Welcome to the Oakham and Rutland News blog! I'm Martin Brookes, your Community Editor, excited to bring you the latest updates from the vibrant heart of Oakham and Rutland. Our new local news website is your go-to source for comprehensive coverage of everything happening in our community. From breaking news and local events to community spotlights and personal reflections, we've got you covered.
Sunday, December 30, 2018
McCarthy and Stone Saxon Gardens Oakham Rutland Construction Progress December 2018
McCarthy and Stone Saxon Gardens Oakham Rutland Construction Progress December 2018
Oakham Christmas Cone Thing Damaged Drunks Try To Push It Over
Oakham Christmas Cone Thing Damaged Drunks Try To Push It Over
Fortunately some one has fixed it today and put the star back on top.
I wonder if the drunks know how heavy the frame is and what might happen
to them if it fell on them?
Fortunately some one has fixed it today and put the star back on top.
I wonder if the drunks know how heavy the frame is and what might happen
to them if it fell on them?
Leicestershire and Rutland New Year's Honours List
Leicestershire and Rutland New Year's Honours List
OBE:
Ivan Ould, of Leicestershire County Council,
Michael Edwards, of Oakham, Save the Children’s vice-president,
Keith Ireland, of Desford, a former City of Wolverhampton Council director
Professor Mary Nevill, of Coalville, head of sports science at Nottingham Trent University
Raymond Linforth, of Burbage, University College Birmingham’s vice-chancellor
Emilie Oldknow, of Leicester, a senior member of the Labour Party
Lesley Young, of Rutland, the chief driving examiner at the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
MBE:
Mehmooda Duke of Leicester has been awarded her MBE for services to the legal profession and for the promotion of female entrepreurship.
Zuffar, of Oadby, is well-known as a campaigner who helped save the children’s heart unit at Glenfield Hospital. He has also stood for election for the Liberal Democrats in Parliamentary elections and runs a medical aid charity.
Dr David Hill, of Oakham, for services to music in the area
Carol Leeming, of Leicester, who is a poet and playwright
BEM:
Loughborough Lions president John Cheetham was awarded the BEM for services to the community in Loughborough
Brian Hall, of Ibstock, for services to the community in Ibstock
Firefighter Andrew Parkin, of Shepshed, for services to equality, diversity, inclusion and mental health
Nita Pearson, manager of of Community Centre Playgroup, for services to the community in Thringstone
Rita Sheehan, of Stoney Stanton, manager of the community centre playgroup at Manorfield Church of England School
OBE:
Ivan Ould, of Leicestershire County Council,
Michael Edwards, of Oakham, Save the Children’s vice-president,
Keith Ireland, of Desford, a former City of Wolverhampton Council director
Professor Mary Nevill, of Coalville, head of sports science at Nottingham Trent University
Raymond Linforth, of Burbage, University College Birmingham’s vice-chancellor
Emilie Oldknow, of Leicester, a senior member of the Labour Party
Lesley Young, of Rutland, the chief driving examiner at the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
MBE:
Mehmooda Duke of Leicester has been awarded her MBE for services to the legal profession and for the promotion of female entrepreurship.
Zuffar, of Oadby, is well-known as a campaigner who helped save the children’s heart unit at Glenfield Hospital. He has also stood for election for the Liberal Democrats in Parliamentary elections and runs a medical aid charity.
Dr David Hill, of Oakham, for services to music in the area
Carol Leeming, of Leicester, who is a poet and playwright
BEM:
Loughborough Lions president John Cheetham was awarded the BEM for services to the community in Loughborough
Brian Hall, of Ibstock, for services to the community in Ibstock
Firefighter Andrew Parkin, of Shepshed, for services to equality, diversity, inclusion and mental health
Nita Pearson, manager of of Community Centre Playgroup, for services to the community in Thringstone
Rita Sheehan, of Stoney Stanton, manager of the community centre playgroup at Manorfield Church of England School
Famous People We’ve Lost in 2018
Famous People We’ve Lost in 2018
Star Trek actor Jon Paul Steuer died on January 1 aged 33.
Astronaut John Young, the ninth man to walk on the Moon, died on January 5 aged 87.
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence died on January 9 aged 77.
Heavy metal star 'Fast' Eddie Clarke died on January 10 aged 67
Doreen Tracey, one of the original Disney Mouseketeers, died on January 10 at the age of 74.
