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The county council has responded to claims that blocked road drains are causing the many flooded roads across the Melton area which have inconvenienced and delayed so many motorists this week.

A Flood Warning has been issued this afternoon (Thursday) to villagers living near the River Wreake to the west of Melton.

A stranded taxi driver was rescued by firefighters yesterday (Monday) after he drove into heavy flood waters at Ratcliffe on the Wreake.

Firefighters rescued a lorry driver near Melton this morning (Thursday) after his vehicle got stuck in four-foot deep flood waters.

Gritting teams have started go out as night time temperatures drop to make roads safer for motorists in the Melton borough and across the county.

Heavy recent rain across the Melton area has left residents having to cope with flooded roads, footpaths and farmland.

The Melton area’s performance on tackling climate change is ‘poor’ according to environmental campaigning group Friends of the Earth.

Torrential rain this morning (Tuesday) has prompted a Flood Warning to be sent out to villagers living to the west of Melton Mowbray.

Melton’s first ever ‘climate change teacher’ has started teaching pupils this term about the key environmental issues which will affect their lives.

On a day when scorching temperatures sent thermometers well into the mid-30s people across the Melton borough have today been trying desperately to stay cool while enjoying the glorious sunshine at the same time.

A flood alert has been issued today (Wednesday) to warn residents who live in villages close to the River Wreake.

Storm Freya ripped through Melton last night (Sunday) causing a town centre road to be closed to traffic because of the dangers of falling debris.

Motorists are being urged to take extra care on roads across the Melton borough this week with temperatures set to plummet.

They keep our roads safe in the icy cold of winter, but you probably never see them working.

Gritter lorry drivers will be out on the roads tonight (Wednesday), tomorrow and possibly over the weekend with temperatures across the Melton borough set to plummet below freezing point.

Sub-zero temperatures are set to blast the Melton borough this week and gritting crews are on standby to keep the roads moving.

The long, hot summer is reducing the amount of milk being produced by Melton’s dairy farmers, and that could affect the production of cheese for the Christmas season at the borough’s dairies.

The hottest day of the decade could be on its way to the UK – with the mercury set to climb to highs of 34 degrees in parts of the UK on Wednesday July 25.

Storm Chris is set to hit the UK with gales, cooler temperatures and damper weather, threatening to end Britain’s heatwave.