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Leicestershire County Council is planning major improvement works at four of its tips

Residents given advanced warning of temporary closure of Melton waste site

Poultry pet owners are advised to guard against bird flu

Poultry owners advised to take precautions to protect against bird flu

The Steam & Bean coffee shop at Melton Mowbray Railway Station

Railway station coffee shop applies to serve alcohol

The A52 marked in red where the overnight closure will be, with the diversion route marked in blue IMAGE National Highways

Overnight closure of A52 set to last nearly two weeks

Edward Argar, MP for Melton & Syston

COLUMN - Edward Argar, MP for Melton & Syston

Graham Bett, chair of the Town Estate trustees

Town Estate scraps Events Village set-up in Melton parks

Melton's St Mary's Way car park, where 15 new disabled parking spaces could be created IMAGE Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Councillors consider providing more disabled parking places in Melton

Melton Borough Council chair, Councillor Chris Evans (right), and former chair, Councillor Allen Thwaites

Melton councillors could soon be bypassed over most planning decisions

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

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

Security Minister Dan Jarvis chats residents and members of the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Security Minister visits local resilience forum members
Members of the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) who work to mitigate risks across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, including flooding, have been visited by Security Minister Dan Jarvis.
Nick Rennie

The section of Norman Way in Melton Mowbray which will be closed from October 19 to 31 Image: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Major town centre route to be closed to traffic for nearly a month

The Mayor opens Frisby CofE Primary School's new pond and forest school area

Mayor of Melton opens primary school's impressive new outdoor learning space

Colourful barrier baskets planted by the Melton In Bloom team on Sherrard Street

COLUMN - Melton In Bloom with Marie Walters

The Duke Edinburgh opens the new memorial and wellbeing garden at Leicestershire Police HQ PICTURE COPYRIGHT MATT SHORT / MATT SHORT PHOTOGRAPHY

Royal guest opens new memorial garden for Leicestershire Police

An aerial shot of the former B&H Midland Services building and its car park to the rear PHOTO: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Controversial car wash plan blocked again at Melton Mowbray town centre car park

The bin which Mr Edwards said was damaged after a refuse collection at his Stathern home

Villager angry after being told to pay for damage to his council refuse bin

Stapleford Park country house, which is up for sale for £18M

Stapleford Park country house up for sale for £18M

The Thorpe Road cemetery at Melton Mowbray

Councillors approve plans to remove footpaths to make more room at graveyard

The Thorpe Road cemetery in Melton Mowbray

Councillors to consider abandoning plans to create new Melton graveyard

Alastair McQuillan (Rutland and Melton Green Party)

COLUMN - Political View with Alastair McQuillan (Rutland and Melton Green Party)

Edward Argar, MP for Melton & Syston

COLUMN - Political View with Edward Argar MP

The newly-opened bridge at Melton Country Park

Visitors get first chance to use Melton Country Park's long-awaited new bridge

Bottesford waste site

Village waste site to reopen after being temporarily closed

Melton In Bloom volunteers working in the Sensory Garden at Melton Country Park

COLUMN - Melton In Bloom with Marie Walters

Leicestershire County Council leader Dan Harrison watching a Pothole Pro in action

Council to trial new pothole machine on Leicestershire's roads

Images of the solar eclipse posted on the Melton Times, from left: top - Emma Wilford (Victoria Street), Matthew Reynolds (Greaves Avenue); bottom - Paul Kerr (Wimpey Estate in Melton), Helen Watchorn (Baldocks Avenue)

Solar eclipse viewers capture stunning images across the Melton area

The burning field off Pork Pie Way

Firefighters urge public to heed warnings about wildfire risks
Residents across the Melton borough have been urged by firefighters to heed warnings about the dangers of wildfires during this ongoing hot and dry summer.
Nick Rennie

One of the 'Isolation Zone' signs on fencing at the Defence Animal Training Regiment in Melton

Melton's military base explains new 'Isolation Zone' signage on field fences

There are major pressures on waste services in Leicestershire

Council forced to extend closure of Bottesford tip

A drone photo of Holwell Sports FC's stadium, illustrating the current drought conditions in this region IMAGE Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

East Midlanders told they are now officially living in 'drought' conditions

Some of the volunteers who helped get Frisby Primary School ready for new term

Community volunteers transform Frisby C of E Primary School

Melton Borough Council offices

Heatwaves prompt councillors to consider using council offices as 'cool space'

Members of the Allison Homes East Midlands team volunteering at RSPCA Woodside in Leicester

Staff at housebuilding firm to volunteer in community activities at Rearsby

Bottesford household waste site, which is one of four Leicestershire sites which will temporarily close

Waste sites to temporarily close to cope with high demand and driver shortage

The Local Resilience Forum heatwave safety advice

Leicestershire residents given safety advice with further heatwaves forecast

Wallis Close in Melton - there are plans for a new children's care home in a property there PHOTO Google StreetView

Councillors to consider plans to use Melton property as children's care home

Brooksby College's new Agri-Tech Centre is under construction

Multi-million-pound advanced Agri-Tech Centre takes shape at Brooksby College

The planned layout for the Wymeswold scheme via Hope Architects

Dozens of new homes approved despite villagers’ flood fears

The Mall shopping precinct in Melton Mowbray which is currently vacant

Planning application submitted for vacant Melton Mowbray shopping mall

Bottesford FC IMAGE Google StreetView

Football club plans to create new synthetic pitch

A drone photo taken this week of work taking place to replace the bridge at Melton Country Park IMAGE: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Work progresses on replacing Melton Country Park bridge

The former Asfordby Road office block which had been earmarked as an HMO PHOTO Google StreetView

Council blocks Melton HMO plan

Photos taken by residents of HGVs using weight-restricted Burton Road

Residents say 150 HGVs a day using weight-restricted Melton Mowbray road

Officers pictured after being presented with the award for their Melton Mowbray Town Centre Design Guidance

Council celebrates winning top industry award for Melton town planning project
Officers at Melton Borough Council are celebrating winning a prestigious award for a strategy they followed to guide future investment and development in the town centre.
Nick Rennie

A guided walk at Mountsorrel Castle at a previous festival of archaeology

More than 100 events lined up for this year's festival of archaeology

The boat display at Parkside - created by Melton In Bloom with helps from the community

COLUMN - Melton In Bloom with Marie Walters

The damaged bridge at Melton Country Park which has been closed since January 2025

Work to start at last on building new bridge in Melton Country Park

A woman fans herself as another shelters from the sun in London as temperatures near 35°C in May (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

COLUMN - Political View with Alastair McQuillan (Rutland & Melton Green Party)

A previous Open Farm Sunday event at Peacock Farm, at Muston - it opens up again this weekend

Vale of Belvoir farm to open up for a day of free family fun

Councillor Andrew Hamilton-Gray with the new Leicestershire grass-cutting team responding to immediate road risks

Council invests £50k in new grass cutting response team

Friends of St John’s Church Melton Mowbray are opening up nine gardens to the public to raise funds

Melton church members organise open gardens event with a difference

An aerial photo of the grade two listed Church of St Peter, at Saxby, which has been converted into a residential property

Stunning church conversion complete with graveyard in garden on sale for £695k

Early Medieval clay loomweights from remains of a Saxon settlement on the Melton bypass route

Melton's museum to host one-day exhibition of finds made on bypass route

Melton Borough Council representatives at today's bypass launch event, from left, Councillor Joe Orson, Mayor Councillor Siggy Atherton, leader Councillor Ronan Browne and chief executive Edd de Coverly

Focus switches to need for southern link with bypass set to open

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