Blunderwoman comedy star Bella Emberg died on January 12 at the age of 80.
Keith Jackson, the voice of American college football, died on January 12 aged 89.
Hugh Wilson died on January 14 at the age of 74.
The director was well known for making films such as Police Academy and The First Wives Club.
West Brom and Coventry legend Cyrille Regis died on January 14 aged 59
Cranberries star Dolores O'Riordan died on January 15 aged 46.
Actor Peter Wyngarde died on January 15 at the age of 90
Legendary BBC radio presenter Ed Doolan died peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of January 16
Neighbours star Moya O'Sullivan died aged 91 on January 16.
Home and Away star Jessica Falkholt died on January 17 aged 29. Her death came three weeks after the devastating Boxing Day crash which killed her family.
The actor who played Tinky Winky, the handbag-carrying Teletubbie in the BBC children’s series, died on January 17, just four days after his 52nd birthday.
American rapper Fredo Santana, real name Derrick Coleman, died on January 20 at the age of 27.
The comedian Howard Lew Lewis died aged 76 on January 20
England football star Jimmy Armfield died on January 22
Connie Sawyer passed away in her retirement home at the age of 105 on January 23.
American actor and horror writer Jack Ketchum died on January 24 at the age of 71
Mark E. Smith , frontman of avant-garde band The Fall, died on January 24 aged 60.
Dennis Edwards , former lead singer of legendary soul music group The Temptations, died on February 2 aged 74.
Singer Eddy Amoo died on February 23 aged 74 .
Comedy actress Emma Chambers passed away on February 24
Talented drummer Patrick Doyle died on March 3
Fiorentina announced on March 3 that their captain, Davide Astori , had died at the age of 31.
Trevor Baylis died on March 5 at the age of 80
Sir Ken Dodd died at the age of 90 on March 11.
Hip hop star Craig Mack died on March 12 aged 41 .
Broadcaster and comedian Jim Bowen died on March 14, aged 80
Actress DuShon Monique Brown, who starred in American dramas including Prison Break and Chicago Fire, died at the age of 49.
Heartbeat actor Bill Maynard died at the age of 89
Chelsea and Manchester United legend Ray Wilkins died on April 4 aged 61 .
Darts legend Eric Bristow died at the age of 60 on 5 April .
Irish singer Timmy Matley passed away on April 11 aged 36
Alex Beckett died aged 36 .
The actor R. Lee Ermey, best known for his starring role in the film 'Full Metal Jacket', died on April 15 aged 74.
Actor Harry Anderson died on April 16, at the age of 65.
TV presented Dale Winton died aged 62 on April 18 2018.
Swedish DJ Avicii has died in Muscat, Oman on April 20 at the age of 28.
Actor Verne Troyer, star of Austin Powers, died aged 49 on April 21
Film director Michael Anderson died on April 25 aged 98.
Former House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin died on April 29
Cathy Godbold, the Australian actress who starred in hit soap Home and Away, lost her battle with brain cancer on May 4 at the age of 43
Labour veteran Dame Tessa Jowell died after a year-long cancer battle aged 70.
Former Aston Villa defender Jlloyd Samuel died in a car crash on May 15, aged 37.
England World Cup winner Ray Wilson died on May 15 aged 83.
Hugh Dane, star of The Office, Bridesmaids and The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, died on May 16 at the age of 75.
Minder actor Glynn Edwards died on May 23, aged 87.
The Wizard Of Oz's 'oldest Munchkin' Jerry Maren died on May 24 at the age of 98.
Peter Stringfellow died on June 7, aged 77
Sons of Anarchy star Alan O'Neill has died at the age of 47.
Eunice Gayson, the first ever Bond girl, died on June 8 aged 90.
Jackson Odell, star of The Goldbergs, died on June 8 aged 20
Former Royal Ballet principal dancer Errol Pickford died on Wednesday June 13, aged 51.
EastEnders star Leslie Grantham died on June 15 aged 71
WWE legend Big Van Vader died on June 18 at the age of 63
Five-time Open champion Peter Thomson died on June 20 at the age of 88.
Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul passed away on June 22 aged 54.
Richard Harrison, the star of TV show Pawn Stars, died on June 25 at the age of 77.
Carlos Lopez Jr died on June 25 at the age of 35.
