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New leader of Melton Borough Council, Councillor Pip Allnatt

New Melton Council leadership group sends out clear message to councillors

Councillor Pip Allnatt, who has been elected as new leader of Melton Borough Council

Melton Council elects new Labour councillor as leader

Dr Kevin Feltham (left), who has been re-elected as chairman of Leicestershire County Council and Joe Orson, who is the new vice-chairman

Key appointments made by Leicestershire County Council

Councillor Joe Orson, who has resigned as Melton Borough Council leader after six years

Melton Borough Council leader resigns

Melton Council leader Joe Orson celebrates being re-elected at Old Dalby with son, Simon, who was voted in at Long Clawson and Stathern for the first time

Melton Council leader elected with his son

Two first-time councillors celebrate being elected in Melton Craven ward this afternoon - Independent Sharon Brown and Conservative Ian Atherton

Conservatives lose control of Melton Borough Council

The list of candidates for the upcoming Melton Borough Council elections has just been announced

Candidates for Melton Borough Council elections 2023: the rural wards

Melton Council is taking a more proactive approach to damp and mould in their housing

Melton Council tenants urged to report damp and mould issues

Latest Melton Council news

Melton Council to merge management of waste services with Harborough Council

Latest Melton Borough Council news

Council's cabinet postpones decision on controversial hotel plans

A computer-generated image of how the new bypass road will look like passing east of Melton Mowbray

Preparatory work begins on Melton's partial bypass
Preparatory work on Melton’s partial bypass will take place over the next few weeks before the diggers move in ahead of the road opening to traffic in the summer of 2025.

Melton Council's offices

Plans to convert part of Melton Council's offices into hotel

Melton Mowbray town centre

Multi-million-pound 'levelling up' investment announced for Melton and Rutland

Melton Borough Council leader Joe Orson pictured with bin collection teams employed by contractor, Biffa

Major revamp of county waste and recycling services set to be launched

Latest Melton Council news

Single vote defeats proposed link between Melton and Harborough Councils

Melton Mowbray town centre

Melton Council gets green light to spend £1M in new funding

Melton Borough Council's offices and the authority's leader, Councillor Joe Orson

Melton and Harborough link could be 'very positive and productive alliance'

Melton MP Alicia Kearns and borough council leader Joe Orson celebrate today's news that the health authority is formally committed to exploring a second GP surgery for the town

Plans for second Melton GP surgery move big step nearer

Melton Borough Council leader Joe Orson pictured at County Hall in June last year delivering a petition supporting funding for a southern link to the approved MMDR

Melton Council pledges to fight threat to town bypass

The scheduled route of the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road - work is due to begin next spring but it is now under threat

Melton's bypass under serious threat because of council's 'terrifying' financial...

Her Majesty The Queen has died aged 96

Floral tributes invited as Melton pays tribute to The Queen

The sharp metal and the Krispy Kreme doughnut bought in Melton Mowbray

Krispy Kreme fined £200k after sharp metal found in Melton doughnut

Clockwise from left, Melton Theatre, The Stockyard and local bus services, which all benefit if a new funding bid is successful

New funding bid to boost Melton's food heritage, theatre and buses

Dog mess near the boundary at Old Dalby Cricket Club

Villagers lock horns over dog mess issue on cricket field

Melton MP Alicia Kearns and borough council leader Joe Orson at the Sysonby Lodge Farm site where work will start to prepare the land for the MMDR EMN-220413-173907001

Demolition work starts to clear land for Melton bypass

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Allegations made as Melton Council discusses new equalities policy

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Councillors defend Council Tax rise for Melton borough

Melton Council leader, Councillor Joe Orson, with members of the bin collection team EMN-220802-133002001

Big changes for county bin services could include three-weekly collections
Big changes are being mooted for bin services in Melton including collections every three weeks instead of two, garden waste being collected free of charge and new food waste bins being introduced.

Claire Lomas with the letter confirming she has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list EMN-211229-101259001

High profile Melton people give us their New Year Resolutions

A computer-generated drone flight over the proposed Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (MMDR) showing where the road would end, at a new junction with the A606 Burton Road EMN-210812-110949001

Green light for southern link to town bypass

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‘We have been dumped like garbage’

The Christmas tree installed in Melton's Market Place ahead of the town's festive celebrations EMN-211211-122948001

Excitement builds for Melton’s three-day Christmas market

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Spring 2022 start date mooted for Melton bypass with new hope on funding a south...

Councillor Leigh Higgins, deputy leader of Melton Borough Council EMN-210921-105548001

Melton Council deputy leader suspended over awards comments

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Melton Council responds to concerns over support for Afghans

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Melton borough to rehome Afghan families fleeing the Taliban

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Have your say on developer contributions in the Melton borough

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Progress being made on Melton Council’s four-year plan

The route of the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (MMDR), passing north and east of the town, and how it would join with the planned southern link section EMN-210720-144951001

Green light for Melton southern bypass after council U-turn?

The route of the approved Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (MMDR), connecting north, east and south, and how it would join with the planned southern link section EMN-210614-113312001

End of the road for southern link to Melton bypass?

The elected members of Leicestershire County Council in the four Melton area divisions celebrate their success this afternoon, from left, Bryan Lovegrove, Joe Orson, Pam Posnett and Mark Frisby EMN-210705-141305001

Melton’s newly-elected councillors focus on health, roads and jobs

Leicestershire County Council headquarters at Glenfield EMN-210405-140421001

ELECTIONS: Results for the Melton seats on Leicestershire County Council

Local elections are taking place EMN-210430-174430001

Who will you be voting for on Thursday?

An aerial view of Waterfield Leisure Centre in Melton PHOTO Mark @ Aerialview360 EMN-210323-182013001

Pandemic forces council to extend leisure centre contracts

The route of the approved Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (MMDR), connecting north, east and south, and how it would join with the planned southern link section EMN-210323-160711001

Funding for Melton bypass south link still in the balance
Millions of pounds of government funding to help the building of a southern link to Melton’s approved partial bypass remains in the balance.

The section of Lake Terrace which developers need to buy as part of their access to a new housing development EMN-211002-135414001

Councils in war of words over Melton land sale

The Black Horse at Grimston EMN-210127-120312001

Judge upholds historic pub’s community asset protection status

Vaccinations against coronavirus are being rolled out across the UK EMN-210114-132059001

Melton volunteers sought to help with Covid jab roll-out

A computer-generated drone flight over the approved Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (MMDR) showing where the road would link with a new junction with the A606 Burton Road and a planned south link EMN-201217-130853001

11th hour meeting planned to save vital Melton bypass funds

The route of the approved Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (MMDR), connecting north, east and south, and how it would join with the planned southern link section EMN-201215-162334001

Vital bypass funding could be lost over argument between councils

Rubbish from a Melton resident's home is discovered on local farmland - the woman involved has been fined for using an unregistered refuse collector PHOTO MELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL EMN-201215-085506001

Woman fined after her household waste was dumped on farmland

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Appeal to residents as Melton Covid cases rise

A aerial view of the Melton Borough Council offices off Burton Street - taken from a council video to promote the launch of the corporate strategy for 2020-2024 EMN-200928-113442001

Covid changes some of Melton Council’s strategic aims

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Covid safety spot checks to be made on Melton businesses

Melton Mowbray viewed from the Burton Street bridge EMN-200109-163304001

Melton is the happiest place in the county