Melton Borough Council

Melton councillors to discuss new food waste collections

Councillors to discuss new food waste collections across the borough

Leicestershire County Council's Glenfield HQ

Fresh bid to set up single council for Leicestershire

Councils join forces to ask for more flood funding in Leicestershire

Councils join forces to ask for extra flood funding

Floodwaters outside the Crown and Plough pub at Long Clawson yesterday

Future of flood-hit village pub under threat

Melton Swimming Club is named group of club of the year for last year's Let's Get Moving Melton Awards

Shortlisted nominees for Let’s Get Moving Melton Awards

The three newly-approved sites for the Melton North Sustainable Neighbourhood masterplan, with Melton Spinney Road to the right and Scalford Road to the left

Hundreds of new homes approved north of Melton Mowbray

Melton Borough Council may be replaced by a single unitary authority under new government plans

Councils respond to government calls for unitary authorities to be set up

Charlie Donovan outside her Charlie's Bar in Melton Mowbray

Bar owner 'truly devastated' to have to close her business

Aerial plans show how the development would look from above

Plans for up to 175 new homes in Melton Mowbray approved

Melton Borough Council's Parkside offices

Council row erupts over allegations of 'dodging scrutiny'

Melton's Christmas lights switch-on back in 2019 - this year's has been cancelled due to expected high winds

Melton's Christmas lights switch-on cancelled due to high winds
Melton Mowbray’s Christmas lights switch-on – due to take place tomorrow evening (Friday) – has been cancelled due to the expected stormy weather.
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Charlie Donovan behind the bar at Charlie's Bar in King Street

Future of Melton bar under threat

Melton Borough Council posted this image of a mischievous elf and the town centre Christmas lights when they came on days early

Confusion as Melton's Christmas lights come on days before the big switch-on

Melton councillors are set to clash over inheritance tax plan for farms

Councillors set to clash over farming tax plans

A computer image illustrating the development at Pera Business Park in Melton

Final approval given for dementia care home scheme at Pera

Volunteers pictured at the launch of the new rural food hub opens at Asfordby

Food hub opens to support Asfordby villagers in need of support

Melton Borough Council's Burton Street car park

Traders' group unhappy with Melton council parking changes

Young members of Melton Mowbray Swimming Club receive an award at last year's Let’s Get Moving Melton Awards from borough council leader, Councillor Pip Allnatt

Nominations open for Melton sports and active lifestyle awards

A map showing the planned new roundabouts and link road south of Melton Mowbray - the one at the top links with the A607 Leicester Road and the lower one connects with Kirby Lane

New roundabouts and link road planned south of Melton

The now fenced-off site which has been earmarked for a new home on Navigation Close in Melton

Appeal lodged over house being built on green space

Dancers enjoying the music at a previous Noisily Festival

Vale festival given approval to play music until 5am

Melton Council launches survey for rural residents

Have a say on future rural services in the Melton borough

Melton Borough Council's Parkside offices

Council pledges to take action against online abusers

Melton Borough Council leader, Councillor Pip Allnatt (left) and Conservative group leader, Councillor Ronan Browne

War of words over council spending on agency staff

One of the floral displays on Sherrard Street which helped Melton In Bloom win the Gold Award

Melton In Bloom celebrates hitting the gold standard

Melton Mowbray town centre

Have your say on Melton Mowbray town centre

Melton taxi driver Darryl Robson with his vehicle parked on the Wilton Road rank

Fined taxi driver makes appeal to town traffic wardens

The Wilton Park building Melton Mowbray Town Estate are to repurpose for use as a bike hire venue

Plans for new bike hire service in Melton park
Bikes will soon be available to hire from a new facility in a Melton Mowbray park.
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A graphic showing how the proposed new housing development off Normanton Lane, Bottesford, would look

Councillors to consider plans for up to 215 new homes in village

Melton Borough Council's offices

Melton Council receives rating as social housing landlord

Melton Borough Council leader Pip Allnatt, who has written to housing Secretary of State Angela Rayner MP for planning support on limiting children's homesMP's IMAGE Getty Images

Melton Council wants government support over limiting children's homes

The approach to Barkestone le ValeIMAGE Google StreetView

Council to consider plans for new village children's home

Runners taking part in Parkrun Melton Mowbray

Special week of health and fitness activities to be held across the borough

Warwick Lodge pictured when it was known as Hamilton Lodge

Historic Melton: Warwick Lodge

Melton Borough Council is offering business grants

Melton businesses invited to apply for grants of up to £10K

Melton Theatre and Councillor Ronan Browne, leader of the Conservative group on Melton Borough Council

Council opposition leader criticises theatre funding decision

The interior at Melton Theatre

Melton Theatre loses 'levelling up' funding

Belvoir Road in Redmile, where the planned children's home would be

Appeal over plans for children's home in Vale of Belvoir

The Heritage Garden in Parkside, Melton Mowbray - one of the judging sites for Melton In Bloom

In Bloom judges set to tour Melton

Monday's flag raising ceremony at the Melton Borough Council offices for national Armed Forces Day

Flags raised in support of our armed forces

Marilyn Gordon - Independent candidate for the Melton & Syston seat at the General Election

ELECTION 2024: Marilyn Gordon - Independent

The vacant cafe building in Wilton Park which Melton Mowbray Town Estate wants to demolish

Plans to demolish Melton park cafe

A sign outside Somerby tip

Somerby waste site will close in October

Paul and Debbie Biggadyke beside the now fenced off area of green space so precious to fellow residents of Navigation Close in Melton

Residents win battle to save their green space

Wymondham by-election result for Melton Borough Council

A new councillor has been elected to Melton Borough Council.
A new councillor has been elected to Melton Borough Council.
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New Leicestershire County Council chairman, Councillor Joe Orson, with his consort, Sharon Malone

Old Dalby man appointed county council chairman

Candidates have been announced for borough council's Wymondham by-election

Candidates named for council's Wymondham by-election

Residents from The Carpenter's Arms pictured during one of their gym visits to Waterfield Leisure Centre in Melton

Melton leisure centre steps in to help rehab centre after fire

An appeal will be heard over plans for a Vale of Belvoir solar farm

Appeal lodged into refusal of solar farm in Vale of Belvoir

The existing Co-op store at Asfordby with the Horseshoes pub behind, which would be part demolished under planning proposals

Co-op appeals against refusal of Asfordby cafe and store plan

The swimming pool at Waterfield Leisure Centre in Melton

New pool funding dismissed as 'piddling amount' by council leader

Christine Slomkowska and Patrick McCracken, of 103 The Eye, show off their King's Award at the presentation with Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire Mike Kapur (right) and Deputy Lord Lieutenants Penny Coates and Dave Andrews

The King honours 103 The Eye

Melton Council has prosecuted residents for unsightly properties

Melton residents handed hefty fines for failing to clean up unsightly properties

Mayor of Melton, Councillor Alan Hewson, with some of the creators of the Millennium quilt in front of the new canvas replica

Canvas replica showcases Melton's Millennium celebratory quilt

Melton Theatre, which was given a major makeover in the summer of 2022

Major threat to future of Melton Theatre

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