Joe Jackson The patriarch of the Jackson family, and manager of the Jackson 5, died on June 27
Former WWE star Matt Cappotelli died on June 29 aged 38
Clangers co-creator Peter Firmin died on July 1 at the age of 89.
Dame Gillian Lynne, whose credits included the hugely successful Cats and Phantom Of The Opera musicals, died on July 1, aged 92.
Alan Longmuir, the founder member of the Bay City Rollers died on July 2
Richard Swift died aged 41 on July 3.
Author Clive King, best known for his children's book Stig Of The Dump, died aged 94 on July 10
Team GB snowboarder Ellie Soutter took her own life on July 25, her 18th birthday
Rick Genest, the heavily tattooed model known as Zombie Boy, died aged just 32 on August 1.
One half of famous comedy duo the Chuckle Brothers, Barry Chuckle, died on August 5 at the age of 73.
Joel Robuchon
The celebrated chef awarded the most Michelin stars in history died on August 6 at the age of 73.
BBC Radio Shropshire's Vicki Archer died on August 7 at the age of 41.
World Championship 400m hurdles gold medallist Nicholas Bett died in a car crash on August 8.
Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle died on August 8 at the age of 36
Deven Davis died at the age of 39 on August 17.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan died aged 80 on August 18th
Lazytown actor Stefan Karl Stefannson died on August 21st at the age of 43.
Lisa Fleming, who starred in My 600-lb Life died on August 23, aged 50.
The Blake's 7 and Doctor Who star Jacqueline Pearce died on September 3 at the age of 74
BBC presenter Rachael Bland died on September 5 at the age of 40
Christopher Lawford, son of former "Rat Pack" member Peter Lawford and former US President John F Kennedy's sister Patricia Kennedy, passed away at the age of 63, on September 5.
Wildlife presenter Johnny Kingdom died on September 6 aged 79.
Heartbeat actor Peter Benson died on September 6 at the age of 75.
Mac Miller Rapper, and ex-boyfriend of Ariana Grande, died aged 26 on September 7.
Chelsi Smith died on September 8 aged 45
Carry On stalwart Fenella Fielding died aged 90 on September 11
Broadway star Marin Mazzie died on September 13, aged 57.
Lovejoy star Dudley Sutton died on September 15 aged 85.
Footballer Kevin Beattie died on September 16 aged 64.
Denis Norden Much loved presenter and comedy writer died on September 19 aged 96.
John Cunliffe Postman Pat creator, John Cunliffe, died on September 20, aged 85.
Chas Hodges, known from music duo Chas and Dave, died aged 74 on September 22.
Jefferson Airplane co-founder Marty Balin died at the age of 76 on September 27.
Geoffrey Hayes, who hosted long-running children's programme Rainbow, died aged 76.
French singer Charles Aznavour died at the age of 94.
Spanish soprano singer Montserrat Cabelle died at the age of 85 on Saturday October 6.
Ray Galton, who wrote Steptoe & Son and Hancock's Half Hour, with his friend Alan Simpson, died on October 6 at the age of 88.
Actor Scott Wilson died on October 6 aged 76
Actress Celeste Yarnell died on October 7 aged 74
Guitarist Oli Herbert died at the age of 44 in October.
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory actress Diana Sowle died on October 19, aged 88.
Actress Sondra Locke died on November 3 aged 74
Former Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service Sir Jeremy Heywood died from cancer on November 4, aged 56.
Beverley Sisters star Babs Beverley died aged 91.
Katherine MacGregor The actress, best-known for her portrayal of Harriet Oleson on Little House on the Prairie, died at the age of 93 on November 13.
Country music star Roy Clark died on November 15 at the age of 85
Kim Porter The actress, and ex-girlfriend of P Diddy died aged 47 on November 15.
Hollywood screenwriter William Goldman died on November 16, aged 87.
Grange Hill star George A Cooper died on November 16, aged 93.
Actress Ethel Ayler died on November 18 aged 88.
On November 19, actor John Bluthal passed away aged 89.
LFO singer Devin Lima died on November 21 at the age of 41
Hollywood director Nicholas Roeg passed away on November 23, aged 90.
Former Swansea and Bristol Rovers defender Kevin Austin passed away on November 23, aged just 45
Bletchley Park code breaker Baroness Trumpington, famous for flicking the V sign at a fellow Tory peer, died on November 26 at the age of 96.
