Sir Richard Arkwright and Co Masson Mills Matlock Bath Derbyshire Cotton Mill Shopping Village that did not reopen after Covid Lockdown

Sir Richard Arkwright and Co Masson Mills Matlock Bath Derbyshire Cotton Mill Shopping Village that did not reopen after Covid Lockdown

Five men from the Manchester area, arrested and charged after Cottesmore Hunt spectators including a child were allegedly assaulted in Ashwell Road on the Edge of Oakham Rutland

Leicester 7th December 2010 

Five men arrested and charged after Cottesmore  Hunt spectators including a child were allegedly assaulted in Ashwell Road on the Edge of Oakham Rutland yesterday lunch time.

Leicestershire Police said that officers from the Melton and Rutland Neighbourhood Policing Area (NPA) were appealing for witnesses after two men and a teenage girl were allegedly assaulted in Oakham.

Officers said three people – two men aged 61 and 52 and a 15-year-old girl – were watching the Cottesmore hunt when they were allegedly assaulted by a group of men.

A 61-year-old man was reportedly punched to the face while the others reported they had been pushed, say police. None of them required hospital treatment, added police.

Leicestershire Police said: "As a result of initial enquiries, five men from Greater Manchester were located nearby and arrested in connection with the incident."

This morning  Leicestershire Police say:

Five men have been charged in connection with an incident in Rutland yesterday

They have each been charged with using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment/alarm/distress and have been bailed to appear at Loughborough Magistrates’ Court on 2 March.

They are:

Paul Allman, 47, of East Street in Edgeley, Stockport

Matthew Slater, 39, of Woodfield Road in Altrincham

Charley Waring, 25, of East Street in Edgeley, Stockport

Cameron Allman, 21, of Dorland Grove in Heaviley, Stockport

Reuben Waterhouse, 21, of Victoria Road in Offerton, Stockport

The charges relate to an incident in Ashwell Road which happened between midday and 1pm yesterday (Saturday 29 January).

Leicester 7th December 2010

Person in Hospital after Serious Assault Leicestershire Police Forensic Investigation Oakham High Street Rutland Larger amounts of blood taped off outside The Dovetail Two 18-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent with one of them also being arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. They both remain in police custody.

Person in Hospital after Serious Assault Leicestershire Police Forensic Investigation Oakham High Street Rutland Larger amounts of blood taped off outside The Dovetail

Detectives are investigating an assault which happened in Oakham earlier today.

Police received a call at 2.11am this morning (Friday 27 August) to attend High Street and once officers arrived, they found a man in the street with head injuries.

He has been taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

Two 18-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent with one of them also being arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. They both remain in police custody.

Officers are appealing for anyone who may have been out in the area at this time and witnessed the assault or the circumstances leading up to it to get in touch.

Anyone who has any information which could help our investigation is asked to contact police on 101 quoting 21*497761.

Alternatively you can report online at Report | Leicestershire Police (leics.police.uk)

Formerly The Wellington Renamed Mother Mac’s after a former landlady in 1969 Mother Macs, 33 Back Piccadilly, Manchester M1 1HP

Formerly The Wellington Renamed Mother Mac’s after a former landlady in 1969 

in 1976 the 29-year-old pub manager, Arthur Bradbury, was given notice to quit so he revenged himself the coward’s way by killing all around him, his 34-year-old wife Maureen, his 6-year-old daughter Alison and his step-sons James and Andrew, aged 11 and 13 respectively. The cleaner walked in on the carnage so he killed her too and then set the pub on fire to hide the evidence, but justice caught up with him and he ended up killing himself too. Six deaths on 18 June, 1976. 

Driver and Passenger of a Mercedes Leave Scene after High Speed Collision Stamford Road Oakham Rutland

Driver and Passenger of a Mercedes Benz A Class Leave Scene after High Speed Collision Stamford Road Oakham Rutland Fortunately no one was injured or killed.

Local residents say three cars had been racing up and down Stamford Road.

This car hit a street light and another road sign, before stopping on the pavement. This area is used a lot by people walking or jogging in the evening. At the time of the collision Eric was watering the flower beds as the car narrowly miss him, he was fine but understandably shaken. 

The passenger run off and shortly followed by the driver. A number photographed and filmed him. 

