July 2021

The 2021 Annual General Meeting of CPRE Rutland, the countryside charity, has elected Ron Simpson BEM of Uppingham as it new County Chair. Judy Geer of Oakham was re-elected Treasurer of the charity and Geoff Clyde of Whissendine its Administrative Officer. Sir Laurence Howard of Whissendine was reappointed as President and Patsy Clifton of Oakham […]

A travel article in a national newspaper has said that walking in Rutland, England’s smallest county, is unremarkable. Local countryside advocates are outraged and have called upon the county’s tourism organisation ‘Discover Rutland’ to refute the claim and demonstrate why it is not true. Best known walks in the county are the 60+ mile Rutland

June 28th saw the leadership handover of Rotary in Uppingham with the incoming president being Shane James of Allexton (pictured).  Shane has worked with Rutland Telecom, Gigaclear and Boxcom over a number of years on the Digital Uppingham wireless and fibre broadband project. Her network contacts proved valuable in delivering the project and improving customer

A call for action by Rutland County Council from an Affordable Homes Trust in Uppingham, Rutland to enforce clean air standards around an Uppingham Water Treatment Plant owned by Anglian Water, is to receive support from CPRE, the national countryside charity. An article published in The Rutland Times seeking an enforcement notice to improve air