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci died on November 27 at the age of 77.
The American cartoonist, Stephen Hillenburg, died aged 57 on November 27.
Veteran activist Harry Leslie Smith died on November 28, aged 95, after a lifetime spent fighting passionately for the poor.
DJ Paul Anderson died on November 2.
Coronation Street star Peter Armitage died on December 4 aged 78.
Lead singer of the Buzzcocks, Peter Shelley died at the age of 63
Jazz singer Nancy Wilson died on December 13 aged 81.
Colin Kroll, the man who co-founded HQ Trivia and Vine died on December 16, aged 35.
US actress Penny Marshall died at the age of 75 on December 17.
Politician Paddy Ashdown died on December 22 aged 77
Sister Wendy Beckett died on December 26 aged 88.
Frank Adonis died on December 26, at the age of 83.
June Whitfield Veteran actress and Absolutely Fabulous star died aged 93
The veteran actress starred in Carry On films, EastEnders, Hancock's Half Hour, Absolutely Fabulous and Friends
Embed from Getty Images
Embed from Getty Images
Penny Marshall, director and actress, 75
En español | (Oct. 15, 1943 — Dec. 17, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Nancy Wilson, singer and actress, 81
(Feb. 20, 1937 — Dec. 13, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Ken Berry, actor, 85
(Nov. 3, 1933 — Dec. 1, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
George H.W. Bush, U.S. President, 94
(June 12, 1924 — Nov. 30, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Roy Clark, musician and host, 85
(April 15, 1933 — Nov. 15, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Stan Lee, comics writer and publisher, 95
(Dec. 28, 1922 — Nov. 12, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Paul Allen, philanthropist, 65
(Jan. 21, 1953 — Oct. 15, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Burt Reynolds, actor, 82
Feb. 11, 1936 — Sept. 6, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Neil Simon, playwright, 91
(July 4, 1927 — Aug. 26, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
John McCain, U.S. Senator, 81
(Aug. 29, 1936 — Aug. 25, 2018)
Aretha Franklin, singer-songwriter, 76
(March 25, 1942 — Aug. 16, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Charlotte Rae, actress, 92
(April 22, 1926 — Aug. 5, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Tab Hunter, actor, 86
(July 11, 1931 — July 8, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Anthony Bourdain, chef and writer, 61
(June 25, 1956 — June 8, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Kate Spade, fashion designer, 55
(Dec. 24, 1962 — June 5, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Philip Roth, writer, 85
(March 19, 1933 — May 22, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Joseph Campanella, actor, 93
(Nov. 21, 1924 — May 16, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Tom Wolfe, writer, 88
(March 2, 1931 — May 14, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Margot Kidder, actress, 69
(Oct. 17, 1948 — May 13, 2018) Most famous for her role as tenacious reporter Lois Lane in Superman
Embed from Getty Images
Robert Mandan, actor, 86
(Feb. 2, 1932 — April 29, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Bob Dorough, musician, 94
(Dec. 12, 1923 — April 23, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Bruno Sammartino, wrestler, 82
(Oct. 6, 1935 — April 18, 2018)
Barbara Bush, first lady, 92
(June 8, 1925 — April 17, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Harry Anderson, actor and magician, 65
(Oct. 14, 1952 — April 16, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
R. Lee Ermey, actor, 74
(March 24, 1944 — April 15, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Milos Forman, filmmaker, 86
(Feb. 18, 1932 — April 13, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Chuck McCann, actor and comedian, 83
(Sept. 2, 1934 — April 8, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Winnie Mandela, activist, 81
(Sept. 26, 1936 — April 2, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Steven Bochco, TV writer-producer, 74
(Dec. 16, 1943 — April 1, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Frank Avruch, entertainer, 89
(May 21, 1928 — March 20, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Stephen Hawking, scientist and author, 76
(Jan. 8, 1942 — March 14, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Hubert de Givenchy, designer, 91
(Feb. 21, 1927 — March 10, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
David Ogden Stiers, actor, 75
(Oct. 31, 1942 — March 3, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Roger Bannister, athlete, 88
(March 23, 1929 — March 3, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Nanette Fabray, actress and performer, 97
(Oct. 27, 1920 — Feb. 22, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Billy Graham, evangelist, 99
(Nov. 7, 1918 — Feb. 21, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Marty Allen, comedian, 95
(March 23, 1922 — Feb. 12, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Vic Damone, singer, 89
(June 12, 1928 — Feb. 10, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Reg E. Cathey, actor, 59
(Aug. 18, 1958 — Feb. 9, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
John Gavin, actor, 86
(April 8, 1931 — Feb. 9, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
John Mahoney, actor, 77
(June 20, 1940 — Feb. 4, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Dennis Edwards, singer, 74
(Feb. 3, 1943 — Feb. 1, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Jerry Van Dyke, actor and comedian, 86
(July 21, 1931 — Jan. 5, 2018)
Star Trek actor Jon Paul Steuer died on January 1 aged 33.
