May 2025

People will be able to channel their ‘inner Robin Hood’ at an archery taster day.


Carers find new home for day care centre

13 May 2025
Carers find new home for day care centre

Carers find new home for day care centre

13 May 2025

A family-run day care provider has opened a new centre catering for adults.


Fire investigation finds cause of fish and chip shop blaze

12 May 2025
Fire investigation finds cause of fish and chip shop blaze

Fire investigation finds cause of fish and chip shop blaze

12 May 2025

A fire which destroyed a fish and chip shop has been investigated by experts.


Film brings VE Day to life for a community

12 May 2025
Film brings VE Day to life for a community

Film brings VE Day to life for a community

12 May 2025

A parody of a Pathé News reel helped bring VE Day back to life for the benefit of a community.


Music and dancing in the sunshine to mark VE Day anniversary

12 May 2025
Music and dancing in the sunshine to mark VE Day anniversary

Music and dancing in the sunshine to mark VE Day anniversary

12 May 2025

Following a Lancaster Bomber flypast the 80th anniversary of VE Day was celebrated in 1940s style.


‘We will rebuild our business after devastating fire’

12 May 2025
‘We will rebuild our business after devastating fire’

‘We will rebuild our business after devastating fire’

12 May 2025

The owners of a fish and chip shop devastated by fire have said they will rebuild their business.


Mercury Memories: news and adverts we featured in May 2015, 2000, 1955, 1925 and 1825

09 May 2025
Mercury Memories: news and adverts we featured in May 2015, 2000, 1955, 1925 and 1825

Mercury Memories: news and adverts we featured in May 2015, 2000, 1955, 1925 and 1825

09 May 2025

We’re on our weekly stroll down memory lane looking at news from up to 200 years ago.


Plans for 270 homes on approach to town

09 May 2025
Plans for 270 homes on approach to town

Plans for 270 homes on approach to town

09 May 2025

A housebuilder has revealed it wants to construct 270 new homes in fields on an approach to a town.


Free technology lessons for GP patients

07 May 2025
Free technology lessons for GP patients

Free technology lessons for GP patients

07 May 2025

People who struggle with technology are invited to a free session to help them access healthcare services online.


Hospital’s new Day Treatment Unit on track for summer opening

07 May 2025
Hospital’s new Day Treatment Unit on track for summer opening

Hospital’s new Day Treatment Unit on track for summer opening

07 May 2025

It may be hard to visualise beyond the plaster board and exposed pipe work, but this building will soon welcome its first patients.


Venue’s new manager wants to boost town’s entertainment and culture

07 May 2025
Venue’s new manager wants to boost town’s entertainment and culture

Venue’s new manager wants to boost town’s entertainment and culture

07 May 2025

The new manager of a community venue wants it to be the beating heart of a vibrant entertainment scene.


What to do when faced with a swarm of bees

07 May 2025
What to do when faced with a swarm of bees

What to do when faced with a swarm of bees

07 May 2025

People are being warned to watch out for swarms of bees and know what to do if they find one.


Town has a new ‘twin’

06 May 2025
Town has a new ‘twin’

Town has a new ‘twin’

06 May 2025

A town twinning agreement has been made official with the signing and official stamping of a ‘twinning oath’.


Royal crowning was ‘something to remember’ at May Day fair

06 May 2025
Royal crowning was ‘something to remember’ at May Day fair

Royal crowning was ‘something to remember’ at May Day fair

06 May 2025

A new May Queen was crowned at a traditional Bank Holiday celebration that attracted hundreds of visitors.


A lunchtime treat for picnickers

05 May 2025
A lunchtime treat for picnickers

A lunchtime treat for picnickers

05 May 2025

A blossom-filled community orchard proved the perfect place for a picnic for families.


Heroes put on a fine scarecrow show

05 May 2025
Heroes put on a fine scarecrow show

Heroes put on a fine scarecrow show

05 May 2025

People can continue to meet their heroes at a two-day scarecrow festival taking place over the Bank Holiday weekend.


Community ‘men’s shed’ could be on its way

05 May 2025
Community ‘men’s shed’ could be on its way

Community ‘men’s shed’ could be on its way

05 May 2025

A public meeting is being organised to gauge interest in creating a community ‘men’s shed’.


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