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Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow - is the cold snap ending?
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Major dual carriageway reopened after serious collision
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Outstanding contribution winner Johnny Nicol with deputy mayor, Councillor Tim Webster at the Let's Get Moving Melton Awards 2023

Let's Get Moving Melton Awards 2023 - the winners

Melton Mowbray Christmas Tree Festival 2023

Church visitors dazzled by hundreds of Christmas trees

Santa and his elves pictured outside their grotto in The Bell Centre, Melton, today

Children flock to see Santa in The Bell Centre

Melton Mowbray Hospital

Update on power outage at Melton Mowbray Hospital

Karolina Drazewska, of Stapleford Park Hotel, won the award for best waiting staff

Hotel staff celebrate success at county tourism and hospitality awards

Colles Hall, in Burton Street, Melton Mowbray, which is up for sale

Historic Melton building up for sale for £425K

Sport

Amelia Coltman - now racing top tier with GB as she chases Winter Olympics dream.

Melton skeleton bob star Amelia reaches sport's top level with GB
Melton’s Amelia Coltman is hoping a good first season representing Team GB on the season-long World Cup Skeleton bob circuit will further strengthen her ambitions to take part in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Greg Mills - broke the deadlock on Saturday. Pic by Mark Woolterton.

Melton keep pressure on after big home win

Action from Melton's win at Sleaford. Photo by Steve W Davies Photography.

MIlls earns high-flying Melton three more precious points

Melton Ladies first team - draw against champions.

Melton teams in good form with only one loss in four

Melton 8 & Under boys A - two wins out of two.

Melton A team in top form

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The nicest guys in football - including Man Utd and Spurs stars

The nicest players in football - including Man Utd and Spurs stars

A look back at the most bizarre managerial appointments for each team. (Getty Images)

Every Premier League club’s most bizarre managerial appointment

The mysterious case of St. Cristiano Ronaldo and the overturned penalty

The mysterious case of St. Cristiano and the overturned penalty

Garnacho’s wonder goal only papers over the cracks – Manchester United are still in trouble

Garnacho’s wonder goal only papers over Manchester United's cracks

Crime

Police have made an arrest

Youth banned from Melton town centre after anti-social arrest

A police roadblock at Plungar after the discovery of Timothy Macdonald's body
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Plungar murder: mobile phone handed into Melton police after appeal

The turning to Plungar, where police are investigating a murder
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Mobile phone could hold key to Plungar murder investigation

Timothy Macdonald, whose body was found in a field at Plungar on Tuesday

Police name man found dead in a field at Plungar

A police road block at Plungar this week following the discovery of a man's body in a field
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Second death linked to discovery of man's body at Plungar

A police road block today close to the murder scene at Plungar
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Detectives launch murder investigation after body found in field

What's On

A festive family fun day is taking place at Dove Cottage Day Hospice

Family festive fun day at Dove Cottage Day Hospice
A family festive fun day is taking place at the Dove Cottage Day Hospice at Stathern on Sunday.

Some of the contestants in this year's Melton's Got Talent 2023

Winners of Melton's Got Talent 2023

Belvoir Castle transformed into festive wonderland
PHOTO CHARLOTTE GRAHAM

Belvoir Castle transformed into festive wonderland

Santa and the Trumpton mini fire engine will be touring Melton Mowbray again from next week

Trumpton prepares to tour Melton streets with Santa

Santa and his elves in The Bell Centre Grotto last Christmas

Santa's Grotto ready to open for business in Melton town centre

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Cheryl Tweedy, Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh and Nadine Coyle have got together to film a music video in tribute to their late bandmate  Sarah Harding who passed away from breast cancer in 2021. Photograph by Getty

Are Girls Aloud planning a tour and what are they doing now?

Sarah Harding appeared in Coronation Street in 2015 (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Remembering Sarah Harding as Girls Aloud make their comeback

Everything you need to know about the Selling Sunset season 7 cast

Everything you need to know about Selling Sunset season 7 cast

Invincible season 2 is now available to watch on Amazon Prime Video (Photo courtesy of Prime Video)

Everything you need to know about Invincible season 2

Health

An ambulance in wintry conditions

St John Ambulance issues cold weather first aid advice

A support session at Pepper's - A Safe Place in Melton

New mental health drop-in sessions in Melton

Members of the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance service at their Nottingham base

Inspectors say local air ambulance service is 'outstanding'

Leicestershire County Council's quit smoking programme has received a funding boost

Funding to be doubled for county's quit smoking programme

A St John Ambulance volunteer at a fireworks display

Remember, remember first aid in November

Midwifery care assistant Yvonne leaves St Mary's Birth Centre, at Melton, after more than 30 years

Birth centre employee retires after more than 30 years

Lifestyle

Problem of discarded inhalers (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: ​Inhaler disposal causes environmental blight
This week green campaigner Angela Terry tackles a landfill problem. I saw a sign in the chemist saying landfill disposal of inhalers is harmful to the environment, is that true?

Florence Skipper (centre), the winner of the Ironstone Family of Churches Christmas card design competition, with Lila Chaumillon (left) and Chloe Moulds, who were also judged in the top three

Village pupil designs Christmas card for 1,000 households

The sensory garden is officially opened at Oasis Preschool and Retreat in Melton

Oasis preschoolers thrilled by new sensory room and garden

Melton Belvoir Rotary Christmas collections start this weekend

Melton Belvoir Rotary raises £26K in a year

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Claudia Winkleman has announced she will be leaving her BBC Radio 2 show in the new year and revealed who will replace her

Claudia Winkleman announces she is leaving her BBC Radio 2 show

The Met Office has issued new snow and ice warnings across the UK this weekend as temperatures plummet below freezing. (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

New snow and ice warnings issued across UK as temperatures plummet

A new international appeal has been launch by Hampshire police after new developments were made regarding the body of a man found in Micheldever in 2017 (Credit: Canva/Hampshire Police)

Face reconstruction and new clues to mystery man found dead in barn

Katie Nicholls is obsessed with all things Happy Eater (@the_happy_eater_hunter)

Meet the teacher aiming to visit every former Happy Eater restaurant

UK Trending

Part of the light trail at Warwick Castle

The castle that's a perfect start to Christmas

Mars has recalled Revels after rubber pieces were found in some packets Picture: Getty Images

Mars recalls popular sweet because it may contain rubber

Benn Curran-Nicholls, 14, tragically died after eating poisonous berries off a yew tree during a walk with his dad in Fletcher Moss Park in Manchester. (Photo: PA)

Boy dies after eating berries from tree in his local park

A murder probe has been launched after a man died in a house fire in Hull, East Yorkshire Picture: Humberside police / SWNS

Murder probe launched after man dies after house fire

Nigel Harman and Katya Jones performing earlier in this year's Strictly series Picture:  BBC/Guy Levy

Strictly star explains why he pulled out of live show

Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

Shopping

These are the best and spookiest costumes for children for Halloween 2023.

Cheap, scary Halloween costumes for kids - Wednesday and Marvel heroes

Best sleeping bags for camping:  multi-season and lightweight

Best sleeping bags for camping: multi-season and lightweight

Top cabin bags and suitcases that you can carry on to an airplane

Top cabin bags that you can carry on to an airplane

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