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Open day for business park
PLANS to develop the former Ashwell Prison site into a business park is taking shape.
Church to hold Jubilee party
A JUBILEE party is being organised by the United Reformed Church on Saturday, June 2 from 3pm till 6pm.
Linda Cregan & Peter Griffiths
LINDA Diane Cregan married Peter Eric Griffiths at St James Church in Burton Lazars.
Police concern for elderly fall victim
A BUS drove around an elderly woman after she fell to the floor in King Street, Melton.
Pupils prepare to hold Melton Games
SPORTS leaders in charge of organising an Olympic sports event for about 300 primary school children in Melton have been chosen at Long Field School.
Local
Driver has to be cut out of car
EMERGENCY services were called to the scene of a road traffic collision on the A606 near Langham in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Rural bus cut proposals to be debated at public meeting in Harby
COST-cutting proposals to reduce vital rural bus services will be hotly debated at a public meeting tonight in Harby Village Hall (7.30pm).
Honeymoon with a twist
MELTON Toys has handed over bags of gifts for impoverished children to a Melton reverend and her husband, to take on a working honeymoon to Malawi.
PM praises Claire as she comes home video
THE Prime minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha have sent a letter of congratulations to courageous Claire Lomas for completing the London Marathon wearing a robotic suit.
Petition calls for graveyard security
A PROTEST group has launched a petition calling on Melton Council to increase security at Thorpe Road Cemetery.
Business
Rural bus cut proposals to be debated at public meeting in Harby
COST-cutting proposals to reduce vital rural bus services will be hotly debated at a public meeting tonight in Harby Village Hall (7.30pm).
Honeymoon with a twist
MELTON Toys has handed over bags of gifts for impoverished children to a Melton reverend and her husband, to take on a working honeymoon to Malawi.
More bus cuts are on the way
YET more bus cuts are set to hit Melton passengers - this time affecting a key route to and from Leicester.
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Recycling scheme to cut costs
MORE than 400 Melton businesses are to get their recyclable trade waste collected thanks to a new initiative from the Melton BID Company.
Can Iceland break a record?
STAFF at Iceland in High Street, Melton are hoping to smash the world record for pushing a supermarket trolley around a track for 24 hours.
Crime
Graffiti vandals hit town
OFFENSIVE graffiti scrawled at various locations around town over the weekend was being cleaned up by Verdant staff on Monday.
Three young samaritans are traced by police after attack on man in Syston
A 55-YEAR-OLD Queniborough man suffered serious head injuries after he was assaulted in Syston on Friday night (May 11).
Can you help police solve these crimes?
POLICE in Melton are appealing for witnesses to the following incidents:
Man, 55, is badly hurt in Syston attack
A 55-YEAR-OLD Queniborough man was seriously injured after he was assaulted in Syston on Friday night (May 11).
Fines and penalty points for speeding offences
THE following local cases were dealt with by magistrates sitting in Loughborough on April 30:-
Education
Budding hairdressers impress at hair show
LADY Gaga and the Olympic Games were just some of the inspirations behind the hair designs featured in Brooksby Melton College’s hair show, held this week.
Garden gets a makeover
A REJUVENATION project to enhance Asfordby Hill Primary School’s garden has been carried out by members of Mars Food UK.
Pupils spread the recycling message
A RECYCLING initiative has seen nearly 12 tonnes of old and broken electrical items collected by Leicestershire school children.
Calling business savvy youngsters
ENTERPRISING young people in Leicestershire with big business ideas are being given the opportunity to turn their dreams into a reality with the support of Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones.
U-turn over school fares hike
CONTENTIOUS proposals to increase bus fares for thousands of pupils and students have been shelved.
Environment
Graffiti vandals hit town
OFFENSIVE graffiti scrawled at various locations around town over the weekend was being cleaned up by Verdant staff on Monday.
Garden gets a makeover
A REJUVENATION project to enhance Asfordby Hill Primary School’s garden has been carried out by members of Mars Food UK.
Vote for community orchard video
TV presenter Emma Willis is backing Melton’s bid to gain funding for a community orchard.
