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- 30th June 2008
ACOUSTIC STAGE
13.00-13.15
BOHEMIA'S FINEST
Last year on the Busker's Stage this young, talented singer/songwriter from Wansford is now kicking off the day's entertainment,
13.25-13.40
MIKE SHARP
Uppingham pupil, 15-year old acoustic guitarist
- 30th June 2008
MARQUEE STAGE
13.00-13.25
PROPHECY TRUE
Winners of the Mercury's Road to Riverside Competition, this Bourne band are on average just 14. Since 2007 they've played across Lincs and Cambs supporting bands like Evil Scarecrow, Smokescreen, and Final Epi
- 28th June 2008
RIVERSIDE STAGE
13.10 - 13.45
CHARLIE DON'T SURF
Rutland's 2008 Battle of the Bands winners, this Uppingham 4-piece play innovative, progressive alt-rock with nods to Franz Ferdinand. www.thewednesdays.com
14.05 - 14.40
PASPATOU
Dazzling exposi
- 25th June 2008
Panther Paw Print?
... The Stamford Mercury have some pictures on their website that Businessman Leo Guilliano, of Ketton, thinks belong to a big cat here
He found the prints in a field of oilseed rape on June 13 whilst jogging and took the pictures. H
- 25th June 2008
Rubbish idea binned
... The idea of going back to weekly rubbish collections during the summer months has been dismissed by SKDC councillors.
Coun Paul Wood (Ind) proposed that the district swap back to the old rubbish collection pattern during the su
- 25th June 2008
Art on Friday gets people to Red Lion Square ...
Thanks to Stamford Chamber of Trade and Commerce, who organised the Art on Friday exhibition, the square once more showed some signs of life after it's dismal 'revamp' earlier in the year. This is to be th
- 25th June 2008
Heartless Abandonment of Kittens on the Al
TWO six week old kittens need a home after being abandoned by the side of the A1 in a layby near Stretton.
Fortunately a lorry driver found the cardboard box containing them and took them to a roadside cafe.
- 25th June 2008
Local Petrol Stations found it hard to keep up the demand for fuel during the recent strike by Shell drivers.
Adams garage on the A47 at Morcott ran out of fuel on Monday morning, whilst Casterton Hill BP station managed to keep supplies going.
Fuel c
- 25th June 2008
Oakham Festival got off to a wet start last Saturday when I had a stall in Mill Street...
It was a shame, as many stallholders packed up at lunchtime when the showers hit, and I was then left stranded with no neighbours so unable to get to a loo or a dri
- 25th June 2008
Blowy Day at Castle Bytham ...
I took a stall at Castle Bytham Midsummer Fair, an event I usually attend with mixed fortunes, although it's a very enjoyable and well organised day.
This year of course, it was extremely windy. After failing with my gaz