Oakham

A planning application for five self-build homes on green fields has been refused for the second time in three months.

A eco-friendly vodka used from leftover grape skins has earned a distillery a highly-prized international medal.

More than 1,000 people got muddy during a fundraising event held for the first time in Rutland.

A market town has turned red and purple as a friendship group donned fancy hats and paraded through the centre.

A secondary school will continue to run a county-wide sports competition until a more sustainable funding model can be found.

Campaigners who have fought hard to save their library from the axe are celebrating after a council finally committed to keeping the building open.

A mum whose schoolboy son has had a kidney transplant after a three-year wait hopes he can begin to reclaim some of his lost childhood.

Our nature columnist writes about the birds that have a successful nesting season - and some that have not.

A local theatre production has been chosen to perform at a national festival after being judged as one of the UK’s best amateur plays this year.

Readers have shared their thoughts on what’s in the news.

A library which has been under threat of closure will remain open ‘in its current form and from its existing premises’.

Just when you thought it was safe to go out again and that stuff had been sorted, writes Rutland columnist Allan Grey.

The leader of Rutland County Council writes about changes to waste collections.

MPs have voted to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales - how did your MP vote?

A travel agency has been named the best in the region at a prestigious ceremony.

Small traders are asking the town to support them and appreciate the shopping experience they have on their doorstep.

Tickets are now on sale for a one-night celebration honouring a community figure who devoted her life to helping others.

A man has died after falling ill in a town street on Thursday.

An MP has welcomed a plan by the government to ban porn strangulation, but has accused the Labour government of playing politics with women’s safety.

Two large bespoke homes are being planned close to Rutland Water.