Sarah Ward

London

Senior Reporter at PA Media

Reporter @PA in Scotland - [email protected] Ex Scotland news editor for @SWNS. Views my own

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Articles

Leicestershire and Rutland Police force among the worst for cases collapsing

2 weeks ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Sarah Ward

The police force covering Rutland is one of the worst performing when it comes to criminal cases collapsing, a BBC investigation has found. Of 14,551 cases handed to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by Leicestershire Police between October 2022 and September last year, 384 were dropped due to lost or missing evidence.
Rutland Council £148k over budget in final figures for 2024/25 financial year

2 weeks ago | oakham.nub.news | Sarah Ward

Rutland's budget for the latest financial year came in with a small overspend, with less recycling, fewer staff and more money from interest payments all helping to balance the books. The final figures in the 2024/25 Rutland County Council budget have been counted and verified and a report to the cabinet that will be discussed next week shows that the authority was £148,000 over the £52million it had budgeted.
Rutland County Council was close to its forecast budget for 2024 to 2025

2 weeks ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Sarah Ward

Rutland’s budget for the latest financial year came in with a small overspend, with less recycling, fewer staff and more money from interest payments all helping to balance the books. The final figures in the 2024/25 Rutland County Council budget have been counted and verified and a report to the cabinet that will be discussed next week shows that the authority was £148,000 over the £52million it had budgeted.
Reports into Rutland flooding almost complete

3 weeks ago | oakham.nub.news | Sarah Ward

Reports into the winter flooding that hit Rutland in recent years are nearing completion. At last night's (May 22) full Rutland County Council meeting, cabinet member for environment, Christine Wise (Lib Dem) said the section 19 reports, which local authorities must complete after flooding incidents were moving on and almost complete. Areas of the county were badly affected when Storm Babet hit in October 2023 and when Storm Henk arrived three months later in January 2024.
Crime Commissioner visits Rutland town after concerns about drugs, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting raised

4 weeks ago | oakham.nub.news | Sarah Ward

Raised crime fears within a town led to a 'walkabout' visit by its police and crime commissioner. Concerns about potential money laundering, anti-social behaviour, drug running and the lack of a police presence were all raised at the recent annual town meeting in Uppingham. In response, elected crime commissioner Rupert Matthews went out with police officer George Pears to talk to businesses about retail crime.
Uppingham crime fears prompt visit from Police and Crime Commissioner

1 month ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Sarah Ward

Raised crime fears within a town led to a 'walkabout' visit by its police and crime commissioner. Concerns about potential money laundering, anti-social behaviour, drug running and the lack of a police presence were all raised at the recent annual town meeting in Uppingham. In response, elected crime commissioner Rupert Matthews went out with police officer George Pears to talk to businesses about retail crime.
Rutland County Council is reducing home-to-school transport costs

1 month ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Sarah Ward

Changes to school transport have been agreed by a council that wants to reduce costs. Rutland County Council's cabinet, led by Gale Waller (Lib Dem - Normanton), agreed the new home-to-school policy today (Wednesday, May 21). It included the removal of travel assistance for post-16 children - meaning most will have to pay to get to college if they cannot walk there. Children who live with separated parents at two different addresses will no longer receive transport for both.
Uppingham Community College head teacher Ben Solly announces he is leaving school

1 month ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Sarah Ward

Published: 15:32, 16 May 2025 A head teacher has announced he is leaving to take up a new role. In a message sent to parents through the school newsletter this afternoon (Friday, May 16) Ben Solly, who has been in charge of Uppingham Community College (UCC) for the past eight years, said he is leaving at the end of the summer term in July. He will become director of mainstream education at the Leicester-based Discovery School’s Academy Trust. UCC joined the trust last year.
size? x adidas presents Superstar Sessions at renae

1 month ago | blog.size.co.uk | Sarah Ward

Last week, we hosted an event in collaboration with adidas Originals in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter to celebrate the launch of our latest size? exclusive. Thomas Street’s music-led bar, renae, provided the perfect backdrop for the night with its intimate mood lighting and diverse library of vinyl.
Oakham High Street is ‘an absolute disgrace’ meeting told

1 month ago | lincsonline.co.uk | Sarah Ward

The poor state of Oakham’s High Street was discussed at the annual town meeting, with a councillor reporting there is a ‘general sense of apathy’ among retailers. Former town councillor Joyce Lucas, a founding member of Oakham in Bloom, said some parts of the town were ‘an absolute disgrace’ including a doorway between two established shops which was regularly piled high with post and which she herself had to swill to clean vomit from.