Two girls  in a white Fiat who knew the driver sat in there car on the grass verge for short while before driving off. 

 

Oakham Town Councillor Zoë Neal, become Cllr Zoë Nealson Today After Marrying Rachel Rhodes The First Rutland Marriage This Year, Congratulations

Oakham Town Councillor Zoë Neal, become  Cllr Zoë Nealson Today 

After Marrying Rachel Rhodes The First Rutland Marriage This Year, Congratulations 

Day of reflection to be held a year after UK's Covid lockdown began, what a year Empty Shelves in Tesco and some very kind people within the community and some unkind

Day of reflection to be held a year after UK's Covid lockdown began

A minute’s silence will be observed at noon on 23 March to remember the thousands who have died

The event on 23 March is designed to give people a chance to mourn. Sir Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, said: “We need to reflect on the pandemic’s deep toll, mourn those we’ve lost, and mark the service and sacrifice of staff throughout the NHS.

“It’s also a moment to acknowledge how in adversity we saw strength, as friends, neighbours and communities have come together to help each other through the nation’s worst ordeal since the second world war. While we need continuing vigilance against this virus, the remarkable NHS vaccination programme now brings hope of better times to come.”

I personally don't know anyone who has lost anyone to Covid-19, I do know people who have survived it.

The year has been dreadful it has brought out the best of most people and the worst of a few.

Here in Oakham we have this fantastic neighbours group on Facebook who have helped many people in the town and surrounding areas.

www.facebook.com/groups/OakhamNeighbours

It is one of the reasons, I find it hard to decide who should be rewarded when there are appeals to nominate people for awards. It seems unfair to reward one when so many have pulled together to support the community throughout the pandemic.

Personally it has been a very difficult year for me, Two men in this group were total arses by refusing to comply with Tesco's request to shop one person one trolley. I recently completed a Tesco survey online and they still ask if there is evidence of this being applied in the store visited. I wonder if these two arses still kick up a fuss.  They said my actions supporting a colleague at the store here in Oakham was homophobic! they claimed my social media post in the group breached Tesco rules of course they did not, but that did not stop Debbie Twaites the store unofficial social media monitor taking screen shots and presenting them to Tesco, as she has often done in the past in other colleagues cases. Tesco legal department said I had not breached any rules. Tesco does not need local people to monitor posts it does it monitors all online activity. I did lose my job after a miserable colleague lied to save her own back, she said, I asked he if the 'two queens of Oakham were bothering her' as a gay man, I still find it difficult to accept the allegation I was homophobic,  a year on I can thank those two fellow gay men who claim to be NHS workers I doubt that was even true because if it was they would have known the importance of  for contributing towards the loss of my job, although it has been difficult at times, I am pleased I have following the rules, I have not had to put up with the abuse dished out by a few selfish customers who frequent our local stores. I know longer have to deal with the childish bullying dished out within the store by the oldies who work on the checkouts, who after many years told me they are sorry, they only behaved in the way they did because they wrongly listened to what people other people had, They  are the people who appear to be able to keep there jobs for years, what I noticed is they also treat others in the same way especially new starters.

Then there was the current and former town councillors Adam Lowe who caused serious problems for me and the store manager Jen Drew when he was Oakham Mayor.

Joyce Lucas probably the most evil of them all of them, that is all I will say about her persistent poor conduct during her store visits.

Michael Haley and Another Former Mayor,

I don't know who was responsible but just from the content the fly posting in and around the store warning customers against me,  it was very clear they were posted by one of those mentioned, I tend to believe it was former Mayor Michael Haley after finding he had created similar hate poster and displayed them not far from his home.

 Anyway enough of my experiences. I will finish with thanking the Food bank who assisted me early last year and my two friends who have been my support bubble since the start of restrictions.

The year has also saw a Co-op staff member being assaulted and needing hospital treatment. Only the other week police were called to another Oakham shop to remove a customer. After seeing staff in supermarkets crying, because they cant react to the most vile conduct from a limited number of customers, I will be thanking all the retail staff who have served our community throughout this pandemic. 

Panic buying arrived by a some selfish people was arrived a little later her in Oakham than it did in other towns and cities.

Here are some photographs from the first wave of panic buying to hit Oakham Tesco in late March 2020