Astronaut John Young, the ninth man to walk on the Moon, died on January 5 aged 87.
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence died on January 9 aged 77.
Heavy metal star 'Fast' Eddie Clarke died on January 10 aged 67
Doreen Tracey, one of the original Disney Mouseketeers, died on January 10 at the age of 74.
Blunderwoman comedy star Bella Emberg died on January 12 at the age of 80.
Keith Jackson, the voice of American college football, died on January 12 aged 89.
Hugh Wilson died on January 14 at the age of 74.
The director was well known for making films such as Police Academy and The First Wives Club.
West Brom and Coventry legend Cyrille Regis died on January 14 aged 59
Cranberries star Dolores O'Riordan died on January 15 aged 46.
Actor Peter Wyngarde died on January 15 at the age of 90
Legendary BBC radio presenter Ed Doolan died peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of January 16
Neighbours star Moya O'Sullivan died aged 91 on January 16.
Home and Away star Jessica Falkholt died on January 17 aged 29. Her death came three weeks after the devastating Boxing Day crash which killed her family.
The actor who played Tinky Winky, the handbag-carrying Teletubbie in the BBC children’s series, died on January 17, just four days after his 52nd birthday.
American rapper Fredo Santana, real name Derrick Coleman, died on January 20 at the age of 27.
The comedian Howard Lew Lewis died aged 76 on January 20
England football star Jimmy Armfield died on January 22
Connie Sawyer passed away in her retirement home at the age of 105 on January 23.
American actor and horror writer Jack Ketchum died on January 24 at the age of 71
Mark E. Smith , frontman of avant-garde band The Fall, died on January 24 aged 60.
Dennis Edwards , former lead singer of legendary soul music group The Temptations, died on February 2 aged 74.
Singer Eddy Amoo died on February 23 aged 74 .
Comedy actress Emma Chambers passed away on February 24
Talented drummer Patrick Doyle died on March 3
Fiorentina announced on March 3 that their captain, Davide Astori , had died at the age of 31.
Trevor Baylis died on March 5 at the age of 80
Sir Ken Dodd died at the age of 90 on March 11.
Hip hop star Craig Mack died on March 12 aged 41 .
Broadcaster and comedian Jim Bowen died on March 14, aged 80
Actress DuShon Monique Brown, who starred in American dramas including Prison Break and Chicago Fire, died at the age of 49.
Heartbeat actor Bill Maynard died at the age of 89
Chelsea and Manchester United legend Ray Wilkins died on April 4 aged 61 .
Darts legend Eric Bristow died at the age of 60 on 5 April .
Irish singer Timmy Matley passed away on April 11 aged 36
Alex Beckett died aged 36 .
The actor R. Lee Ermey, best known for his starring role in the film 'Full Metal Jacket', died on April 15 aged 74.
Actor Harry Anderson died on April 16, at the age of 65.
TV presented Dale Winton died aged 62 on April 18 2018.
Swedish DJ Avicii has died in Muscat, Oman on April 20 at the age of 28.
Actor Verne Troyer, star of Austin Powers, died aged 49 on April 21
Film director Michael Anderson died on April 25 aged 98.
Former House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin died on April 29
Cathy Godbold, the Australian actress who starred in hit soap Home and Away, lost her battle with brain cancer on May 4 at the age of 43
Labour veteran Dame Tessa Jowell died after a year-long cancer battle aged 70.
Former Aston Villa defender Jlloyd Samuel died in a car crash on May 15, aged 37.
England World Cup winner Ray Wilson died on May 15 aged 83.
