Culture News & Updates
- 31st May 2009
I've just got back from the launch of Art Dejardin's annual open air sculpture show. And it was an absolute delight.
Fabulous weather helped, of course, as did copious supplies of delicious canapes and (in my case) elderflower cordial. But the stars
- 26th May 2009
Well, the BBC's Antiques Road show hit Stamford once again, this time with presenter Fiona Bruce revelling in the crowds and the beauty of her surroundings.
There was a queue of hundreds of yards as local fans brought along their posessions for ins
- 26th May 2009
I have an elderly friend who's nearly 90. As she's very active she likes to garden quite a lot but as her eyesight isn't too good, she does bump into things a bit. This has led to some serious bruising and cuts on her legs which became infected.
She
- 26th May 2009
Corn Exchange gets new windows
Two new stained glass windows have revamped the front of the Corn Exchange Theatre in Broad Street Stamford. Unveiled last week, they were funded by a £7,000 grant from the Harry Skells Trust.
The new windows have be
- 30th April 2009
Oakham residents are being asked to help fight vandalism and anti-social behaviour in the town.
Ward Watch - a new campaign -has been launched to promote a sense of social responsibility and pride in their community amongst residents. Organisers wa
- 30th April 2009
A Prairie Dog has been found eating sugar beet at a farm in Fen Road, Rippingdale on Tuesday. The eight inch high mammal is a native of America and is not ususally found in the wild here. RSPCA think that it must have escaped from captivity. the little
- 29th April 2009
I was amused to read that embarrassed US officials have been forced to admit they've been spelling Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg wrongly for years.
The typos in America's longest place name were revealed by a local newspaper, The
- 29th April 2009
After taking a wrong turn, an elderly man ended up on the M20 in his 8mph mobility scooter . The 89 year old was spotted crawling along the hard shoulder of the London bound carriageway of the M20 near Folkestone, and motorists called the police. Cars,
- 28th April 2009
I recently went to a party with my husband where there were four other couples. Various hand shakes took place, although no-one shook hands with their own partner, or themselves, and nobody shook anyone's hand more than once.
Boringly I asked everyon
- 28th April 2009
A single bruise was the worst that happened to a woman who fell 100ft down a cliff in a Mini while not wearing a seatbelt.
The 60-year old 'watched in horror' as she drove off the edge of the cliff beside her home near Whitby, after accidentally hi