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- 28th May 2008
Apparently we had a couple of streakers in the town recently!
According to the Rutland and Stamford Mercury, two young men from Peterborough streaked around Red Lion Square in the early hours of Monday morning. The police grabbed them and fined them £80
- 19th May 2008
Payphones to go!
SKDC and Rutland Council are in consultation with BT who want to close 59 pay phone booths around the Stamford and Rutland areas. BT blame mobile phones, saying this means there isn't the call for so many phone boxes.
A BT spokesman w
- 19th May 2008
Stamford Chiropodist Sue Arnold of InStep was placed as a finalist in the Mercury Business Awards Business Personality of the Year section.
Chirpodist Sue Arnold has been described as both charismatic and versatile. She set up her first InStep foot c
- 17th May 2008
Stamford Salon makes the final
Stamford's 'The Nail Boutique' was a finalist in the Customer Service Section of the Mercury Business Awards. Tina Dronkers, the owner, was nominated because of her habit of going beyond the call of duty and looking after h
- 14th May 2008
My Fair Lady at the Corn Exchange
Last week we saw Stamford Amatuer Musical Society present My Fair Lady at the Corn Exchange Theatre.
This production was a great success enjoying good audiences throughout the week. The costumes were terrific, especia
- 14th May 2008
At LAST the proliferation of pointless road signs is to be tackled in Rutland. Itʼs going to be done gradually as itʼs apparently quite expensive to get rid of them and fill the holes. Local MP Alan Duncan is in full support as heʼs been campaigning for
- 14th May 2008
- 14th May 2008
Has anyone visited TD's yet?by Diane WhitfieldTD's is the new French patisserie and tea/coffee shop in Stamford, situated in Broad Street. It's got great decor and a superb array of pastries. I popped in there the other day with my daughter, and we enjoyed
- 14th May 2008
Your local library, new hours
by Lorna Vibert
Bourne and Market Deeping libraries will have their opening hours reduced - but Stamford's will rise after the county council's major review. They say that the library network is no longer sustainable.
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