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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.

Meet the man behind viral social media page ‘Very British Problems’

23 July 2025
Meet the man behind viral social media page ‘Very British Problems’

Meet the man behind viral social media page ‘Very British Problems’

23 July 2025

Humorous observations about the awkwardness of being British were influenced by life in a Lincolnshire town.


Grand Prix is open to entrants

22 July 2025
Grand Prix is open to entrants

Grand Prix is open to entrants

22 July 2025

Athletes will gather for a competitive event raced around a town’s streets.


‘Youngest landlady in Lincolnshire’ is barely old enough to order a pint

22 July 2025
‘Youngest landlady in Lincolnshire’ is barely old enough to order a pint

‘Youngest landlady in Lincolnshire’ is barely old enough to order a pint

22 July 2025

Barely old enough to buy a drink in a pub herself, Neve Baker-Wright is about to become one of Britain’s youngest landladies.


Pupils go the distance for earthquake appeal

21 July 2025
Pupils go the distance for earthquake appeal

Pupils go the distance for earthquake appeal

21 July 2025

Pupils have ‘walked to Myanmar’ to raise funds for families affected by a devastating earthquake.


Delays on A1

20 July 2025
Delays on A1

Delays on A1

20 July 2025

Traffic is at a standstill on the A1.


Free wifi launch for town centres

19 July 2025
Free wifi launch for town centres

Free wifi launch for town centres

19 July 2025

A free town centre public wifi network is now available for people to use.


Wanted for firearm and drugs offences

19 July 2025
Wanted for firearm and drugs offences

Wanted for firearm and drugs offences

19 July 2025

Police have issued an appeal to locate a man with an unlicensed firearm who failed to appear at a drugs-related court hearing.


Fire beaten after emergency call

19 July 2025
Fire beaten after emergency call

Fire beaten after emergency call

19 July 2025

Firefighters were called from two towns to put out a crop fire.


Emu-like bird is on the loose

18 July 2025
Emu-like bird is on the loose

Emu-like bird is on the loose

18 July 2025

People are being asked to look out for a 5ft tall bird that resembles an emu.


Dean of Windsor helps town church celebrate 800 years

18 July 2025
Dean of Windsor helps town church celebrate 800 years

Dean of Windsor helps town church celebrate 800 years

18 July 2025

A church that can trace its rectors back to 1225 has marked the past 800 years with a celebration.


Mercury Memories: news and adverts we featured in May 2015, 2000, 1950, 1925 and 1825

18 July 2025
Mercury Memories: news and adverts we featured in May 2015, 2000, 1950, 1925 and 1825

Mercury Memories: news and adverts we featured in May 2015, 2000, 1950, 1925 and 1825

18 July 2025

A royal visit and a couple of lizards were making the news during July in years gone by.


Rat-trapper told to help hedgehog rescue couple after tragic blunder

17 July 2025
Rat-trapper told to help hedgehog rescue couple after tragic blunder

Rat-trapper told to help hedgehog rescue couple after tragic blunder

17 July 2025

A police investigation into an illegal animal trap has led to a donation being made to a hedgehog charity.


Could your Christmas card go on sale?

17 July 2025
Could your Christmas card go on sale?

Could your Christmas card go on sale?

17 July 2025

People are being invited to design a charity Christmas card that will go on sale in the community.


Pyramid-building pupils win prizes

16 July 2025
Pyramid-building pupils win prizes

Pyramid-building pupils win prizes

16 July 2025

Pupils from two town schools have won a technology challenge by building cranes.


Major employer is on the move

16 July 2025
Major employer is on the move

Major employer is on the move

16 July 2025

A professional body which employs more than 200 people is moving to a new location.


Gas pipe roadworks will cause noise and disruption

16 July 2025
Gas pipe roadworks will cause noise and disruption

Gas pipe roadworks will cause noise and disruption

16 July 2025

People are being warned of major road closures and night-time noise while gas pipes are replaced.


Man killed and woman seriously injured in crash

16 July 2025
Man killed and woman seriously injured in crash

Man killed and woman seriously injured in crash

16 July 2025

A man had died and a woman was seriously injured in a five-vehicle crash.


Health event sheds light on brain disorders

12 July 2025
Health event sheds light on brain disorders

Health event sheds light on brain disorders

12 July 2025

An event dedicated to a much-misunderstood brain disorder attracted hundreds of people to the area.


‘Filming First Dates was exceptional’

11 July 2025
‘Filming First Dates was exceptional’

‘Filming First Dates was exceptional’

11 July 2025

While Cormac Boylan might not have found true love on First Dates, he did find the TV experience to his liking.


Car-loving Cormac tries his luck on ‘First Dates’

11 July 2025
Car-loving Cormac tries his luck on ‘First Dates’

Car-loving Cormac tries his luck on ‘First Dates’

11 July 2025

A former Catmose College pupil will appear on Channel 4’s First Dates tonight.


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