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JB Thompson of Stainby are presented with The Brownlow Challenge Cup, for Champion Beast last year's Melton Fatstock Show, by the Mayor of Melton, Councillor Alan Hewson, Melton & Belvoir Agricultural Society chair, Hugh Brown, and auctioneer, Scott Ruck

Market to host 71st annual Melton fatstock show

Previous winners at Melton's Christmas fatstock show and sale

Entries open for Melton's Christmas fatstock show

Don and Sylvia Smart pictured (left) in the early years of their relationship and (right) later in life

Tributes for former Melton Mayor and local businessman who has died aged 91

This caravan covered in ULEZ protest slogans was chained outside Sadiq Khan’s house in Tooting, London.

ULEZ ‘cash grab’ caravan dumped outside Sadiq Khan’s house

Taylor Swift has announced she is performing at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium in 2024 as part of her UK Eras tour (Getty Images)

Taylor Swift Era’s tour: Every surprise song performed so far

Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. The city of Glendale, Arizona was ceremonially renamed to Swift City for March 17-18 in honor of The Eras Tour. (Photo by John Medina/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift announces UK Eras tour dates with extra show

Mayor of Melton, Councillor Alan Hewson, accompanied by wife Jane, opens The Original Factory Shop in Melton on Saturday

Customers flood in as Mayor opens Melton's newest store

Anne Dames MBE, a former Mayor of Melton and local councillor for half-a-century

Anne enjoys retirement after serving half-a-century as a councillor

Councillor Alan Hewson (second from right) pictured after being re-elected as Mayor of Melton with new Deputy Mayor, Tim Webster, and their partners

Councillors re-elect Mayor of Melton for second consecutive term

Pam Posnett, who is standing down as a Melton borough councillor this week after 20 years

End of an era as veteran councillor stands down from Melton Borough Council

Melton Borough Council's offices, which could be partially converted into a hotel

Councillors attack Melton Council's 'high risk' hotel plan
Melton hotels are ‘on their knees’ and some will fold if the borough council goes ahead with plans to convert part of its offices into a hotel, a former Mayor told colleagues at a debate last night (Thursday).

Mayor of London calls for duty-free shopping to be reinstated

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Pensioner returns book 58 years late racking up £42k in late fees

Marvel’s Jeremy Renner has been hospitalised following a snow-ploughing accident on New Years Day

Marvel actor Jeremy Renner ‘critical but stable’ after accident

The Hanger charity store in Scalford Road, Melton

Melton charity store makes a million pounds in first year

Rotary president, Wendy Daunt, and Mayor of Melton, Councillor Alan Hewson, planting crocuses for the polio campaign PHOTO: S Herlihy

Purple planting will highlight polio campaign

Melton discount store to offer trolley dash prize

Melton discount store offers trolley dash prize for one lucky customer

The King's county representative - the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire - visits Melton's floral tributes to The Queen, with the Mayor and the council's chief executive

The King's county representative visits Melton's floral tributes to The Queen

The Mayor of Melton reads the proclamation for the new King

Melton mayor announces reign of new King at public ceremony

From left, Kevin Feltham, chair of Leicestershire County Council, Mehmooda Duke MBE, The High Sheriff, Michael Kapur OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire and George Cole, Lord Mayor of Leicester take part in a ceremony today for the proclamation of the new reign of King Charles III

County leaders come together for new King's proclamation ceremony

Her Majesty The Queen has died aged 96

Floral tributes invited as Melton pays tribute to The Queen

John Buckingham Memorial Race winner Stuart Smith with Helen Buckingham and LRYSA’s Colin Magee. Photo: LRYSA

Young sailors pay tribute to founding member

Dancers strut their stuff in Melton Market Place for the Platinum Jubilee

More memories from Melton's Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Mayor of Melton, Councillor Peter Faulkner (right), with Deputy Mayor, Councillor Alan Hewson (centre) pictured during their visit to Holwell Works

Mayor visits iconic Melton business on one of his final public engagements

Cherry tree planting aims to add colour to Melton Country Park

Members of the Quorn Hunt take the stirrup cup from Senior Town Warden Ian Wilkinson at the New Year's Day meet in Melton PHOTO GEORGE ICKE EMN-220301-114806001

Passions run high as hundreds gather for Melton New Year Hunt meet

Melton Rector, the Rev Kevin Ashby, pictured at the Christmas Trees @ St Mary's festival EMN-210612-170205001

‘It’s lovely seeing everyone’s face light up when they arrive’

Mayor of Melton, Councillor Peter Faulkner (right), and his son, Mark, who are taking on tough fundraising challenges in aid of the Young Lives vs Cancer charity EMN-211129-120517001

Melton Mayor launches gruelling family fundraisers for young cancer patients
The Mayor of Melton and his son are preparing to take on two gruelling fundraising challenges to help children and young people with cancer.

