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• Bells rings for the New Year at Oakham

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  The New Year was marked with bells ringing out from Oakham All Saints Church for over three hours yesterday afternoon.

• Northern Lights in the area

  The Northern Lights were visible across Rutland and Stamford last night

• House fire in Oakham

  Two fire engines and a rescue vehicle were called to a house fire at Alpine Close in Oakham last night.

• New Year's Day sport

• New Year Plant Hunt is underway!

  Rutland Natural History Society is holding a morning walk around Oakham today to help show how climate change is affecting us.

• Rutland Water New Year's Day Dip

  As well as a New Year's Day parkrun at the reservoir, up to 300 people are starting the New Year in Rutland Water this morning.

• Less litter in Stamford after New Year's celebrations

  There was less litter in Stamford than a normal Saturday night following the New Year's Eve celebrations.

• Horseshoe throwing at Spanhoe Lodge cancelled but all other activities open

  Spanhoe Lodge at Laxton say they will try and get some horseshoe throwing in

• Bellringers ring in the new year at Edith Weston

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  As revellers gather at Uppingham marketplace tonight to the unique sound of the Tennyson chimes

• New Year's honours for those in Rutland and Stamford area

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  The New Year’s honours has seen recognition for several people from and connected to the Rutland and Stamford area.

• Hare coursing reported in Rutland

  Rutland Police was called to reports of hare coursing yesterday in the county and were on the scene in minutes.

• Pop-up pantry and other food available in Stamford

  A large and unexpected delivery of fruit and vegetables has prompted a Stamford food waste organisation to launch a pop-up pantry Volunteers at Second Helping so at Barn Hill Methodist Church.