Pupils spread the recycling message
A RECYCLING initiative has seen nearly 12 tonnes of old and broken electrical items collected by Leicestershire school children.
Park gets a spruce up for Jubilee
A DEDICATED team of volunteers from the Melton Mowbray Belvoir Rotary club have held a litter pick to spruce up Melton Country Park in time for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Health
Hundreds take on charity cycle ride
MORE than 900 cyclists took to the saddle for this year’s British Heart Foundation Vale of Belvoir Bike Ride.
Sports day to help Jo fight cancer
A MELTON family is organising a multi-sports fundraising event to support their god-daughter who is suffering from a rare and incurable heart disease.
Heart survivor, 34, backs vital research
A MELTON woman is raising funds and awareness for a rare and poorly understood medical condition.
Family stride out in aid of diabetes research
A MELTON family is going the extra mile to raise awareness of diabetes and raise funds towards research into the condition.
Zumbathon versus cancer
A ZUMBATHON is being held by Melton dance instructor Donna-Louise Newton to raise money in the fight against cancer.
Campaigns
Rural bus cut proposals to be debated at public meeting in Harby
COST-cutting proposals to reduce vital rural bus services will be hotly debated at a public meeting tonight in Harby Village Hall (7.30pm).
Andy’s appeal kicks on thanks to charity football tournament
A CHARITY football tournament netted more than £1,000 towards a brother and sister’s appeal to raise funds for a robotic suit that could help their dad walk again.
Please help our dad walk again
A BROTHER and sister’s appeal to raise funds for a robotic suit that could help their dad walk again is a quarter of the way towards its target.
Huge boost for our HeartBeat campaign
OUR campaign to get community defibrillators installed across Melton and the Vale of Belvoir to save hearts and lives received a big boost this week.
Passing on gardening tips
MELTON in Bloom passed on some of its horticultural know-how to budding gardeners to celebrate the Royal Horticultural Society’s gardening week.
Letters & Opinion
The poor state of local democracy
Last month I attended the full meeting of Melton Council where the ‘bin tax’ petition, which had been signed by 1,864 residents was ‘debated’, then promptly binned by the ruling Conservative group. Whatever you think of this decision, I believe April’s meeting and last week’s annual meeting were bad for democracy for many other reasons.
Brownie Points: May 17
THE Artisan Cheese Fair was a shining example of an event staged to showcase local and regional producers plus many from further afield.
Rachel’s Food Column: Join the real bread campaign
WHEN is a loaf not a loaf? When it contains anything but flour, water, yeast and salt apparently.
Features
Remembering the 10th Battalion
MY dad Alex Wilson originally from Devon, joined the 10th Battalion in North Africa in 1943, writes Alec Wilson.
Regional News
Potato firm director paid bribes
A potato firm director from Cambridgeshire has been told he faces a significant jail term after he was found guilty of paying bribes to a buyer at supermarket giant Sainsbury's.
O'Leary agrees X Factor return
Colchester-born Dermot O'Leary has signed up to return to The X Factor, hosting the show for a sixth series.
Pub fight villagers toast success
Villagers in Cambridgeshire are celebrating after winning another round of a battle to revive a historic pub where allied airmen drowned their sorrows during the Second World War.
Minister in dual fuel plants pledge
The Government has revealed eco-friendly dual fuel power plants could be made eligible for cash incentives after the issue was raised by the Norwich South MP.
East Anglia still faces jobs woe
A jobs expert has called for caution despite statistics showing unemployment in East Anglia dropped in the first quarter of the year.
National News
Prince features on Jubilee single
Prince Harry has made his recording debut after being recruited by Gary Barlow to play on his Jubilee single.
Fry and Laurie reunite for film
Stephen Fry will be reunited with comedy partner Hugh Laurie in a new animated film based on the work of Oscar Wilde, it has been announced.
Household energy costs 'soaring'
The cost of household energy has risen more than five times faster than household income since 2004, according to a study.
Olympic Flame handed over to London
The Olympic Flame is expected to arrive in the UK on Friday after it was handed over at a ceremony in Athens.
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