Food and Drink

Haier's dishwasher range is renowned for being smart and incredibly capable - so we put that to the test

Haier I-Pro Shine Series 6: Living with a seriously clever dishwasher

Tempting Christmas gift collections from Cartwright & Butler and Prestige Hampers, packed with festive treats, sweet indulgences and savoury favourites.

Luxury Christmas hampers packed with festive surprises

Darren Bicknell's new cook book in aid of the BEST charity

Cook book with a cricket theme launched to support Vale of Belvoir charity

Melton BID manager James Colclough

£1.2M to be invested into Melton Mowbray after BID contract is renewed

The PETA campaign truck outside the Dickinson and Morris pork pie shop in Melton

Animal activists stage protest outside Melton's iconic pork pie shop

The new Morphy Richards Zino is a true bean-to-cup filter coffee machine - and probably one of the best in the business

Morphy Richards Zino review: fresh filter coffee without the fuss

The cheapest supermarket pumpkins might not be where you’d expect them to be this year

Aldi and Lidl beaten by two supermarket rivals in pumpkin price test

The pumpkins are in store now - and the most you'll pay is 59p

Sainsbury’s cuts Halloween pumpkins to 50p each with Nectar deal

Round Corner Brewing head brewer Lara Lopes with a haul of oysters in Essex to be used in the Melton-on-Sea stout

Melton brewery produces beer using oysters from the Essex coast

Sainsbury’s Nectar shoppers can save up to 25% on Halloween treats. Stock image.

Sainsbury’s shoppers can save up to 25% on Halloween treats

M&S Sparks customers can earn up to £15 in festive rewards this Christmas by shopping for eligible drinks, flowers and café treats. Photos by Marks and Spencer.

M&S Sparks shoppers can earn £15 in rewards when Christmas shopping
M&S is giving Sparks customers the chance to earn £15 in festive rewards this Christmas. Here's how to claim the offers and make your Christmas spending go a little further.
Rochelle Barrand

I’m making a Halloween boo basket this year and Sainsbury’s has everything I need

How to make a Halloween boo basket with treats and gifts

The pumpkins are in store now - and the most you'll pay is 59p

Sainsbury's will sell you a pumpkin for 50p this year - here's how

Steam & Bean co-owners Robbie and Caroline Stephens

Train station cafe owners have created a unique community in just six months

M&S has introduced its 2026 Christmas sandwich range alongside seasonal snacks and sweet treats.

M&S Christmas sandwiches and there's plenty of festive favourites

The delicious cakes served up to attendees at the Macmillan coffee morning at The Odd Clock Cafe in Melton Mowbray

Thousands of pounds raised for cancer charity with coffee and cakes gatherings

The Steam & Bean coffee shop at Melton Mowbray Railway Station

Railway station coffee shop applies to serve alcohol

The Stockyard on the Melton Mowbray livestock market site

Melton ChocFest event cancelled due to Stockyard development work

Get your order in now for Christmas turkeys - and save some money if you have a Nectar carda

Sainsbury's Christmas food orders are live and turkey starts at £7.20

Sainsbury's has everything from Halloween treats and party food to decorations and baking kits for spooky season - and there's up to 25% off with Nectar. Stock image.

Sainsbury's Halloween offers worth knowing about with up to 25% off

Ready for a mince pie? 'Tis the season to complain about Christmas arriving early

Half-price mince pies make an early Christmas taste test tempting

We've listed the top 10 highest-rated items in the Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range - and there are definitely some surprises

These are the 10 items Sainsbury's poshest shoppers love the most

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range has everything needed for a cosy three-course vegetarian dinner, with 25% off for Nectar customers. Stock photo.

My indulgent three-course Sainsbury’s vegetarian dinner

Anna Foster, who has created a Melton Mowbray dog-friendly map

New dog-friendly map launched for visitors to Melton Mowbray businesses

Sainsbury’s shoppers can save 25% on a huge range of food this week

Sainsbury’s has 25% off Taste the Difference food

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range has everything needed for a cosy three-course vegetarian dinner, with 25% off for Nectar customers. Stock photo.

My three-course vegetarian meal from Sainsbury's with 25% off deal

The new pub sign af Burrough's refurbished The Stag & Hounds

Historic village pub reopens today after being closed more than two years

Sainsbury's is offering 25% off when Nectar customers buy three selected Taste the Difference wines, including sparkling wine and champagne. Stock image.

