Oakham

Floral volunteers

Monday, June 29, 2009

Volunteers are needed to help tidy a town's floral displays for two competitions.

Oakham In Bloom needs people to help keep its displays bright and cheerful in advance of visits by the East Midlands In Bloom and Britain In Bloom judges on July 16 and August 6.

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Apply for cash to tackle the crunch

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Charities and community groups are being asked to apply for a share of £10,000 for good causes. Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation...

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Sophie's poster wins festival competition

Sophie and friends

Monday, April 27, 2009

Egleton: The creative talents of Egleton's children were to the fore over the Easter Holiday as entries flooded in for the Design a Poster...

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Explorer Julian in Arctic race to the pole

Julian Evans

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

He has braved marathons in the desert and scaled mountains, but it seems Julian Evans's thirst for the extreme never dries up. The 36-year-old,...

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Ocean rower is ready to restart record-breaking bid

Sarah Outen

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Ocean rower Sarah Outen was today set to resume her bid to become the first woman to row solo across the Indian Ocean. The 23-year-old's initial...

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Petition on fire cover is signed by half of town

Saturday, March 28, 2009

More than half of a town's population have backed a campaign to keep its full-time fire cover. More than 5,500 of Oakham's 10,580 residents...

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IT'S GOING TO BE a LONG, HOT SUMMER

Town Hall Square

Saturday, March 28, 2009

British Summer Time officially starts tomorrow – and tourist attractions across Leicestershire are hoping for a bit of sunshine to clear...

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Rower suffers 400-mile detour

Sarah Outen

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

It was something she was hoping to avoid for at least another three months. However, ocean rower Sarah Outen yesterday arrived back on dry land...

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Ocean rower set back

Sarah Outen

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Ocean rower Sarah Outen has hit problems in her mission to become the first woman to row single-handed across the Indian Ocean. The 23-year-old,...

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Driver freed from car in 'serious' condition

Thursday, March 19, 2009

A man suffered serious injuries when his car was involved in a collision with a van. Firefighters spent almost an hour cutting the driver free...

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