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Community Spirit in Cottesmore

This month we’re enjoying a trip to Cottesmore, and as Vice Chairman of the Parish Council John Meara says, a sense of community is alive and well in Rutland’s largest village with lots of groups and one of the area’s largest barracks… Cottesmore from the air. It’s the largest village in Rutland – though its Kendrew population does swell its number by about a thousand – it covers a radius of about four miles, and it’s been the namesake of everything from Royal Navy minesweepers to schools in Sussex. It is, of course, Cottesmore, and right from the outset, we’ll address the thorny issue of whether the village’s name should be pronounced Cott-smore or Cott-er-smoor. “It’s not really a source of...

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Strictly speaking…

Residents of a local village have welcomed a new neighbour who also happens to be a familiar face from Saturday...

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Digging up the past…

Rutland enjoyed 15 minutes of fame recently as news of an internationally-significant archaeological find hit the headlines. This month we...

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Alicia Kearns on International Women’s Day

What a start to life as an MP. Last time we interviewed Alicia was February of 2020. With the retirement...

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Stamford’s Most Famous…

As three of the town’s most famous figures – Colin Dexter, ‘Jack’ Pick and Harry Burton – are set to...

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Simply Divine

This month we’re looking at a few of the most historically, culturally or architecturally significant churches in Rutland, Stamford and...

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Test Drive: Range Rover

An automotive interpretation of modern luxury… It’s a tall order indeed to reinvent a car that’s been an iconic sight...

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The Good Food Awards 2021

This month we reveal the winners of our 2021 Good Food Awards. Back in October we invited our readers to...

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Build Your Own Motor Car

Probably the most thoughtful gift I could give the present Mrs Davis this festive season is 400 hours away from...

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A golden opportunity for the silver screen…

As Pride goes to press, champagne corks – as well as popcorn kernels – will be popping as two Rutlanders...

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Art in Rutland and Stamford

This month we’re proud to celebrate local artists and curators as we present a guide to the area’s best galleries...

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A tale of two Williams

Oxford don, historian and broadcaster, Prof., Suzannah Lipscomb stops by in Stamford this month to deliver an engaging lecture on...

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Olympic Lord Burghley

It’s the Olympic performance which inspired a nation and the film Chariots of Fire, released 40 years ago, too. This...

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Rutland’s Hidden Gems

There’s ‘multum in parvo’ as far as England’s smallest county is concerned. For a time Rutland was incorporated into its...

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Making Waves in Radio

It’s the six month anniversary of the area’s newest local radio station’s creation. This month we’re speaking with Rob Persani...

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Getting Back to Nature

Just before Covid hit, the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust welcomed its new CEO Tim Graham to his new role....

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A Tribute In Song, for The Duke of Edinburgh

Rutland writer and performer, Henry Dawe, has produced a charity fundraising song in tribute to HRH The Prince Philip, Duke...

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Sir Alan Duncan: In the Thick of It…

Going on holiday somewhere in the UK this summer? Relaxing in the garden? Then you’ll need a good read. And...

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Pick of the bunch

This month we’re remembering the time that Stamford played a part in Great Britain’s motoring heritage as we remember Pick’s...

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900 Years of History

Peterborough’s magnificent Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew is over 900 years old and is looking...

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Made in Stamford

For a relatively small town, Stamford has enjoyed contributing a few quirky footnotes to the history books. This month we’re...

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The Queens of their Castles…

A new series of podcasts created by Her Grace the Duchess of Rutland reveals the story behind some of the...