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Lateral flow testing centre run by Rutland County Council opens at Oakham Enterprise Park  | Updated: 12:05, 24 February 2021 A rapid Covid-19 testing centre has opened in Rutland to offer regular tests to people who are unable to work from home and have no coronavirus symptoms. The testing centre, which is based at Oakham Enterprise Park and is operated by Rutland County Council, offers lateral flow antigen tests, which are self-administered and require a swab from the nostril and throat. Th...

 | Updated: 16:29, 18 February 2021 Discover Rutland, the county’s independent destination management organisation, has highlighted the positive impact tourism has on the local economy ahead of what they hope to be another fantastic season for staycations. Statistics from STEAM (Scarborough Tourism Economic Activity Monitor) show that in 2019, tourism generated £142m in Rutland and provided just under 1,800 jobs. With an announcement expected from the Government on Monday as to when a...

Credit: reuters SIR – Lord Sumption has highlighted how our freedoms are being eroded. But is anyone in the Government listening? Having extricated ourselves from the tyranny of the undemocratic European Union, we now face being enslaved by the tyranny of Covid fear. Boris Johnson knows how to please a crowd, but does he have the courage and vision to avert the nation’s slide into totalitarianism? Catherine Castree   SIR – Lord Sumption should know that the draconian restrictions on indi...

School staff at English Martyrs Catholic Voluntary Academy in Oakham prepare wellbeing bags for homeschooling families ahead of half-term Published: 10:00, 17 February 2021 Staff at English Martyrs Catholic Voluntary Academy in Oakham put together wellbeing bags for all their families ahead of half-term. Headteacher, Alison Chambers, wanted to say thank you to all the families for working incredibly hard to juggle home-schooling and working from home since January and approached local organis...

Roads closed in Rutland as resurfacing work is carried out  | Updated: 13:12, 09 March 2021 Resurfacing is to be carried out by Rutland County Council and the company Tarmac on a selection of the countys roads next week. Leicester Road in Uppingham, from the junction with Spring Back Way to North Street West, will be closed on Monday (February 22), as will High Street West up to Leicester Road. Main Street in Empingham and Church Street in Wing will be resurfaced on Tuesday. Roadworks are bei...

Rotary Club of Rutland ease home-schooling headaches with iPad donations to Oakham schools Published: 16:00, 17 February 2021 The Rotary Club of Rutland has praised community spirit after donating iPads to Oakham schools to help disadvantaged pupils with home-schooling. Despite having much of its fundraising work limited by Covid-19 restrictions, including the cancellation of its annual Santa Fun Run, the club set out to help children struggling during the pandemic, particularly with on-line ...

The new owners of a hotel are carrying out major refurbishments with a view to opening soon.

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Peterboroughs neighbouring county with UKs highest Covid infection rate The county had a rolling infection rate of over 400 cases per 100,000 people in the recent data Sign up to FREE email alerts from CambridgeLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can...

Delve into the past of Stamford, Bourne, Rutland and the Deepings with Mercury Memories 10 years ago Motorists could soon be paying less to park in Stamford. South Kesteven District Council is planning to drop fees at its short-stay car parks to 2008 levels in a bid to encourage shoppers to stay longer and help struggling traders. The current £1 charge for an hour’s parking would be cut to 80p and a four-hour stay would drop from £8 to £4. 25 years ago: February 9, 1996 – Yo...