The Sainsbury's wine deal to know before Christmas
Christmas may still be months away, but Sainsbury's current wine deal could be a good excuse to start building a festive drinks stash early.
Rochelle Barrand

Shoppers signing up for a Nectar card can get a 25% discount on over 500 products at Sainsbury’s

Get £100 of top Sainsbury's staples for £75 in inflation-busting deal

A stallholder at a recent ChocFest event at the Stockyard

Threat to Melton's ChocFest event due to work starting on Stockyard scheme

Volunteers work one of the presses to make apple juice at Melton Apple Day PHOTO Estelle Slegers Helsen

Over 100 bottles of juice produced at Melton Apple Day

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range is currently 25% off for Nectar customers, with several freezer-friendly options that could help shoppers get ahead on Christmas food, including this Mini Pies & Vol Au Vent Sharing Selection.

The Sainsbury's deal that could make Christmas food cheaper

The new Brockleby's Dove Cottage Pie, which is raising funds for the hospice

Melton piemaker links up with Vale of Belvoir hospice in fundraising drive

Sainsbury’s Nectar customers can save 25% on selected Taste the Difference wines when they buy any three or more bottles in the offer.

Sainsbury’s Nectar wine deal cuts expert-rated bottles by 25%

The special offer could save a lot of money on a food shop, but you must have a Nectar card

Sainsbury’s has announced huge cuts to 500 of its best products

Melton Livestock Market and Stockyard, where starts on the redevelopment scheme in October Image: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Work to finally start on creating food and events hub at Melton's Stockyard

The Berkeley Arms at Wymondham announcing their listing in the Good Beer Guide 2027

Pubs across Melton area recognised in the latest Good Beer Guide

Black Dragon Games receive their Business of the Year award from Mayor of Melton, Councillor Jim Adcock

Organisers hail 'truly amazing atmosphere' at Melton BID Business Awards

A previous East Midlands Food Festival at Melton Mowbray

Ticket winners drawn for Melton's East Midlands Food Festival

The Regal cinema stall at last year's Victorian Christmas Fair, which has been shortlisted for an award

Local businesses, visitor attractions and events shortlisted for county awards

Gary Bryan and Luke McGowan - Noel's Arms - Best Restaurant

The 16 winners at this year’s Melton BID Business Awards

Cheesemakers showing off their products at a recent East Midlands Food Festival at Melton

WIN tickets for the East Midlands Food Festival at Melton Mowbray

The Samworth Brothers HQ where Kettleby Foods is based PHOTO Google StreetView

Melton Mowbray food giants fined nearly £600k after workers were badly burned

Kumar Raxit outside The Stag & Hounds at Burrough-on-the-Hill which he is set to reopen soon

Village pub with a rich history set to reopen after two years

A previous Macmillan Coffee Morning event in the Melton Mowbray area

Coffee and cakes lined up at multiple fundraising events for cancer charity
Lots of coffee mornings are being organised next week across the Melton Mowbray area for the annual fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Nick Rennie

Drinkers enjoying last year's Melton Beer Cider and Gin Festival at the Stockyard

Two-day Melton Beer Cider & Gin Festival begins this week

The funeral cortege for Trevor Vernon passes by Tubes, the Melton nightclub he founded in 1983

Moving scenes as Trevor Vernon is carried past Tubes Nightclub one last time

Some of the juice produced at last year's Melton Apple Day

A chance to convert your apples into juice at Melton community event

Round Corner Brewing's Sam, Lara and Ross celebrate the team's success at the International Beer Challenge 2026

Round Corner's Melton Mowbray team named UK's top brewers

Enjoy creamy, indulgent coffees with the Lavazza A Modo Mio Deséa machine without leaving the house.

Review: I tried this Lavazza coffee machine and loved the simplicity

The former Costa Coffee unit in South Parade

How Melton Mowbray rates in a league table for empty shops in the county

Trevor Vernon with wife Josie

Trevor's funeral cortege to pass his beloved Tubes Nightclub one last time

The modern signage for Tubes Nightclub in Melton Mowbray

Music stars, celebrities and a future king have all danced at Tubes

Get crisp, stone-baked bases and deliciously melted toppings in minutes with the Firebloom EP01 Electric Pizza Oven.

I tried the indoor pizza oven that cooks pizza in just 90 seconds

The presentation for last year's Melton BID Business Awards at The Harboro

Lots of local pride celebrating our fantastic businesses

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