Oakham

Primary schools are being put under too much financial pressure by Rutland’s local education authority, an academy boss has warned.

Concert-goers will hear five world premieres by an up-and-coming composer at a town church later this month.

Our letter writers once again share their views on a range of issues.

It’s a year on from our columnist’s last visit to his home from home - and a difficult year at that.

A plan to spruce up two market towns is being pulled together.

A housing developer that has had a plan refused twice, is making a third attempt.

The first half of a popular breeding osprey pair has returned home to Rutland.

An army of frisky frogs surprised an artist when they appeared in her garden.

The seed of an idea to return allotments administration to a town council has been uprooted before it had chance to grow.

A town council that is bailing out a cash-strapped community hall might still move there for its meetings and administration.

A group representing patients has described an upcoming new hospital unit as an ‘incredible facility’ after touring the work in progress.

An osprey which caused a flap when she landed on another bird’s nest is the first to arrive home to Rutland Water.

A drama group is on the lookout for young actors to play the lead roles in its big summer production.

Proposals to collect black bins every three weeks have been scrapped.

The owner of a business which closed after just one year of trading has reflected on ‘the time of her life’ and says she would not change a thing.

The final housing scheme on a town estate is being recommended for approval, despite objections from highways, flooding and ecology experts.

A Lincolnshire ambulance boss says that changes have been made to stop a repeat of the “perfect storm” that hit the service in January.

A council leader says she will fight for the ‘best possible’ deal for the county, despite neighbouring councils refusing to sit round the table.

Teenagers with incurable and life-threatening conditions are among hundreds a week stripped of disability benefits after their 16th birthdays.

Inspectors say a primary school’s DNA - the principles of discover, nurture and achieve - are the key to its success.