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The Starlight Night family event in Waltham.

Starlight Night family event returns to village near Melton this weekend

Attendees at Saturday morning's service in Memorial Gardens, from left: Amanda Fare (WRAF), Rev Nina Austin, Deputy Mayor Helen Cliff, Helen's husband Steven, Nick Pridden (British Legion), Gordon Watts (British Legion), Lyndsay Armer (British Legion), Paul Hing

Service held to officially launch this year's Melton Mowbray Poppy Appeal

Local pianist Thomas Corden

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Melton Mowbray Town Estate's Play Close Park

Town Estate counts the cost of a series of vandal attacks on community assets

The Local Resilience Forum backs a new government campaign to prepare for risks across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Forum welcomes new campaign calling on people to prepare for risks

There are a host of public fireworks events planned across Melton Mowbray area in the first week of November PHOTO Getty Images

Fireworks events to be held throughout the Melton Mowbray area

Wallace & Gromit Lego set

15 Wallace & Gromit gifts to celebrate Aardman's 50th birthday

Emma Mahil,with some of the members of her business networking group which meets in Syston every Wednesday

Village mum's free business networking group helps other parents connect

American actress Keri Russell in the Elizabeth Saloon at Belvoir Castle during the new season of The Diplomat

Belvoir Castle hosts filming of popular Netflix political thriller

The Frisby scarecrow festival brought a splash of colour to the village

School's first scarecrow festival brings community together at Frisby

The new books published on the history of Melton Mowbray by Peter Smith and David Matthews

New books published about the history of Melton Mowbray
Town historians have published two fascinating new books focusing on elements of the history of Melton Mowbray.
Nick Rennie

A recent Remembrance Sunday parade passes through Market Place in Melton Mowbray

Town centre streets set to be packed again for Melton Remembrance Sunday parade

New Melton Mowbray Townwarden Ian Neale takes the chain of office from Adrienne Holland, who previously had the role

Ian takes over as Melton Mowbray’s new Townwarden

Staff at Melton Building Society pictured after receiving their Best Charity Partnership win at the MoneyAge Awards

Award for Melton Building Society for its link with local debt charity

Some of the Bowlathon organisers, from left, Hazel Armstrong, Jane May and David Arrmstrong - with Pudsey at McDonald’s in Melton Mowbray PHOTO Paul Warrington

Bowlers prepare to take on another 24-hour challenge for Children In Need

David Tuscarny

Melton man inspired by his mum to play 1,000 golf courses in 1,000 days

Life of a Tommy

Talk to give an insight into life of First World War soldier

Steam & Bean co-owners Robbie and Caroline Stephens

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

Performers at the community concert at St Mary's Church, Melton

Community concert raises the roof at Melton's St Mary's Church

Belvoir Big Band performing at Melton Theatre in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

Belvoir Big Band raises £1,500 for cancer charity with Melton Theatre concert

Sixth form student at King Edward VII School in Melton Mowbray pictured in 1977

Appeal for former King Edward VII School students to attend 50-year reunion

A riding flying on the Viking Challenge route this year

Hundreds of cyclists complete Viking Challenge in the Vale of Belvoir

Elizabeth Snow, who has sadly passed away

Popular former Melton teacher's life to be celebrated after her sudden passing

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

Poultry pet owners are advised to guard against bird flu

Poultry owners advised to take precautions to protect against bird flu

Melton Royal British Legion chairman, Nick Pridden (third from left) with former Mayor Siggy Atherton at the launch of last year's local Poppy Appeal

Organisers of Melton's annual Poppy Appeal prepare to launch campaign

Waltham-on-the-Wolds Primary School pupils celebrate winning a competition to celebrate National Magazine Day

Poppy wins £1,000 worth of books and magazines for her village school

Three of the performers at October's community concert to be staged by The Spotlight Theatre Group, from left: Thomas Corden, Belvoir Big Band and Lady Lindy

Local acts to perform in glittering concert at St Mary's Church
Some tickets are still available for an exciting concert being staged at Melton Mowbray’s St Mary’s Church on Saturday.
Nick Rennie

Representatives of Dove Cottage Day Hospice and Brockleby's celebrate their special link-up

Dove Cottage celebrates Hospice Care Week by launching link with local piemaker

Syston Knitting Banxy's Aardman characters displayed outside De Montfort Hall

Knitted Banxy promotes concert for Wallace and Gromit's creators

Chloé Videla celebrates her endurance race win with Charles PHOTO IndiePics Photography

Teenage Vale of Belvoir rider celebrates race win on beloved family horse

Pupils and staff at Sherard Primary School celebrate being awarded a Melton In Bloom Gold award

Sherard pupils and staff 'absolutely delighted' to win gardening Gold award

Members of B Company of 156 Battalion pictured at Newport Lodge ahead of their deployment to Arnhem in 1944

Services to be held to remember Melton's wartime paratroopers

Council officials pictured during their rough sleeping sweep of Melton

Council carries out annual rough sleeping check in Melton

Nikola Dolphin-Rowland in hospital with husband Simon

Melton mum's leukaemia battle 28 years after her son had the disease

Some of the runners who completed the Run Leicester event for LOROS IMAGE beth Walsh Photography- www.bethwalsh.co.uk]

Annual fun run raises £150k for county hospice

The Stockyard on the Melton Mowbray livestock market site

Melton ChocFest event cancelled due to Stockyard development work

The start of the F18 footpath (turning left) which could become a bridleway (CREDIT: LCC)

Melton village footpath change shot down by councillors

The former Scalford Country House Hotel which is set to be reopened

Plans announced to reopen the former Scalford Hall Country House Hotel

Rosie Evans and Fiona Hawk. Picture: Myth-Fits

Three-day Viking workshop coming to Melton for children this October half term

Cormac outside the Savoy. Picture: Cormac Boylan

Man pens book about his love for The Savoy and fancy cars

Michelle Clark, Matron at the LOROS inpatient ward, who is taking part in Sunday's Run Leicester event for the hospice

LOROS nurses to run annual fundraiser in aid of the county hospice

Graham Bett, chair of the Town Estate trustees

Town Estate scraps Events Village set-up in Melton parks

Miss England contestants

Tickets on sale for Miss England and Mr England competitions at Melton Theatre

Director Linda Foulston (left) and manager Kayla pick up the Best Independent Business award at the recent Melton BID Business Awards

Flourishing Melton board games shop continues to build unique community
When Richard Foulston helped launch games shop Black Dragon Games in Melton Mowbray in the wake of the Covid pandemic he wasn’t prepared for the ‘phenomenal' response it provoked.
Nick Rennie

Current members of Tetsudo Martial Arts in Melton Mowbray

Members of Melton martial arts to celebrate 45th anniversary

A sign to Melton's former St Mary's Birth Centre

NHS give update on future of town's vacant former birth centre building

Oliver Hart and Chelsea Anderson get the amazing news they've £90k on the Postcode Lottery

Melton Mowbray neighbours celebrate scooping share of £1M lottery prize

The Melton Musical Theatre Company rehearsing for Footloose

Classic musical to be performed this week at Melton Theatre

Stacey Ferguson-Czersovski

Melton entrepreneur secures major investment for new wedding venue business

Prince Conker (Robin Bailey) with organisers Amy and Steve Willett at Saturday's conker championships

Fun and games in the sun at the 42nd annual Vale Conker Championships

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

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

Melton karate fighter Matt Bunn is crowned world champion in Hungary

Melton Mowbray karate fighter celebrates lifting world title

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 Mowbray Lions have organised a prostate screening event

Prostate screening event to be held in Melton Mowbray

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