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The Uppingham First team are to visit the suppliers of a new generation of electric minibuses with a view to setting up a new more environmentally friendly Hopper service in 2023. The visit is the brain child of Uppingham First director and electric car owner Mark Shaw. Following the visit a report will be will […]

Volunteers are needed to help establish a bereavement support point in Uppingham. The initiative is being supported by the Rotary Club of Uppingham. Organisers are looking for more volunteers to join the support team. The Bereavement Help Point will provide the local community with a place where they can access practicalinformation, talk to others and

Following an equipment upgrade the Uppingham Webcam is again streaming live pictures of Uppingham Market Place between 9am and 6pm every day and will continue to broadcast during the holiday period. Viewers are encouraged to log in regularly to observe local event traditions. This year, however, the Cottesmore Hunt will meet for their traditional New

The Uppingham First Community Partnership wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy festive season. Despite Covid -19 precautions and concerns many festive events have been successfully organised by local businesses and community groups. Pictured are the Uppingham Surgery team arriving in Stamford on the Uppingham Hopper to take part in the Rotary

Uppingham led CPRE Rutland, the countryside charity, has launched a new website intended to offer greater transparency on the charity’s activities and attract a new generation of supporters for its work to promote, protect and develop the Rutland countryside. The new website identifies the charity’s Trustees, operational regulations and adopted policies. Over the course of

70 guests at the ‘Third Time Lucky’ Rotary in Uppingham Past President’s Dinner held at The Falcon Hotel in Uppingham on Friday November 26th were given a tour de force analysis of the facts behind the first (1997) of Uppingham’s two famous unsolved murders and the accused ‘s acquittal. Guest speaker at the event was

The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the E J Toon Charitable Trust has elected local business owner and town councillor Mark Shaw as its new Chair. Mark is proprietor of local company ClockedIn, Chair of the Beeches Residents Association, Vice Chair of the Uppingham Neighbourhood Forum, a director of Uppingham First and a town councillor.

Warm tributes and memories were shared of Biz Club founder and Uppingham First director Geoffrey Pointon at the Biz Club lunch held at the Falcon Hotel in October. The overwhelming memory of Geoff was his dazzling stream of ideas which not only resulted in the Biz Club in Rutland and the Deal Makers Club in

Uppingham First director and Neighbourhood Forum Chair Janet Thompson BEM has at last been able to receive her British Empire Medal following restrictions imposed because of of Covid-19. Janet is pictured with family members following a small ceremony in Oakham castle where her medal was presented by Rutland Lord Lieutenant, Dr Sarah Furness. During the

A group of local artisans have opened a pop up hub and outlet in Uppingham. The hub will provide a window for their wares and a place to undertake some training and back room work. The new venture has begun its life in premises at the rear of The Falcon Hotel. The project has the