Local News from Wednesday, August 19th, 2026
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Rutland County Museum events
Over 150 people attended a pop-up planetarium last Wednesday at Rutland County Museum, held on the same day as the evening solar eclipse.
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Stamford High Street water leak to be repaired
A water leak on Stamford High Street that's been wet for half a year is apparently due to a stop tap that needs replacing.
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Stamford gully cleaning
Gully cleaning took place in Stamford town centre after doing the top end of town.
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New charity-branded bin lorries for SKDC
Three new South Kesteven District Council charity-branded bin lorries take to the roads.
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Fire at garden centre
A garden centre that spent four months cleaning up after floods in 2024 is thanking two young men who put out a fire in one of their flower beds at the weekend after seeing smoke from the road thought to be started from a discarded cigarette in the tinder-dry conditions.