Hugh Dane, star of The Office, Bridesmaids and The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, died on May 16 at the age of 75.
Minder actor Glynn Edwards died on May 23, aged 87.
The Wizard Of Oz's 'oldest Munchkin' Jerry Maren died on May 24 at the age of 98.
Peter Stringfellow died on June 7, aged 77
Sons of Anarchy star Alan O'Neill has died at the age of 47.
Eunice Gayson, the first ever Bond girl, died on June 8 aged 90.
Jackson Odell, star of The Goldbergs, died on June 8 aged 20
Former Royal Ballet principal dancer Errol Pickford died on Wednesday June 13, aged 51.
EastEnders star Leslie Grantham died on June 15 aged 71
WWE legend Big Van Vader died on June 18 at the age of 63
Five-time Open champion Peter Thomson died on June 20 at the age of 88.
Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul passed away on June 22 aged 54.
Richard Harrison, the star of TV show Pawn Stars, died on June 25 at the age of 77.
Carlos Lopez Jr died on June 25 at the age of 35.
Joe Jackson The patriarch of the Jackson family, and manager of the Jackson 5, died on June 27
Former WWE star Matt Cappotelli died on June 29 aged 38
Clangers co-creator Peter Firmin died on July 1 at the age of 89.
Dame Gillian Lynne, whose credits included the hugely successful Cats and Phantom Of The Opera musicals, died on July 1, aged 92.
Alan Longmuir, the founder member of the Bay City Rollers died on July 2
Richard Swift died aged 41 on July 3.
Author Clive King, best known for his children's book Stig Of The Dump, died aged 94 on July 10
Team GB snowboarder Ellie Soutter took her own life on July 25, her 18th birthday
Rick Genest, the heavily tattooed model known as Zombie Boy, died aged just 32 on August 1.
One half of famous comedy duo the Chuckle Brothers, Barry Chuckle, died on August 5 at the age of 73.
Joel Robuchon
The celebrated chef awarded the most Michelin stars in history died on August 6 at the age of 73.
BBC Radio Shropshire's Vicki Archer died on August 7 at the age of 41.
World Championship 400m hurdles gold medallist Nicholas Bett died in a car crash on August 8.
Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle died on August 8 at the age of 36
Deven Davis died at the age of 39 on August 17.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan died aged 80 on August 18th
Lazytown actor Stefan Karl Stefannson died on August 21st at the age of 43.
Lisa Fleming, who starred in My 600-lb Life died on August 23, aged 50.
The Blake's 7 and Doctor Who star Jacqueline Pearce died on September 3 at the age of 74
BBC presenter Rachael Bland died on September 5 at the age of 40
Christopher Lawford, son of former "Rat Pack" member Peter Lawford and former US President John F Kennedy's sister Patricia Kennedy, passed away at the age of 63, on September 5.
Wildlife presenter Johnny Kingdom died on September 6 aged 79.
Heartbeat actor Peter Benson died on September 6 at the age of 75.
Mac Miller Rapper, and ex-boyfriend of Ariana Grande, died aged 26 on September 7.
Chelsi Smith died on September 8 aged 45
Carry On stalwart Fenella Fielding died aged 90 on September 11
Broadway star Marin Mazzie died on September 13, aged 57.
Lovejoy star Dudley Sutton died on September 15 aged 85.
Footballer Kevin Beattie died on September 16 aged 64.
Denis Norden Much loved presenter and comedy writer died on September 19 aged 96.
John Cunliffe Postman Pat creator, John Cunliffe, died on September 20, aged 85.
Chas Hodges, known from music duo Chas and Dave, died aged 74 on September 22.
Jefferson Airplane co-founder Marty Balin died at the age of 76 on September 27.
Geoffrey Hayes, who hosted long-running children's programme Rainbow, died aged 76.
French singer Charles Aznavour died at the age of 94.
Spanish soprano singer Montserrat Cabelle died at the age of 85 on Saturday October 6.
Ray Galton, who wrote Steptoe & Son and Hancock's Half Hour, with his friend Alan Simpson, died on October 6 at the age of 88.
Actor Scott Wilson died on October 6 aged 76
Actress Celeste Yarnell died on October 7 aged 74
Guitarist Oli Herbert died at the age of 44 in October.
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory actress Diana Sowle died on October 19, aged 88.
