Melton's only Green borough councillor resigns
The only Green councillor on Melton Borough Council has resigned due to ill health.
Charlie Pitt-Miller was elected in May in the Asfordby ward after polling 299 votes, ousting Conservative cabinet member Ronnie de Burle in the process.
A by-election will now be held to fill the vacant seat, on a date to be announced, to decide who will represent the ward alongside Steven Carter (Independent).
Council leader, Councillor Pip Allnatt, paid tribute to the work Ms Pitt-Miller has done in her short time serving in the authority.
Writing in his Melton Times column this week, he said: “We were saddened that Charlie Pitt-Miller felt compelled to resign as a councillor for Asfordby due to a severe injury while abroad.
"In a very short time, she made a positive mark in our new changing council.
“Charlie wrote a substantial contribution to our new strategy and plans for the future.
“We wish Charlie the very best as she continues to recover from her ordeal.”