A BY-ELECTION for the Oakham Town Council south west ward will be held on Thursday, with three candidates bidding to be voted in. Melanie Palmer, who represented the south west ward, has resigned from the council to leave the vacancy. ... serving as an officer in the RAF and was stationed at RAF North Luffenham and later RAF Cottesmore. His two daughters and grandchildren were all educated in Oakham and one of his daughters still lives in the town with her family. ...
