Bank Holiday weekend in Oakham saw hundreds of visitors to Cutts Close. They were there to enjoy the bandstand concert. An afternoon of music, picnics, ice creams, coffee and drinks. Visitors to the park were treated to some excellent music from bands such as Freudian Slippers. A four piece band playing pop and rock covers from the last 50 years. Songs that everyone knows but other bands don’t play. Based in Oakham in Rutland. The festival was organised by the

Andy Burton who came second in the two horse race in the 19th August by-election is now beginning to show his true colours. His opponent, Paul Browne, won this by-election by 886 to 420 votes. He is now elected ward councillor for Oakham South along with Cllr Ian Razzell and Councillor Joanna Burrows. The defeated candidate quickly tried to blame Paul Browne’s success using his campaign of focussing on housing and planning issues. Burton also criticised his opponent of running

Why oh why does Rutland have such a corrosive county council? What have the residents of our beautiful county done to deserve it? I use the word corrosive because that is exactly how I see it. Corrosive doesn’t just mean rusted. No, corrosive is an adjective meaning abrasive, caustic, stinging, destructive, damaging and harmful. The make up of the Rutland County Council is Conservatives 55.5%, Independents 33.4%, Liberal Democrats 11.1%, Labour 0%. From these figures the Conservatives are obviously in