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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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Representatives of Uppingham School, Uppingham Community College and the town’s Community Emergency Plan Committee have met to discuss the implications of the September return to school. The Committee reports to the Uppingham Neighbourhood Forum which is chaired by Janet Thompson (pictured). Both education institutions have undertaken a tremendous amount of work to ensure community safety
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CPRE Rutland, the local countryside charity, has announced a series of public consultation workshops to engage with the Rutland community in preparing a forward vision for Rutland in 2036. The mornings of Monday September 21st and Thursday September 24th will see a team of consultants and CPRE Rutland officials host online discussions to gather member
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The Crown Hotel in Uppingham (pictured) was one of a number of businesses to join in the fun in the last in the series of Social Sundays in Uppingham by opening an outside bar and serving onto additional tables in the market place on Sunday August 30th 2020. The Crown joined James Torbell and his
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Former Town Mayor and Uppingham First Vice Chair David Ainslie BEM is pictured with his wife Sheena in The Falcon Hotel, Uppingham, following the formal award of his British Empire Medal first announced in the New Year’s Honours’ list. The ceremony was delayed due to the Covid19 lockdown. Presenting the award on behalf of Her
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Mystery surrounds the identity of the Uppingham resident who has taken it upon his or her self to improve the presentation of the town’s signs encouraging visitors to to shop in Uppingham and support the local high street. Social media comments praise the actions of the mystery benefactor following earlier negative comment about the quality
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With the approval of Rutland County Council and Uppingham Town Council, Uppingham First directors Lucy Stephenson and James Torbell are leading on a new initiative to support local businesses which have now opened following the Covid 19 lockdown. Following a successful launch on August 2nd, four more Social Sunday events are planned for the remaining
