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The most expensive street in the country has been revealed as Avenue Road in London, where the average house price is £30.5million. Avenue Road is in the affluent area of St Johns Wood in north west London, and it is lined with multi-million pound mansions. The road is a main corridor into central London, leading into Regents Park. It has caught the eyes of wealthy buyers in recent years and is dubbed one of the citys most desirable destinations. This six-bed detached house is in the most expe...

And top of the list is, of course, the incredible turkey selection. Turkeys arriving in M&S stores this weekend will all be fresh for Christmas, meaning you could do your whole festive food shop before Christmas week has even started.   But thats not all...  The iconic Christmas Colin the Caterpillar cake is back in stores, joined by the completely Instagram-worthy Woodland Yule Log.  On Friday it’s time for the hot cheese hysteria as last year’s internet-breaking Brie En Croute returns...

Community fridge opens at EcoSki shop in Mill Street, Oakham, thanks to Root-and-Branch Out project Published: 06:00, 17 December 2020 People who like to pick up a sell-by-date bargain in the supermarkets can now go one step further in helping to prevent food being thrown away. Following in the footsteps of community fridges that are already in operation in Stamford and Uppingham, a new one will be located in Mill Street, Oakham. Volunteers will keep the resource stocked with goods that shops...

Oakham travel agency Co-operative Travel will reopen on December 28 Holidaymakers will soon be able to book their getaways when Co-operative Travel reopens in Oakham. The travel industry was hit hard by the pandemic but the branch will reopen on Monday, December 28 inside the Co-operative Food store in Burley Road. Company spokesman Natalie Turner said: “We’re already seeing an upturn in holiday bookings, particularly for departures from May onwards. Rhodes "Many of our customers miss...

Restaurant under investigation for suspected coronavirus rules breach, police confirm Officers were investigating an incident at another business when they spotted the alleged breach Updated A Leicestershire Police officer wearing a protective mask - stock image (Image: Leicestershire Police) Sign up now to our weekly newsletter put together by our dedicated food and drink writersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information ...

Oakham allotment holders win an the Green Apple environmental award Allotment holders received an environmental award for their efforts to reduce the use of tap water. The Oakham Smallholders Association, based on Kilburn Road, was granted a gold award from the Green Apple organisation for its environmental best practice. The mission to reduce reliance on tap water stemmed from the dry summer of 2018. Simon Barefoot Members set themselves a challenge to become self-sufficient. They wanted to ma...

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Oakham School teachers takes on Push-Up Challenge with The John Fisher School in Purley to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust A teacher has taken on the Push-Up Challenge to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Trefon Vandoros, assistant director of sport and director of Athletics at Oakham School, took on the challenge to complete 1,000 push-ups each day of November. The last week of the challenge saw a surge of support from pupils and staff at the school to help Trefon meet his targets...

John White, who runs Overton Farm in Overton Hackpen south of Wroughton, wants to diversify his business. But in his application to Swindon Borough Council planners says the buildings on the farm itself are not suitable for conversion. Instead, he wants to build two treehouses on a 1.6-metre-high platform in a belt of trees, mainly ash and oak up to 12m high with apple, cherry, hawthorn and lime trees mixed in. Mr White says the cabins will barely be visible from the road or public spac...

Rutland Lions Sleigh Run on its way to Oakham and Uppingham  | Updated: 14:13, 10 December 2020 Father Christmas is set to take his jolly Christmas presence to Oakham and Uppingham courtesy of the Rutland Lions annual Sleigh Run. Santa and his five elves will visit Uppingham on Monday and Tuesday before hitting the streets of Oakham from Wednesday right though to Christmas Eve, with a static sleigh in the market place on Saturday, December 19. Coronavirus restrictions mean children will not b...