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Conor Barratt with his beloved 2002 Adriatic blue Jaguar X-Type saloon

Melton classic car enthusiast features in national magazine with beloved Jaguar

The restored and extended Goadby Marwood village hall

Historic village hall set to reopen after restoration and extension project

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

New books published about the history of Melton Mowbray

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

The former TG Jones building in Market Place, Melton, which can now be rented for £45k per annum

Prominent Melton Mowbray town centre unit put up for rent

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

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

Plans announced to reopen the former Scalford Hall Country House Hotel

The new pub sign af Burrough's refurbished The Stag & Hounds

Historic village pub reopens today after being closed more than two years

Kumar Raxit outside The Stag & Hounds at Burrough-on-the-Hill which he is set to reopen soon

Village pub with a rich history set to reopen after two years
A village pub with a rich history is set to reopen under new owners soon following a £100k refurbishment.
Nick Rennie

Stapleford Park country house, which is up for sale for £18M

Stapleford Park country house up for sale for £18M

The Burrough on the Hill memorial to the 10th Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, where a service will be held on Saturday

Memorial services for wartime paratroopers to be held at Burrough and Somerby

Pupils from the KE7 1951 cohort who attended the reunion dinner wearing original or replica clothing from those days

Former Melton Mowbray pupils from the class of 1951 enjoy reunion dinner

Two of the new bell ringers at Kirby Bellars

Four new ringers trained up to keep historic bells chiming at village church

The modern signage for Tubes Nightclub in Melton Mowbray

Music stars, celebrities and a future king have all danced at Tubes

Laura Johnson‑Smith, who has published her debut novel

Heroine takes centre stage in Laura's debut novel set in Medieval Leicestershire

Cyclists taking part in a previous Ride+Stride fundraiser for Leicestershire churches

Seven Melton churches taking part in annual Ride+Stride fundraiser

An image from last year's Battle of Britain parade through Melton Mowbray

Spectacular flypast to launch start of Melton's Battle of Britain parade

Jo Walker working on the goose in the Studio

Sculptor appeals for help to finish stunning goose piece

A 1951 school cap and badge for Melton's King Edward VII School

Former King Edward VII students to gather for 75th anniversary reunion

Workers at the historic Engine Yard, which is now the home of the Belvoir Retail Village

Heritage project launched about those who worked at historic former Engine Yard

Cyclist start a previous Ride+Stride fundraiser at St Denys Church, at Eaton

Cyclists and walkers invited to take part in fundraiser for county churches

Committee members, from left, Liz Milnes, Jackie Cooper and Nick Cooper inside the 98-year-old Wymondham village hall

Appeal launched to renovate village hall in time for centenary celebrations

Hosting events like the British Pie Awards has helped Melton earn the title of Rural Capital of Food

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A cheque is presented by Gillian Geddes, artistic director of Burrough Jazz, to Sue Measey, PCC Treasurer, and other members at St Mary the Virgin, Burrough on the Hill

Jazz musicians donate thousands of pounds to historic church restoration

Stallholders at the 2024 Pie/Spirits Fest in Melton Mowbray

WIN tickets to Melton Mowbray's Pie/Spirits Fest

A drone image of Melton Mowbray PHOTO: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Melton Mowbray fails in bid for UK Town of Culture status
Melton Mowbray has missed out on being shortlisted to become a UK Town of Culture and the potential of receiving £3M to invest into the town
Nick Rennie

Children on the school council pictured by the tree they planted to celebrate Great Dalby Primary School's 150th birthday

Pupils celebrate school's 150th birthday wearing Victorian clothes

Councillors Glancy and Butcher, heritage society chair Mark Orridge and representatives of Snowdon Homes gather to unveil the new blue plaques on Thorpe Road

Blue heritage plaques unveiled to guide tourists at historic Melton site

Sandra Ford is presented with her luxury hamper after winning a Melton Times competition to celebrate the 175th birthday of Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe

Sandra's limerick captures iconic Melton pork pie shoppe on its 175th birthday

A guided walk at Mountsorrel Castle at a previous festival of archaeology

More than 100 events lined up for this year's festival of archaeology

The heritage information boards at Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe in Melton Mowbray

Party lined up to celebrate pork pie shoppe's 175th birthday

Paul Hing sounds the Last Post at the flag raising ceremony in Melton

Melton Mowbray ceremony pays poignant tribute to our armed forces

Richard Griffiths, manager of Ye Olde Pork Shoppe, shows off the hamper to be won in our competition

WIN a hamper to celebrate Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe's 175th birthday

An aerial photo of the grade two listed Church of St Peter, at Saxby, which has been converted into a residential property

Stunning church conversion complete with graveyard in garden on sale for £695k

Early Medieval clay loomweights from remains of a Saxon settlement on the Melton bypass route

Melton's museum to host one-day exhibition of finds made on bypass route

Wartime military uniforms and 1940s fashions were everywhere in the town parks

Record crowds enjoy Melton Mowbray's annual celebration of the 1940s

Dan Belcher, owner and farmer at March House Farm

Great Dalby farmer thanks customers after winning a 'Rural Oscar' award

The iconic Melton Mowbray pork pie - which could inspire the name of the town's new bypass

Controversy rages over potential pork pie name for new Melton bypass

Miss Lily Lovejoy and Jeep Johnson - two of the singers at last year's 1940s Melton Mowbray event

Melton Mowbray prepares for its annual weekend of nostalgia celebrations

Melton parish priest, Father John, with Simon Pipkin and colleague from RJH Building Construction, in front of the new church and community hall in Thorpe End

Melton's Catholic priest who used to be a builder gives his blessing to new hall

Guests at Brooksby College's 75th anniversary reunion event

Brooksby College marks 75 years in style with historic reunion

Scaffolding around Somerby School's historic bell tower, which needs urgent repairs

Village school launches appeal to preserve historic feature

Land Army women pose for our photographer during last year's 1940s Melton Mowbray Weekend

Final preparations being made for Melton's popular annual 1940s celebration
Organisers of the award-winning 1940s Melton Mowbray Weekend are determined to keep it running as a free event despite a fall in sponsors.
Nick Rennie

A team from Leicestershire County Council pictured on Tuesday at a public engagement for the naming of Melton's new bypass

Shortlist announced for names for Melton Mowbray's new partial bypass

Scaffolding erected around St Denys Church at Eaton as conservation work takes place DRONE PIC: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Villagers look forward to church bells ringing again after vital £25k grant

Annual visitor numbers are up at Belvoir Castle

Annual visitor numbers up at Belvoir Castle by more than 10,000

A luxury dog boutique has opened at Belvoir Retail Park

Luxury dog boutique opens in Belvoir Castle's retail village

Harlaxton Manor, built in 1831, is opening to the public on Easter Saturday

Visitors invited to enjoy stunning historic country house at Easter

A game of cricket being played at Belvoir Cricket Club, at the foot of Belvoir Castle, at Knipton (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Vale of Belvoir named one of the UK's best places to live

The Anne of Cleves pub and St Mary's Church - two of the heritage buildings in Melton Mowbray

Have your say on the history and heritage of Melton Mowbray

Mother and daughter bakers, Tara and Shannon, won a host of pie awards for The Plough Inn, at Hickling Basin

Iconic pie shop and village pub celebrate winning classes at prestigious awards

Alexander Flemming, of Baldy's Pies, with the Supreme Champion entry at the 2026 British Pie Awards at Melton Mowbray

Chicken Kiev Pie wins top prize at British Pie Awards

Dean Smith recovering part of a Roman pottery vessel

Remnants of dinosaurs and Roman artefacts among the finds in bypass digs

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