GARDENERS’ CORNER March is the first month of meteorological spring and although winter is (in theory) behind us and the sun is gaining in strength as day length increases, we could yet see snow and frost. The average maximum temperature for March is 10 °C. So what should we be
The River Gwash, which flows through Ryhall and Belmesthorpe, begins its journey just outside Knossington, just over the border in Leicestershire, and is about 24 miles long. It flows past Braunston-in-Rutland and Brooke before passing under the railway near Manton. The river then flows into Rutland Water, continuing towards Great Casterton,
In C19th days when voting was rather more corrupt than it is now (though I’m sure Donald Trump would disagree,) Whig candidates, whose colour was blue, would buy pubs and inns in the constituency, and add “blue” to their names. They would then offer free ‘blue’ ale to drinkers in
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NEWS Theft of catalytic converters from motor vehicles has been a recurrent crime in recent years, and a recent recurrence in Melton Mowbray serves as a timely reminder of the need to take steps to prevent this expensive nuisance. Catalytic converters have a value of £300-400 rising to several hundreds
In days gone by, when elections were often subject to irregular practices, voters could be bribed to cast their vote for a particular candidate by having drinks bought for them. Blue was the colour of the Whigs. It was not unknown for wealthy C19th Whig landowners to insist on a
LOCKDOWN KNITTERS During lockdown and the months following, the group of local knitters led by Dorothy Dolby of Belmesthorpe, have kept themselves busy making various items of clothing for the charity, Knit For Peace. At the end of August another delivery was made to the Headquarters in London and the
How to spot a Remote Access scam A Remote Access scam is when criminals contact you out of the blue, pretending to be the representative of a reputable organisation. This may be a telephone or internet provider or sometimes a bank or other service provider. Once the criminals have your
