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Melton pupils marked the end of summer term by paying a very special tribute to beloved teacher Fred Parker, who passed away earlier this year, by singing and dancing and playing his favourite brass band music.

Pupils and staff at Melton’s Brownlow Primary School will say goodbye today to a much-loved teacher who has worked there for more than 20 years.

A woman who has taught generations of young people in Melton for the last 42 years retired today (Thursday).

Redundant Melton hospital beds which are being shipped to Africa ‘will undoubtedly save lives’ when they are used by patients there.

Parents and staff have been celebrating this week after Melton’s Oasis Pre-School was saved from closure.

Tickets are on sale for a Melton summer ball in aid of a charity which supports people in Leicestershire and Rutland suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

A Nether Broughton pub landlord has helped raised more than £1,600 for charity for the second year running with a gruelling cycle ride.

From the “warm hospitality and good home cooking” at the Tollemache Arms, Buckminster, to The Black Horse at Grimston where Leicestershire produce dominates the menu, pubs in and around the Melton area once again feature in the AA’s Pub Guide for 2020 released this week.

Hundreds of past pupils and teachers visited a Melton school to celebrate its 50th birthday at a special tea party.

The dozens of runners who take part in Melton’s Parkrun every Saturday will notice a big difference at this weekend’s event - the volunteer helpers will be mainly GPs and nurses.

Majesting steam train, the Flying Scotsman, passed through Melton station on Saturday to the delight of onlookers, both young and old.

Prime Minister Theresa May has personally praised a Bottesford project which is tackling loneliness and given its creator a coveted award.

Inspectors have taken a Melton primary school out of ‘special measures’ - the lowest rating available - after finding clear areas of improvement in their latest Ofsted report.

The man who found a missing 74-year-old woman safe and well in Melton has been talking about the ‘emotional’ moment when he spotted her in a ditch near the Tesco supermarket.

Police have thanked the public for their help in locating a missing Thorpe Arnold woman who suffers from dementia.

Residents in six villages in the Melton area are being offered the chance to adopt a phonebox for a £1 to turn it into a community asset.