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• Rutland county signs will not return until next year says council

  Rutland’s county signs are not on the priority list for the local council for the remainder of this year and will not be replaced until 2027.

• South Kesteven free parking in the run-up to Christmas

  South Kesteven District Council has announced free parking from 30 November in Stamford's Cattlemarket car park on Mondays to Thursdays in the run-up to Christmas and unlimited free parking in Grantham's Wharf Road multi-storey.

• Stamford and Oakham Christmas trees

  After Stamford's 30-foot town Christmas tree was put in place in Red Lion Square yesterday morning, it was decorated with lights last night, ready for the switch-on event on 26 November.

• Call for Rutland road signs to be reinstated

   Rutland's MP is calling for the reinstatement of the county's road signs.

• Weekend sports round up

• Rutland and Stamford remembers and reflects on Remembrance Sunday

  Streets and churches across Rutland and Stamford filled for the annual parades and services to commemorate and honour the sacrifice and service of armed forces personnel from Britain and the Commonwealth.

• Fireworks events

   Public bonfire and firework events are taking place in Stamford, South Witham, Castle Bytham and Barrowden this evening.

• Last push for Poppy Appeal

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   Poppy sellers are giving the appeal one last push today, with cadets supporting the sale alongside the Royal British Legion on the markets in Oakham and Stamford.

• Ploughing through the ages

   Ploughing through the ages is on show at Hall Farm Little Casterton today.

• Rare fossils found in Ketton quarry

  Three rare ammonite fossils discovered in spoil heaps at Grange Top Quarry at Heidelberg Materials Cement in Ketton are now within the collections of Rutland County Museum and have given researchers new evidence about the county's Jurassic past.

• Play about First World War to raise money for Poppy Appeal

   A play about the First World War through the eyes of women in a Lancashire town is raising money for the Stamford Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

• Keeping your dogs calm during fireworks in Rutland and Stamford

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  Firework season begins in Rutland and Stamford with bonfire night on Thursday and Diwali this weekend too, but our pet dogs may struggle with anxiety and stress due to the loud bangs and flashes.