New Mayor of Melton, Councillor Peter Faulkner, flanked by outgoing Mayor, Councillor Malise Graham (left) and newly-elected Deputy Mayor, Councillor Alan Hewson EMN-210526-125500001

New Mayor of Melton takes office

Members of the Melton ATC squadron pictured in 1973 during a Royal visit by the Duke of Edinburgh EMN-210904-170829001

Flags at half-mast as Melton pays tribute to Duke of Edinburgh

Downing Street has refused to comment on whether Johnson regrets his past language (Photo: Charles McQuillan - Pool / Getty Images)

Boris Johnson has refused to apologise for past sexist comments - despite his pl...

Vaccinations against coronavirus are being rolled out across the UK EMN-210118-095938001

More Melton residents set to get Covid jab invite

1 in 30 people living in London now has Covid - as a ‘major incident’ is declare...

May’s elections could be postponed across the UK for the second year in a row

Hospitality, retail and leisure businesses will be able to claim up to £9k with ...

Mayor of Melton, Malise Graham, with McCarthy and Stone’s area sales manager, Andrea Shaw and Paul Bardon, senior site manager, as he lays the first brick in a major new retirement housing scheme off Scalford Road EMN-201218-094029001

Mayor lays ‘first brick’ at major Melton retirement housing scheme

You could buy a house in Italy for just 90p - here's how

What the PM said: Boris Johnson confirms three-tier alert system for England (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

What the PM said: Boris Johnson confirms three-tier alert system for England

Colin Moulds is welcomed home by fellow Needham Close residents after completing a 300-mile cycle challenge for a cancer charity EMN-200210-160929001

Neighbours applaud Colin home as he finishes cycling fundraiser

Circuit breaker lockdowns could be introduced in response to a rise in infection rates (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK’s first local ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown could be imminent - here’s what ...

Birmingham is now an “area of enhanced support” (Photo: Getty Images)

New towns and cities have been added to the UK lockdown watchlist - here it is i...

George Floyd died while in police custody (Getty Images)

Here’s why people are protesting in the US after a black man dies in police cust...

Mayor of Melton, Councillor Malise Graham (right), pictured after his election in May 2019, with Deputy Mayor, Councillor Peter Faulkner EMN-200515-130350001

Election of new Melton Mayor is postponed

Mayor of Melton, Councillor Malise Graham EMN-200318-073254001

Coronavirus: Mayor of Melton prepares to self-isolate

Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns checks out one of the entries for the British Pie Awards with fellow judges, Hugh Brown (Melton Livestock Market) and Daniel Bennett (Duncan and Topliss) EMN-200403-133417001

Judges taste test 848 pies at British Pie Awards in Melton
Judges have been taste testing hundreds of pies in Melton’s historic St Mary’s Church today (Wednesday) at the annual British Pie Awards.

Mayor of Melton, Councillor Malise Graham, and council chief executive, Edd de Coverly, cut the ribbon to officially open the Hope Centre in Melton EMN-190411-145018001

Descendant of Charles Dickens to appear at newly-opened Melton Hope Centre

Neal Swettenham, a senior pastor with Melton Vineyard Church, pictured outside the new Hope Centre in Nottingham Street EMN-191030-120854001

New community centre set to give Melton hope

Melton Mowbray Baptist Church's new minister, the Rev Sam Dunn (fourth from the right) pictured at his induction service with his father, Rev Graham Dunn, the Mayor of Melton, Councillor Malise Graham, plus East Midlands Baptist colleagues and ministers of Melton churches EMN-190926-151610001

Melton Baptists welcome new minister at induction service

Melton Mayor, Malise Graham, and wife Pamela prepare for their parachute jump EMN-190924-122343001

Melton Mayor raises thousands of pounds with first ever parachute jump at 71

Mayor of Melton, Councillor Malise Graham EMN-190917-144515001

Melton Mayor prepares for ‘terrifying’ first parachute jump aged 71

Councillor Malise Graham receives the chains of office from outgoing Mayor of Melton, Councillor Pru Chandler EMN-190517-134821001

Veteran councillor becomes Melton Mayor for a second time

Councillor Joe Orson, who is expected to be retained as Melton Borough Council leader, EMN-190514-172156001

A new Mayor, 12 new councillors and a new cabinet set to start work at Melton Co...

Heroes of the Melton borough with their Mayor's Awards certificates PHOTO: Tim Williams

Meet the community heroes who make Melton borough great - Mayor’s Award winners ...

Councillor Tom Greenow, who will miss out on becoming Mayor of Melton after deciding not to stand at May's local elections EMN-190804-170912001

New Melton Mayor needed after deputy decides not to stand at elections

MP Alan Duncan and Mayor of Melton Pru Chandler prepare to cut the ribbon EMN-180828-180847002

Bottesford FC looks to the future as new clubhouse opens