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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

A vaccination service is to return to Melton but this will be a mobile set-up for just one day

Mobile Covid and flu vaccination service to visit Melton

Coffee morning fundraisers have made thousands for Macmillan Cancer Support

Fundraisers make thousands for Macmillan cancer charity

Colleagues gather to celebrate the launch of the Healthy Together Helpline, with director of families, young people, children, learning disability and autism services at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Helen Thompson (centre), cutting a ribbon to mark the occasion

New helpline for county parents and carers of babies and young children

Melton Mowbray Hospital

Staff and visitors must wear masks again at Melton Hospital

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

Locals enjoying a Macmillan coffee morning event at Thorpe Arnold village hall earlier this month

Macmillan coffee morning fundraisers
Fundraisers will be taking place across the Melton borough on Friday for the annual World's Biggest Coffee Morning.

CQC reports have been published on Leicestershire maternity services, including Melton's St Mary's Birth Centre

Melton baby unit rated 'good' while city maternity services are downgraded

Members of Support and Connections wearing fancy dress for their fundraising week

Melton group raises more than £1,000 for chemotherapy treatment bed

Syston Northfields Tennis Club is offering free tennis for people with Parkinson’s

Free tennis for people with Parkinson's

Graham and Katie Keast with their children, Sophia and Nathaniel; and (left) Sophia pictured after her fundraising swim for Prevent Breast Cancer

Melton mum's cancer diagnosis inspires family fundraising spree

Members of the Melton Parkinson's support group enjoy afternoon tea courtesy of Barratt Homes

Melton's Parkinson's support group members are treated to afternoon tea

Enjoying a hot drink at a Macmillan coffee morning at Thorpe Arnold back in 2021

Coffee mornings set to be held in aid of cancer charity

Charlie meets members of the Leicestershire and Rutland Blood Bikes group at the Welcome Cafe in Twyford

Charlie's special meeting with blood bike volunteers

Race Hub open swimmers pictured earlier this year on one of their winter swims at Frisby Lakes

Race Hub open water swimmers to raise money for charity with gruelling challenge

President Gordon Wells (right) and fellow Rotary member Derek Simmonds present cheque for £10,000 to Janet Gilchrist, secretary of the local Macmillan group, from the proceeds of a concert by Grimethorpe Colliery Band

£10K boost for Melton cancer group thanks to music concert

Phoenix House (left) and Melton Borough Council's Parkside offices, which have been identified as potential sites for Melton's second GP surgery

Two buildings identified as sites for second GP surgery

Latest news from our GP surgeries

Patients give their verdicts on GP surgeries in the Melton area

Paramedics who serve with the DLRAA and WNAA air ambulance services on lifesaving missions

Air ambulance thanks fundraisers as it clocks up 50,000 local missions

Health services news

'We must ask for your continued support in another challenging period'

Changes to complaints system for Leicestershire primary care services

Changes to complaints system for Leicestershire primary care services

Andy Eadon stops off at Melton Livestock Market during his 2,000-mile Len's Light tractor relay

Epic tractor relay in memory of young farmer passes through Melton

Alice Greaves, who is battling breast cancer at the age of 24

How Alice is fighting breast cancer at the age of 24 with a smile on her face

Melton Mowbray Hospital

Major recruitment drive launched for hospitals across Leicestershire
A major recruitment drive has been launched to fill around 150 vacancies at community hospitals across the county including Melton Mowbray’s.

Visiting rights to be protected in health and care settings after Melton MP's campaign

Care home and hospital visiting rights to be protected following MP's campaign

A new report shows ambulance staff are being verbally abused, bitten and punched in the face

Ambulance staff verbally abused, bitten and punched in the face new report shows

Beauty therapists at Ragdale Hall Spa back in 1992

50 years of health kicks at Ragdale Hall Spa

Alfie Morley in his England transplant football team kit (left) and running the half-marathon at Hose

Vale of Belvoir man gets England call-up after kidney transplant

Hannah Paterson pictured before and after her major weight loss journey

The local slimming guru who was inspired by the death of her friend

St Mary's Birth Centre in Melton Mowbray

Parents invited to share experiences to shape future county maternity services

An aerial view of what Leicester Royal Infirmary will look like after the planned revamp

Fears allayed over major county hospitals revamp

Some of the activities planned at the Dove Cottage Hospice fete and dog show

Summer fete and dog show set to raise funds for Dove Cottage Hospice

Look out for allergies in dogs (photo: Adobe)

Allergies in dogs - what you really need to know

Here we give an expert’s advice on caring for your pet

Amanda Woodford with her London Marathon medal and guide dogs

Amanda's marathon run raises hundreds of pounds for guide dog charity

Bob White shows off his certificate after being recognised as a Coronation Champion

Melton man 'humbled' to be chosen as Coronation Champion for his charity work

Adam Tate receives his Prime Minister's Points of Light award from Melton MP, Alicia Kearns

Prime Minister thanks Melton man for founding worldwide charity

New Dove Cottage manager, Dan Smeeton (right) and head of marketing, Jenny Hendry at the Stathern day care hospice

'Amazing' Dove Cottage dispels the stigma around hospices

Dove Cottage Hospice founder Chris Gatfield with LOROS CEO Rob Parkinson

Dove Cottage Day hospice to merge with another charity

Many dogs still love the chance to go out on adventures during the colder months (photo: Adobe)

​Protect your pets from the frosty winter chills

Spaying pets helps to protect them from infection (photo: Adobe)

Spaying protects pets from serious infection
World Spay Day has just passed – an international event that encourages cat owners to get their pets neutered. PDSA vet Nurse, Nina Downing, said that for female cats, spaying prevents or reduces the risk of several life-threatening illnesses, including cancer of the womb and ovaries, as well as pyometra, a very serious and potentially fatal womb infection.

Melton Council is taking a more proactive approach to damp and mould in their housing

Melton Council tenants urged to report damp and mould issues

How will you divide your outside space up into zones? (photo: Adobe)

​Importance of outside space for mental health

Bottesford man James Marshall shows off the RevivR, an app being promoted by the BHF to help save lives

Marathon runner inspired by 'absolutely devastating' death of family member

More than half of vets (52 per cent) said the number of clients reporting difficulty covering the cost of preventative veterinary care for their animal had increased compared to 2021 (photo: Adobe)

Vet concerns as one in five pets not receiving veterinary treatment in time

Dogs need their teeth brushing regularly to keep them healthy (photo: Adobe)

How to brush dogs teeth for healthy fresh mouth

Olympic legend Duncan Goodhew promotes this year's Swimathon, from left, Paralympian Grace Harvey, Team GB’s Joe Litchfield, Paralympian Jordan Catchpole and Team GB’s Jacob Peters and Sarah Vasey PHOTO Swimathon.

Take the plunge for Melton's Swimathon fundraiser

Latest ambulance service news

Military to be sent to Leicestershire during ambulance strikes.

Grooming your dog can bring you closer to your pet (photo: Adobe)

They call it puppy (other pets are available!) love

One in five women have delayed their cervical screening due to anxiety

Study shows one in five women delayed cancer screening due to anxiety

Melton MP Alicia Kearns chats to Matt Hampson at his Get Busy Living Centre

VIPs visit Matt Hampson’s rehab centre