Stamford

A languages teacher is starting new French classes in Bourne.

Thousands of visitors to Uffington were treated to a display of colourful scarecrows as the village held its annual festival.

A Nepalese restaurant in Stamford is hosting a charity dinner this evening (Tuesday) following the devastating earthquake in Nepal.

Hundreds of people turned out in the sunshine for a unique May Day experience in the heart of Braunston this week.

A bullock had to be pulled from a reservoir on a sledge after becoming stuck.

The young winners of a junior poetry competition which attarcted entries from across the globe have received their prizes.Stamford Arts Centre ran the competition to on the theme of Where I Live to encourage youngsters to put pen to paper.Award-winning poet Wendy Cope handed out the prizes of Walkers Bookshop tokens, as well as poetry compilations which Wendy kindly signed.Our picture shows the local winners with Wendy; Benjamin Saunders, Klarissa Mistry, James M Usher, Tasha Mountain, Esme Hoomtje-Fisher and Hanna Hughes.

At the Stamford Photographic Society April meeting, club chairman John Hillier gave a presentation entitled ‘Trackside Meanderings’ about steam railways.

Burghley Park Golf Club has selected the Stamford group of the Motor Neurone Disease Association as its charity for the forthcoming year.

An election hustings with six of the parliamentary candidates for the Grantham and Stamford constituency was held at St Wulfram’s Church last night.

Local bands are being invited to take the plunge and get the party started for this year’s Deeping’s Raft Race.

An election hustings with six of the parliamentary candidates for the Grantham and Stamford constituency was held at St Wulfram’s Church tonight.

A 12ft stone crocodile that was stolen from a Bourne garden has been returned to its owner.

More than 1,000 people filled the streets of Uppingham at the weekend to enjoy the annual Stilton Cheese Classic Vehicle Run 2015.

More than 200 people packed into Bourne Grammar School’s main hall on Friday last week to hear from five parliamentary candidates.

A commemorative paving stone is to be unveiled to mark the centenary of a brave Bourne soldier earning the Victoria Cross.

Rutland Morris donated proceeds of its dancing programmes to For Rutland In Rutland at the Monday practice session held at Preston village Hall last week.

Catmose Sports Swimathon

Tickets are still available for a charity fashion show being held on Thursday next week at Greetham Valley Golf Club in aid of the Seb Goold Trust.

The chairman of a committee which organised a dinner said she was delighted that the event raised more than £97,000.

There was an air of nostalgia in Bourne on Sunday as a fleet of heritage buses ran for enthusiasts.