After being told that the financial impact of coronavirus would halt the big-money transfers this summer, it has been somewhat surprising to see that several high profile players have arrived in the Premier League. So with that in mind, what players might make last minute moves, before the window closes on October 5th? Rhian …
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Continue readingThe property market is thriving, however, with current restrictions, buyers and sellers are experiencing delays to reach exchange and completion. While the property market is increasingly busy, and a record number of sales are agreed, with some delays in the local searches and mortgage applications, families are finding that reaching exchange and completion isn’t …
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Continue readingHouses that are marketed at the advised initial asking price are more likely to sell faster than those that need to be reduced… The Stamp Duty Holiday ends in six months, on the 31st March 2021, and if you’re hoping to move before the stamp duty deadline, we’d like to share some brilliant, eye-opening advice …
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Continue readingAdam Croft and Jonathan Wheatley are releasing their new books this month which include settings across Stamford and Rutland… Adam Croft, one of the bestselling self-published authors in the world, is releasing part two of his Rutland Crime series on the 29th of September 2020. On Borrowed Time is the second book in the …
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Continue readingSix months after announcing the original Lockdown, Boris Johnson announced new restrictions to curb a second lockdown… Last night, Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced new restrictions which will last a further six-months and has warned the public to follow them to avoid a second national lockdown. The new restrictions include a 10pm enforced …
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Continue readingWith the Stamp Duty Holiday due to end in March, and the time it’s taking for a purchase to go through, get your property market ready today! When it comes to marketing your property, the first thing buyers look at are the photos. Good photos of your property can have a huge impact on …
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Continue readingIt’s time to hit the hedgerows and roadsides for nature’s free feast We are heading into the season of mellow fruitfulness. It may not seem it in this crazy year, but in what seems like a bat of an eye, we are already into September, a month where we traditionally hang on to summer …
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Continue readingLakeside Healthcare, St Mary’s Medical Centre to close at the beginning of December 2020. Lakeside Healthcare, the divisive, healthcare provider who took over both Dr’s surgeries in Stamford many years ago, has announced plans to close St Mary’s Medical Centre permanently at the beginning of December 2020. The announcement was made on their website …
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Continue readingBooks help to heal the soul, and at this time, more people than ever are turning to books for comfort… Just twenty years in, the 21st Century has already gifted us with so many inspirational pieces of literary work, worthy of comment. So we’ve picked five books, of different styles and genres, which …
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Continue readingThe Government’s easing of Stamp Duty has given home-buyers more spending power When the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a Stamp Duty holiday to enable the homes market to breathe life into the post-lockdown economy, thousands of prospective house buyers must have raised their eyebrows and applauded wildly. It meant an estimated nine out …
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Continue readingIt’s a centuries-old game that’s been in decline, but some people still go bonkers for conkers: They can be roasted. You can pickle, bake or coat them in clear nail varnish, but that’s frowned upon. Yet they are best au naturel, teased out of their prickly green case to be skewered, threaded on to a …
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Continue readingPhoto credit Nick Farka at Red & Round photography The local community pulls together to save theatre in danger of closure due to Covid-19. Stamford Shakespeare Company, based at Tolethorpe Hall, are an amateur theatre company who, as all locals will know, put on some of the best performances in the local …
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Continue readingIt may seem like it has only just finished, but this month the Premier League returns for the 2020/21 season. Title Challengers For the past two years, only Manchester City and Liverpool have produced consistently enough to mount title pushes, and it’s hard to see this changing anytime soon. Although Liverpool won the title …
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Continue readingYour boiler hasn’t been used for heating very much over the past few summer months, if at all, so now’s the time to make sure everything’s running smoothly. Being safe is of the utmost importance because even a small error could result in the absence of a boiler until it’s replaced or fixed, and …
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Continue readingStamford’s famous buildings and architecture have featured in their fair share of TV and movies over the years, here we look at some of the most famous. Pride and Prejudice: In 2005 Stamford welcomed A-list stars such as Keira Knightley, Donald Sutherland, Judi Dench and Rosamund Pike when Joe Wright, Director, chose Stamford as …
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Continue readingAs a result of the pandemic, many scheduled shows have not been able to go ahead as planned, and thus, we’ve been starved of our regular ‘new’ TV fix. However, as we approach the busy Autumn period, thankfully some of our returning favourites had managed to complete filming before the full force of the …
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Continue readingThe colder months are approaching and this means getting your garden and home-prepared accordingly. The garden particularly has been hard at work throughout the summer, but getting ready for autumn and winter isn’t necessarily that difficult, and these jobs can easily be done yourself Autumn is the ideal time of the year to trim your …
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