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Graham Bett, chair of Melton Mowbray Town Estate

Free May Day Festival to be held in Melton Mowbray town centre

A VE Day street party in Brook Street, Melton Mowbray in May 1945

Street party to be held in Melton Mowbray to celebrate VE Day 80 years on

Jordan Meads and Beth Pattern with their medals after running the London Marathon in crocs sandals

Lifetime memories for our London Marathon runners

The late Alan Hemborough pictured in August 2021 toasting Leicester City's Wembley victory in the Community Shield

Workmates organise charity walk in memory of Alan

Some of the younger members of this year's parade

Crowds line the streets for Melton's St George's Day parade

The St George's Day parade in Melton Mowbray back in 2023

New route for Melton's St George's Day parade

Representatives of Melton's Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe outside 10 Downing Street before the St George's Day reception

Prime Minister hails Melton pork pie as an English icon

Manager Jenny Hendry outside the new Pepper's HQ in Nottingham Street

Melton wellbeing hub set to relocate across town

Crowds gather for a previous Wymeswold duck race day

Villagers all set for duck races and fun run event

Inspectors have flagged up failings at Leicestershire Fire Service

Inspectors highlight failings in Leicestershire fire service

Claire Lomas, who died in August last year aged 44

Campaign underway to boost Claire Lomas fundraising effort to £1M
A campaign is underway to boost the remarkable fundraising of Claire Lomas up to £1million following her tragic death last summer.
Nick Rennie

Pope Francis waves to the crowd during the weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in The Vatican on November 20, 2024. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)

Mass to be held in Melton Mowbray to mark the death of The Pope

Gunner Vic Clayton, who met his brother by chance in a hospital in Belgium during the Second World War

Artist with family war connection to exhibit paintings for VE Day anniversary

Last year's St George's Day parade passes along Sherrard Street in Melton Mowbray

St George's Day parade to take place this weekend

Two of the visitors to last year's 1940s Melton Mowbray event dressed in period clothes

Vintage market to be held as part of Melton nostalgia weekend

Crews with the Children's Air Ambulance - they've transported their 1,000th patient

Children's air ambulance transports 1,000th patient

Stathern Primary School pupils help plant trees at the new Davidson development in the village

Village schoolchildren help plant trees on new housing estate

The Cutty Sark Singers, who to perform at the Burrough church

Singers to perform concert at historic village church

Storehouse manager, Siggy Atherton (left), with two of the volunteers holding food bags in the foodbank's shop

Melton foodbank donations drop as demand massively increases

The new MOWS workboat pictured being launched earlier this month, less than a week before it was stolen before being recovered

River volunteers 'shattered' after more incidents at boat centre

Nearly all Leicestershire children get first choice primary school place

Good news for parents on Leicestershire primary school places

Lord Farquaad with the Duloc Dolls in a scene from Shrek: The Musical at Melton Theatre

Shrek: The Musical at Melton Theatre

The beneficiaries who received cheques from the latest Trumpton fundraising tours in Melton Mowbray

Trumpton organisers thank supporters as cheques are presented

The White Star liner 'Titanic', which sank on its maiden voyage to America in 1912, pictured here on trials in Belfast Lough. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Titanic passengers ate Melton pies as one of their final meals

Scalford Primary School pupils with some of the books bought from the Ragdale Hall Community Chest funding

Apply for a share of the £10K Ragdale community fund

The new Leicestershire High Sheriff, Stephen Bryan JP (fifth from right), is appointed at the Guildhall in Leicester IMAGE David Morcom Photography 07860 832478

New High Sheriff appointed for Leicestershire

Founder members Peter and Ina Scott receive the King's Award for Voluntary Service from Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Mike Kapur

Melton's lifesaving volunteers presented with Royal honour

Children from Ash Class celebrate a successful Spring Fair at Somerby Primary School

Primary school pupils learn about the value of money
Pupils at Somerby Primary School have been learning valuable lessons about the value of money as they generated more than £200 from selling their own products at the school’s first ever Spring Fair.
Nick Rennie