Actress Sondra Locke died on November 3 aged 74
Former Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service Sir Jeremy Heywood died from cancer on November 4, aged 56.
Beverley Sisters star Babs Beverley died aged 91.
Katherine MacGregor The actress, best-known for her portrayal of Harriet Oleson on Little House on the Prairie, died at the age of 93 on November 13.
Country music star Roy Clark died on November 15 at the age of 85
Kim Porter The actress, and ex-girlfriend of P Diddy died aged 47 on November 15.
Hollywood screenwriter William Goldman died on November 16, aged 87.
Grange Hill star George A Cooper died on November 16, aged 93.
Actress Ethel Ayler died on November 18 aged 88.
On November 19, actor John Bluthal passed away aged 89.
LFO singer Devin Lima died on November 21 at the age of 41
Hollywood director Nicholas Roeg passed away on November 23, aged 90.
Former Swansea and Bristol Rovers defender Kevin Austin passed away on November 23, aged just 45
Bletchley Park code breaker Baroness Trumpington, famous for flicking the V sign at a fellow Tory peer, died on November 26 at the age of 96.
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci died on November 27 at the age of 77.
The American cartoonist, Stephen Hillenburg, died aged 57 on November 27.
Veteran activist Harry Leslie Smith died on November 28, aged 95, after a lifetime spent fighting passionately for the poor.
DJ Paul Anderson died on November 2.
Coronation Street star Peter Armitage died on December 4 aged 78.
Lead singer of the Buzzcocks, Peter Shelley died at the age of 63
Jazz singer Nancy Wilson died on December 13 aged 81.
Colin Kroll, the man who co-founded HQ Trivia and Vine died on December 16, aged 35.
US actress Penny Marshall died at the age of 75 on December 17.
Politician Paddy Ashdown died on December 22 aged 77
Sister Wendy Beckett died on December 26 aged 88.
Frank Adonis died on December 26, at the age of 83.
June Whitfield Veteran actress and Absolutely Fabulous star died aged 93
The veteran actress starred in Carry On films, EastEnders, Hancock's Half Hour, Absolutely Fabulous and Friends
Embed from Getty Images
Embed from Getty Images
Penny Marshall, director and actress, 75
En español | (Oct. 15, 1943 — Dec. 17, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Nancy Wilson, singer and actress, 81
(Feb. 20, 1937 — Dec. 13, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Ken Berry, actor, 85
(Nov. 3, 1933 — Dec. 1, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
George H.W. Bush, U.S. President, 94
(June 12, 1924 — Nov. 30, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Roy Clark, musician and host, 85
(April 15, 1933 — Nov. 15, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Stan Lee, comics writer and publisher, 95
(Dec. 28, 1922 — Nov. 12, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Paul Allen, philanthropist, 65
(Jan. 21, 1953 — Oct. 15, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Burt Reynolds, actor, 82
Feb. 11, 1936 — Sept. 6, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Neil Simon, playwright, 91
(July 4, 1927 — Aug. 26, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
John McCain, U.S. Senator, 81
(Aug. 29, 1936 — Aug. 25, 2018)
Aretha Franklin, singer-songwriter, 76
(March 25, 1942 — Aug. 16, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Charlotte Rae, actress, 92
(April 22, 1926 — Aug. 5, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Tab Hunter, actor, 86
(July 11, 1931 — July 8, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Anthony Bourdain, chef and writer, 61
(June 25, 1956 — June 8, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Kate Spade, fashion designer, 55
(Dec. 24, 1962 — June 5, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Philip Roth, writer, 85
(March 19, 1933 — May 22, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Joseph Campanella, actor, 93
(Nov. 21, 1924 — May 16, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Tom Wolfe, writer, 88
(March 2, 1931 — May 14, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Margot Kidder, actress, 69
(Oct. 17, 1948 — May 13, 2018) Most famous for her role as tenacious reporter Lois Lane in Superman
Embed from Getty Images
Robert Mandan, actor, 86
(Feb. 2, 1932 — April 29, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Bob Dorough, musician, 94
(Dec. 12, 1923 — April 23, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Bruno Sammartino, wrestler, 82
(Oct. 6, 1935 — April 18, 2018)
Barbara Bush, first lady, 92
(June 8, 1925 — April 17, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Harry Anderson, actor and magician, 65
(Oct. 14, 1952 — April 16, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
R. Lee Ermey, actor, 74
(March 24, 1944 — April 15, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Milos Forman, filmmaker, 86
