Business

Council officials have been accused of stranding elderly people in rural areas and consigning students to late journeys home as a result of changes they have made to six bus services in the Melton area.

The BBC has released the times at which residents in Melton borough can see The One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge tomorrow evening (Wednesday).

A couple who run a farm at Somerby said they were ‘shocked and delighted’ to win a prestigious award which recognises business excellence in rural areas.

A woman who was diagnosed with cancer has praised the support of three work colleagues after they had their heads shaved to raise money for a charity which helps sufferers.

It is the end of an era in Melton after an amusement arcade which has been used by generations of residents for around 30 years closed down.

New LED lighting for the Melton town centre Christmas festivities and for the borough council offices will save the Council Tax-payer money and also be more environmentally-friendly than the system it replaces.

Work teams have started upgrading water pipes in Melton as part of a £360,000 project which will continue until next April.

Car parking charges across the Melton borough are set to be increased for the first time in four years as the borough council seeks to generate an extra £150,000 a year so it can afford to improve customer services and tackle community and environmental issues.

Police have today (Thursday) removed their forensic tent from a Melton building site where human bones were discovered but they are still investigating how long the remains have been there.

Steam train enthusiast Paul Davies captured this stunning image of the Duchess of Sutherland en route to Melton Mowbray station on Saturday.

Immigration officials raided a Melton takeaway and detained four men who were found to be working in the UK illegally.

Business owners attended a special summit in Melton this week to find out more about the potential impact of the UK leaving the European Union at the end of this month.

Plans have been unveiled for a £120,000 transformation of children’s play equipment in Melton’s Play Close Park.

Melton’s former Thomas Cook shop will reopen soon as a Hays Travel outlet and staff will all be offered their jobs back there, it has been confirmed this morning.

An extra 89 police officers will be patrolling across Leicestershire following a £750million cash injection by the government.

There is fresh hope that Melton’s Thomas Cook travel shop could yet reopen after news this morning (Wednesday) that Hays Travel plans to buy all of the company’s 555 stores across the UK.

Foodies will flock to Melton this weekend to enjoy the annual East Midlands Food Festival.

A free event is to be held in Melton to give advice and support to business people ahead of the UK’s anticipated withdrawal from the EU at the end of this month.