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- 15th June 2009
According to Reuters, a fox has been found the culprit behind a spate of footwear thefts in a small Western German town recently. The stolen horde was stumbled upon by a forest worker, who found between 110 and 120 shoes strewn around the entrance a
- 14th June 2009
I'm sure most of you have heard about our next networking event which is on 22nd June at Finnan's Brasserie. We're running this one in conjunction with the Stamford Chamber of Trade and we've been busy phoning around and inviting people to come along.
- 14th June 2009
A free taster exhibition has been held at the Victoria Hall in Oakham for the annual Rutland Open Studios event, which runs from 20th June to 5th July.
There was a huge assortment of pieces on display from traditional paintings to textiles, jewellery
- 14th June 2009
Grimsthorpe Castle had to call out the bomb squad on Tuesday after a live handgrenade was found in a field near the main entrance.
The rusty and soil encrusted grenade was identified as a second world war Mills grenade by the Nottingham bomb squad wh
- 10th June 2009
Like lots of people it now transpires, I thought I'd go and take a look at the new Waitrose store in Stamford on its opening day - today. I'd heard there were some good offers going on and I'd seen the giant scarecrow signs
So after my stint invigila
- 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
- 12th May 2009
Alan Duncan (cons), the MP for Rutland, apparently claimed £4,000 in gardening bills over a three-year period according to the Daily Telegraph.
The Telegraph exposed many of the expenses for second homes claimed by Mr Duncan and other highranking C