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Recorded coronavirus cases total to more than 1,000 in South Kesteven

Recorded coronavirus cases total to more than 1,000 in South Kesteven

Coronavirus cases confirmed by tests have risen in South Kesteven and Rutland.
Weather warning

Weather warning

Roads could be affected by heavy rain forecast to arrive on Wednesday.
'Bomb threat' was behind school closure

'Bomb threat' was behind school closure

A school which evacuated its pupils earlier today had received a bomb threat phone call, according to the headteacher.

Covid-19 cases confirmed at college

Covid-19 cases confirmed at college

Students and staff at Stamford College are self-isolating following confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Pupils sent home following evacuation

Pupils sent home following evacuation

School pupils have been sent home early after being evacuated from lessons.
Superdrug and pharmacy closed without warning

Superdrug and pharmacy closed without warning

A high street chemist has closed today and is directing people with urgent prescriptions to contact their GP.

Pupils evacuated following suspicious phone call

Pupils evacuated following suspicious phone call

Children have been evacuated from school following a suspicious phone call.

BUSINESS

Butcher wins sausage contest

Butcher wins sausage contest

Grasmere Farm of Market Deeping has won a coveted sausage competition trophy for the first time.
McDonald's offers 65 new jobs

McDonald's offers 65 new jobs

A fast-food chain is looking to fill 65 jobs at the new branch in Oakham.
Jobs and training available as unemployment rises

Jobs and training available as unemployment rises

The Department for Work and Pensions is promoting ways to get back into work.

A year on from award, Urban Edge Architecture is still growing

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CRIME

Pupils sent home following evacuation

Pupils sent home following evacuation

School pupils have been sent home early after being evacuated from lessons.
Pupils evacuated following suspicious phone call

Pupils evacuated following suspicious phone call

Children have been evacuated from school following a suspicious phone call.
Pair wanted after alcohol theft from village store

Pair wanted after alcohol theft from village store

Pair filled up a Bag for life with spirits.

Prison expansion will create 50 jobs

Prison expansion will create 50 jobs

A Rutland prison is one of four to expand as part of a Government plan to transform the prison estate and create 10,000 modern prison places.
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HEALTH

Superdrug and pharmacy closed without warning
Football player tests positive for Covid-19

Football player tests positive for Covid-19

Bourne Town Football Club has confirmed a first team player has tested positive for Covid-19.
One more death and 34 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in South Kesteven

One more death and 34 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in South Kesteven

The number of deaths from the virus in the district stands at 54.
Super slimmer Kerry shed five stone

Super slimmer Kerry shed five stone

A super slimmer has shed five stones to be named Oakham’s Woman of the Year in the first competition since members started meeting in person again.
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TRANSPORT

New bike rack installed in Market Deeping

New bike rack installed in Market Deeping

Bike racks have been installed in the Deepings to promote cycling.
Lane blocked on A1 at Thornhaugh

Lane blocked on A1 at Thornhaugh

A lane on the northbound carriageway of the A1 at Thornhaugh is blocked this morning (Tuesday, October 13).
Better bus service to link market towns

Better bus service to link market towns

An area transport operator is making one of its routes more frequent later this month.
'Exciting' new rail project to benefit Stamford and Rutland

'Exciting' new rail project to benefit Stamford and Rutland

Railway campaigners are proposing a new line that runs between Kettering and Corby with new links to Stamford and Peterborough.
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POLITICS

'Physical activity is essential for all but especially for school children'

'Physical activity is essential for all but especially for school children'

Physical activity is essential throughout our lives for our physical and mental health, writes Stamford and Bourne MP Gareth Davies (Con).
'Restrictions are frustrating but we have a responsibility to follow rules'

'Restrictions are frustrating but we have a responsibility to follow rules'

In the last four weeks, the number of Covid patients admitted to intensive care across the country has quadruple, writes Rutland MP Alicia Kearns.
Prison expansion will create 50 jobs

Prison expansion will create 50 jobs

A Rutland prison is one of four to expand as part of a Government plan to transform the prison estate and create 10,000 modern prison places.

Government rejects devolution bid
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EDUCATION

'Bomb threat' was behind school closure

'Bomb threat' was behind school closure

A school which evacuated its pupils earlier today had received a bomb threat phone call, according to the headteacher.

Covid-19 cases confirmed at college

Covid-19 cases confirmed at college

Students and staff at Stamford College are self-isolating following confirmed cases of coronavirus.

School seeks parents' permission for change

School seeks parents' permission for change

Governors are asking if a town school should join the same trust which runs Stamford Welland Academy.
School confirms two coronavirus cases

School confirms two coronavirus cases

Two pupils tested positive for coronavirus at Stamford Endowed Schools just before finishing for half term.
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