October 2020

Uppingham in Rutland is celebrating an even higher media profile than usual with statutory, business and voluntary sector representatives attracting awards in October. In the 2020 East Midlands Women’s Awards Uppingham based County Cllr Lucy Stephenson, the only female member of Rutland County Council Cabinet and the Portfolio Holder for Transport, was voted best market […]

Uppingham Homes Community Land Trust has been authorised by the Housing Regulator to move to the final stage of the application process to become a Registered Housing Provider. The Trust hopes to complete the necessary paperwork by the end of the year. RHP status will enable the local affordable housing trust to proceed with its

Uppingham Neighbourhood Forum is supporting residents’ efforts to create a new Residents Association on The Elms, the latest new housing development in the town. A newsletter to be circulated to all households on The Elms invites interested householders to join a local Zoom meeting hosted by the Forum with a view to adopting a simple

Janet Thompson (pictured) Chair of the Uppingham Neighbourhood Forum reports that the three NHS clinical commissioning groups covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are carrying out a public consultation into proposals to spend £450 million transforming acute hospital and maternity services. Engagement has taken place on the future of local hospitals over a number of years