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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.

Don’t miss this gritty drama with flashes of dark humour

15 February 2025
Don’t miss this gritty drama with flashes of dark humour

Don’t miss this gritty drama with flashes of dark humour

15 February 2025

Following sell-out performances of Jack Absolute Flies Again, a theatre company is raising the curtain on a new production.


Spring jobs fair brings hope for year ahead

15 February 2025
Spring jobs fair brings hope for year ahead

Spring jobs fair brings hope for year ahead

15 February 2025

People looking for new job opportunities can attend an event designed to boost skills, wages and happiness.


Festival visitors donated £1,000 to keep air ambulance flying

13 February 2025
Festival visitors donated £1,000 to keep air ambulance flying

Festival visitors donated £1,000 to keep air ambulance flying

13 February 2025

A festival attended by hundreds of people has generated a £1,000 donation towards the running of an air ambulance.


Merit award for 104-year-old former headteacher

13 February 2025
Merit award for 104-year-old former headteacher

Merit award for 104-year-old former headteacher

13 February 2025

A retired headteacher was given a 104th birthday treat by staff and pupils at her former workplace.


Driver stopped for endangering others

12 February 2025
Driver stopped for endangering others

Driver stopped for endangering others

12 February 2025

Police have intercepted a speeding van with perilously stacked cargo.


Grisly discovery in recycling bins

11 February 2025
Grisly discovery in recycling bins

Grisly discovery in recycling bins

11 February 2025

Pigs’ heads, trotters and other animal parts have been dumped in the bins of a recently widowed woman.

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Addiction given a kick at pioneering health event

10 February 2025
Addiction given a kick at pioneering health event

Addiction given a kick at pioneering health event

10 February 2025

People explored different routes to recovery from addiction thanks to a groundbreaking health conference.


‘I want to be remembered as someone who helped people’

09 February 2025
‘I want to be remembered as someone who helped people’

‘I want to be remembered as someone who helped people’

09 February 2025

A former serviceman who suffered devastating leg injuries is running his final race for charity.


Will criminology and farming courses appeal to teenagers?

09 February 2025
Will criminology and farming courses appeal to teenagers?

Will criminology and farming courses appeal to teenagers?

09 February 2025

Teenagers can no longer complain about ‘boring’ subjects being taught in schools.


Police carrying out house-to-house enquiries after attack

08 February 2025
Police carrying out house-to-house enquiries after attack

Police carrying out house-to-house enquiries after attack

08 February 2025

Officers are asking residents to help with their investigation into an alleged rape.


‘Without nelarabine, I would have been busy dying by now’

06 February 2025
‘Without nelarabine, I would have been busy dying by now’

‘Without nelarabine, I would have been busy dying by now’

06 February 2025

A mum whose life depends on a cancer drug unavailable on the NHS has expressed pressed her gratitude as she begins ‘round two’ of treatment.


Good chimes can be had as a bellringer

06 February 2025
Good chimes can be had as a bellringer

Good chimes can be had as a bellringer

06 February 2025

For someone who is tone deaf and barely capable of tapping a rhythm on a table, bellringing didn’t seem a likely pastime.

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Some residents to be blocked from using tip

05 February 2025
Some residents to be blocked from using tip

Some residents to be blocked from using tip

05 February 2025

A permit system is being introduced at a householders’ waste tip to stop people from using it.


‘I will close Barnsdale Gardens if solar plans are granted’

05 February 2025
‘I will close Barnsdale Gardens if solar plans are granted’

‘I will close Barnsdale Gardens if solar plans are granted’

05 February 2025

Neighbours of a planned solar plant say it will kill visitor attractions and harm the local economy.

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Lunch at stately home raises £32,000 for hospice

04 February 2025
Lunch at stately home raises £32,000 for hospice

Lunch at stately home raises £32,000 for hospice

04 February 2025

A meal served in the kitchen of Burghley House has raised £32,000 for a hospice.


What’s on stage at Tolethorpe this summer

03 February 2025
What’s on stage at Tolethorpe this summer

What’s on stage at Tolethorpe this summer

03 February 2025

The plays to be performed at an outdoor theatre this summer have been announced.


Why planning for your death can be a relief for loved ones

03 February 2025
Why planning for your death can be a relief for loved ones

Why planning for your death can be a relief for loved ones

03 February 2025

Making decisions about a loved one’s funeral can be hard.


Church is heading for new glory

02 February 2025
Church is heading for new glory

Church is heading for new glory

02 February 2025

All Saints’ Church is often packed with worshippers, but for now access is restricted to scaffolding and electricians.


Ofsted finds big things to say about small school

02 February 2025
Ofsted finds big things to say about small school

Ofsted finds big things to say about small school

02 February 2025

On his first day of term Andrew Evans received the call most head teachers don’t exactly relish.


£3.3 million grant for clock tower, chimes and a new era of fun

30 January 2025
£3.3 million grant for clock tower, chimes and a new era of fun

£3.3 million grant for clock tower, chimes and a new era of fun

30 January 2025

The creation of a new entertainment venue has moved a big step forwards thanks to a £3.3 million lottery grant.


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