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Delve into the past of Stamford, Rutland, Bourne and The Deepings with Mercury Memories 10 years ago A popular bar and restaurant has won its battle to hold live music and comedy shows. Mama Liz’s Soulfood Shack, in North Street, Stamford, was granted planning permission on Tuesday to use its basement area, known as the Voodoo Lounge, for live music and comedy. 25 years ago: March 29, 1996 – Youngsters at William Hildyard School in Market Deeping are taking a further step into the hi...

Landlords and restaurant owners in Stamford, Rutland and Bourne prepare to reopen on April 12 Published: 12:00, 02 April 2021 In a little over a week many pubs will be back open and serving customers a long-awaited pint or favourite tipple. Under the Prime Minister’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown drinkers will be allowed to sit in beer gardens from Monday, April 12. The announcement, made at the end of February, has sparked a flurry of landlord activity as premises are prepared and...

Quorn Hunt members suspended and police investigating after report of hunting in Rutland during lockdown  | Updated: 12:07, 01 April 2021 Police are investigating a report of hunting in Rutland during the lockdown. Two Quorn Hunt members have been suspended after being videoed on horseback, wearing red hunting jackets and with a pack of hounds near Exton Lane, between Exton and Burley-on-the-Hill, on March 18. Hunting was suspended under lockdown rules and hounds could only be exercised â€�...

Holbeach area couple have launched a rural living competition website Published: 16:30, 01 April 2021 A couple have started up a new business which offers local people the chance to win items ideal for rural living. Emma (30) and Tim (37) Portor, of Fleet Hargate, had the idea to start up the competition site Chance Rural at the start of the year - and since then it has grown. The website - www.chancerural.co.uk - allows people to buy tickets at £3.99 to win fantastic items such as a break...

How to find your polling station in Nuneaton and Bedworth as some locations change It is aimed at making voting in local elections as safe as possible The locations of some polling stations across Nuneaton and Bedworth have been changed Never miss another Warwickshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll includ...

Thorntons franchises to remain open at Walkers Books in Stamford and Oakham  | Updated: 10:30, 16 March 2021 Chocolate franchises at Walkers Books in Stamford and Oakham are to remain open despite the closure of Thorntons stores in other locations. Tim Walker, owner of the independent retailer of books, stationery and gifts, confirmed his high street shops will be unaffected by Thorntons announcement this week that it will close its 61 stores with 600 jobs at risk. A decade ago Thorntons had ...

A solicitor answers your legal questions on family law matters.

Communities in the Stamford, Rutland and Bourne areas invited to adopt a phone box  | Updated: 13:49, 15 March 2021 Whether they fancy turning it into a miniature library, a museum or a defibrillator store, communities can adopt an iconic red phone box for £1. The first red phone boxes appeared in 1926, but most of these and the more modern glass kiosks have been retired from service as people rely on mobile phones. Since 2008, 784 phone boxes in the East Midlands have been taken on by the...

A dog was found and rescued after it became stuck under rocks near a disused quarry.

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