Pc Shane Sanderson gets his award with (left) Andy Spence, of the Leicestershire Police Federation, and former Chief Constable Rob Nixon

Three Melton police officers given awards for outstanding service

Melton and Oakham Waterways Society volunteers on their new workboat

River volunteers group takes delivery of new workboat

Melton Swimming Club coach Tracy McGhie with some of the club's talented young swimmers

Coach voices concerns over impact of new rules on young Melton swimmers

A dog giving blood to the Pet Blood Bank UK team - a special session takes place in Melton next month

Melton pets needed for special blood bank donations

Final laps of a previous CiCLE Classic in Melton Mowbray

No CiCLE Classic finish at Melton Mowbray this year

Visitors getting close to a military working horse at the 2023 DATR open day in Melton

Melton's military base to open its doors to the public again

Melton man Oliver Fitzgerald who has passed away aged 86

Family pays tribute to Melton man who 'stopped and chatted to everybody'

Floods Minister Emma Hardy visiting Melton in January - MP Edward Argar (centre) is also pictured at the meeting

Political View: Ed Argar - Melton & Syston MP

Students and staff enjoying the Colour Walk event at Birch Wood and Sherard Schools IMAGE Grace Croxall

Students and staff from two Melton schools join together for special celebration

Sherard Primary School pupils with Mayor of Melton, Councillor Tim Webster, on their visit to Parkside

Pupils 'thrilled' to meet Mayor of Melton

Tracey Dene Powell and Brian Maunders who have collaborated on a new children's book

Whissendine author publishes second children's book

Navigation Close residents with Melton borough councillors after a planning inspector dismissed an appeal to protect their green space

Residents celebrate as planning inspector protects their green space

Two of the volunteers at Melton's Pepper's - A Safe Place at the tea and coffee station, which was funded by last year's Ragdale Hall Community Chest

Applications start to flow in for this year's £10K Ragdale Hall Community Chest

Christopher Lovegrove, Jacob Howard, Jack Anderson and Jake Mogg, who are preparing for the Longest Day Golf Challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support

Golfers to play four rounds in a day for cancer charity

John Charles, who has passed away aged 89, and pictured on his wedding day with June in 1956

Tributes for John Charles who had ‘Melton sport running through his veins’

103 The Eye MD Christine Slomkowska pictured meeting the King at a reception at Buckingham Palace

Melton community radio boss 'honoured' to meet the King

The beneficiaries with their cheques at last year's presentation evening for the Ragdale Hall Community Chest PHOTO Adam Shaw

Apply now for a share of this year's £10K Ragdale Hall Community Chest
Applications can now be made for this year’s Ragdale Hall Community Chest.
Nick Rennie

The Tasting Room at Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe in Melton Mowbray

New Tasting Room opens at iconic Melton pie shop

Families celebrate VE Day in May 1945 in Egerton Road in Melton Mowbray

Town centre 'knees-up' to be held for the 80th anniversary of VE Day

The new RZ1 service completes its first journey from Melton to Oakham on Monday

New flexible bus service to start for Rutland and Melton

Lara Lopes, head brewer at Melton's award-winning Round Corner Brewing

European glory for Melton Mowbray brewery

Rowan Dodge, who sadly died in a collision on the M1

Family pay poignant tribute to Melton man killed in M1 collision

Capt Tyler Bury (left) and training for the marathon wearing a respirator PHOTOS: Instagram.com/8bymidnight and x.com/8byMidnight

Soldier to run marathon in respirator and military kit

Buckminster Primary School pupils try to make the school laugh on Comic Relief day

Pupils and staff enjoy fun-filled Comic Relief day at village school

A pop-up clinic like this will be hosted by Our Future Health in the car park at Melton's Tesco store from Saturday

National health research project arrives in Melton

Alice Greaves (right) with some of the cyclists who helped raise £96K for charity last year

Alice targets £100K on her second charity cycle challenge

John Ferneley College raises £1,500 for Comic Relief

Melton students raise £1,500 on Red Nose Day

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