(Feb. 18, 1932 — April 13, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Chuck McCann, actor and comedian, 83
(Sept. 2, 1934 — April 8, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Winnie Mandela, activist, 81
(Sept. 26, 1936 — April 2, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Steven Bochco, TV writer-producer, 74
(Dec. 16, 1943 — April 1, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Frank Avruch, entertainer, 89
(May 21, 1928 — March 20, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Stephen Hawking, scientist and author, 76
(Jan. 8, 1942 — March 14, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Hubert de Givenchy, designer, 91
(Feb. 21, 1927 — March 10, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
David Ogden Stiers, actor, 75
(Oct. 31, 1942 — March 3, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Roger Bannister, athlete, 88
(March 23, 1929 — March 3, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Nanette Fabray, actress and performer, 97
(Oct. 27, 1920 — Feb. 22, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Billy Graham, evangelist, 99
(Nov. 7, 1918 — Feb. 21, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Marty Allen, comedian, 95
(March 23, 1922 — Feb. 12, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Vic Damone, singer, 89
(June 12, 1928 — Feb. 10, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Reg E. Cathey, actor, 59
(Aug. 18, 1958 — Feb. 9, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
John Gavin, actor, 86
(April 8, 1931 — Feb. 9, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
John Mahoney, actor, 77
(June 20, 1940 — Feb. 4, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Dennis Edwards, singer, 74
(Feb. 3, 1943 — Feb. 1, 2018)
Embed from Getty Images
Jerry Van Dyke, actor and comedian, 86
(July 21, 1931 — Jan. 5, 2018)
Friday, December 28, 2018
Oakham Jobs 28th December 2018
Customer Assistant - new
Melton Mowbray LE13
Customers want great products at great value which they can buy easily and it's our job to deliver this in the right way for them....
|
Shift Leader - new
Leicester LE19
Customers want great products at great value which they can buy easily and it's our job to deliver this in the right way for them....
|
Customer Team Leader - new
Oakham LE15
£8.76 an hour
Our stores are a huge part of the community and everything you do will be focused on providing a great service to our customers and members....
|
Barista - new
Melton Mowbray
£7.83 an hour
While your willingness to learn, personable approach and ability to read our customers will have you delivering coffee experiences that are simply unbeatable....
|
Barista - Store# 12715, LEICESTER - THURMAST - new
Thurmaston
This job creates the Starbucks Experience for our customers by providing customers with prompt service, quality beverages and products, and maintaining a clean...
|
Night Replenishment, Supermarket Assistant - new
Oundle
The role of a supermarket assistant involves a range of tasks, moving and replenishing stock, carrying out housekeeping activities....
|
Barista Maestro - new
Melton Mowbray
We're Costa, the nation's favourite coffee shop brand*, pouring our heart and soul into everything we do and creating moments to remember for our customers, our...
|
Customer Delivery Driver - Home Shopping - new
Oadby
You’re in the driving seat, spending your day greeting our customers and delivering their shopping on-time with lots of Asda personality....
|
General Assistant - new
Melton Mowbray
£9 an hour
Great service to customers only comes from people who are happy with the company they work for. Ensure thorough and up to date knowledge and understanding of...
|
Warehouse Operative - (Peterborough) - new
Peterborough PE1
Accurately play a key role in supporting our store colleagues by making sure orders are assembled correctly. Our core purpose is to serve Britain’s shoppers a...
|
Admin Assistant / Office Junior
Golden Properties
Melton Mowbray
| Driving License (Preferred). The role would suit someone with experience in property sales and lettings or who have a good knowledge in this area and a passion... |
Easily apply to this job
Exam Invigilator
Grantham NG33
£8.07 an hour
Charles Read Academy is committed to equality, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share... |
Healthcare Assistant
Melton Mowbray
£17,011 a year
To receive and convey information from telephone or personal enquiries in a courteous manner and ensure all persons visiting the ward are greeted and assisted... |
Examinations Officer
Leicestershire
£26,250 a year
Ratcliffe College is an outstanding Independent School for students from age 3 to age 18. Ratcliffe College, a thriving Independent School with excellent GCSE... |
Easily apply to this job
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)