VANDALS have destroyed a bench used by residents of Granby House flats and parishioners of Sage Cross Methodist Church in Melton.

THE City of Leicester is hoping to benefit from the experience of Melton Council as it goes through a period of rapid change.

NETWORK Rail has lodged a last minute objection to the Asfordby windfarm.

A COOKER was severely damaged after catching alight at a house in Tudor Hill, Melton.

THE Vale of Belvoir Machinery Group provided an unusual spectacle for the public on Saturday by holding a vintage tractor run.

VANDALS have defaced a memorial plaque to a teenage BMX rider less than a week since it was unveiled at Melton Skatepark.

MEMBERS of a Melton gym raised £2,000 for charity when they completed what is dubbed the world’s biggest assault course.

A SCHOOL is one step closer to buying an outdoor playground for its pupils after holding its annual Maypole Fete.

A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital on Saturday after falling from a horse while riding near Grimston.

OLYMPIC Triathlon sensations Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee rode into Melton on Friday in support of the Samworth Brothers Charity Challenge 2013.

TV personality Paul O’Grady has visited Mars Petcare, in Waltham, after becoming an ambassador for a new Pedigree campaign.

A MELTON businessman who rode with Claire Lomas for part of the way on her 400-mile hand cycle charity effort is lost in admiration for her exhausting feat.

SIX Leicestershire police officers will be walking from London to Brighton in one day to raise money for five charities.

MELTON Council has secured yet another successful benefit fraud prosecution in a string of recent cases over the last few months.

DESPITE the late start to spring, I’ve suddenly started to notice more and more nature around. The bird breeding season is finally underway, migrants have returned from their winters away and pond wildlife is growing fast, writes Kate Humble.

MY advice last month – to always take your binoculars to Melton Country Park – was borne out again recently as was the truism that the great thing about birdwatching is that you never know what you’re going to see, writes Richard Cragg.

BUSINESS students from John Ferneley College are taking part in a Young Apprentice challenge - to sell the Melton Times.

A REGIONAL food and drink festival is being renamed and rebranded to help it celebrate its 10th birthday this year.

THE Melton Times’ publisher Johnston Press has reported its first increase in operating profit for nearly seven years in spite of the challenging economic environment.

THREE Melton county councillors have been named in the ruling Cabinet at County Hall by leader Nick Rushton.