Melton Borough Council

The Mars Petcare UK factory in Melton Mowbray IMAGE: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Council welcomes £161M investment in Melton petfoods factory

The property in Long Clawson where enforcement action was taken against the householder for failing to tidy up their gardens

Council prosecutes Long Clawson villager

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Padel centre applies for licence to sell alcohol

Melton Mowbray town centre

COLUMN - Political View with Melton Borough Council leader Ronan Browne

Gretton Court in Melton Mowbray

Residents escape injury after fire at Melton Mowbray retirement complex

Council officials pictured during their rough sleeping sweep of Melton

Council carries out annual rough sleeping check in Melton

A computer image of what the new charging bay will look like in the Chapel Street car park in Melton Mowbray

Work starts to install electric charging bays in Melton town centre car park

The Stockyard on the Melton Mowbray livestock market site

Melton ChocFest event cancelled due to Stockyard development work

A stallholder at a recent ChocFest event at the Stockyard

Threat to Melton's ChocFest event due to work starting on Stockyard scheme

Councillor Sarah Cox, a Labour member on Melton Borough Council

COLUMN - Political View with Councillor Sarah Cox (Labour)

Melton Livestock Market and Stockyard, where starts on the redevelopment scheme in October Image: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Work to finally start on creating food and events hub at Melton's Stockyard
After a number of false starts the multi-million-pound redevelopment project at Melton Mowbray’s Stockyard will finally get underway next week.
Nick Rennie

Melton Borough Council leader Ronan Browne (left) with Councillors Sharon Butcher and Leigh Higgins

Councillors call on leader to resign over local toxic Facebook culture

Melton Borough Council's Parkside offices

Plans approved to use part of Melton council offices as community hub

The bin which Mr Edwards said was damaged after a refuse collection at his Stathern home

Villager angry after being told to pay for damage to his council refuse bin

Officials and councillors celebrate Melton Borough Council top rating for social housing management

Council celebrates achieving highest grading for how it manages social housing

Melton Borough Council's Parkside offices

Melton Borough Council 'disappointed' by decision to pause councils' restructure

The Thorpe Road cemetery in Melton Mowbray

Councillors to consider abandoning plans to create new Melton graveyard

The former Costa Coffee unit in South Parade

How Melton Mowbray rates in a league table for empty shops in the county

The newly-opened bridge at Melton Country Park

Visitors get first chance to use Melton Country Park's long-awaited new bridge

Melton In Bloom volunteers working in the Sensory Garden at Melton Country Park

COLUMN - Melton In Bloom with Marie Walters

The site of the new SEN school near Melton. Image via DAS from Include Education Ltd, Melton Borough Council.

Farmhouse near Melton to become SEN school

Councillor Margaret Glancy with the new Letters to Heaven post box

Town's second 'Letters to Heaven' post box installed at country park

Melton Borough Council offices

Heatwaves prompt councillors to consider using council offices as 'cool space'

Councillor Ronan Browne, leader of Melton Borough Council

COLUMN - Political View with Councillor Ronan Browne

MPs and councillors, including Melton & Syston MP Edward Argar, pictured at the protest at County Hall against Local Government Reorganisation

MPs and councillors stage protest against plans to transform councils

Wallis Close in Melton - there are plans for a new children's care home in a property there PHOTO Google StreetView

Councillors to consider plans to use Melton property as children's care home

An artist's impression of the Scalford Road entrance to the revamped Stockyard. Credit: Greig & Stephenson Architects (GSA).

Designs and costs being finalised for Melton's new food and culture hub

The Mall shopping precinct in Melton Mowbray which is currently vacant

Planning application submitted for vacant Melton Mowbray shopping mall
Major changes will be made to a vacant Melton Mowbray shopping precinct if a new planning application is approved.
Nick Rennie

Bottesford FC IMAGE Google StreetView

Football club plans to create new synthetic pitch

A drone photo taken this week of work taking place to replace the bridge at Melton Country Park IMAGE: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Work progresses on replacing Melton Country Park bridge

A map showing what the new local councils will like from April 2028 - one single Leicestershire authority and an expanded Leicester city

Decision made for single 'super council' to govern the whole of Leicestershire

A new defibrillator is installed at the new community hall at Melton's St John The Baptist Catholic Church

Overhaul of Melton's community defibrillators

The former Asfordby Road office block which had been earmarked as an HMO PHOTO Google StreetView

Council blocks Melton HMO plan

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

Officers pictured after being presented with the award for their Melton Mowbray Town Centre Design Guidance

Council celebrates winning top industry award for Melton town planning project

The damaged bridge at Melton Country Park which has been closed since January 2025

Work to start at last on building new bridge in Melton Country Park

From left, Danny Lawrence BEM (CMA and Gateway 978 Basildon); Councillor Jim Adcock (Melton Mayor); Patrick McCracken (103 The Eye executive director) at the summer gathering

COLUMN - On The Radio with Christine Slomkowska of 103 The Eye

Phoenix House in Melton Mowbray, which has been used as a standby point for EMAS crews

Ambulance service closes Melton Mowbray 'standby point' at Phoenix House

A previous ceremony for National Armed Forces Day outside the Melton Borough Council offices

Flag flying ceremony to be held to honour our armed forces

Edward Argar MP

COLUMN - Political View with Edward Argar MP

Opposition Portfolio Champions (Labour and Independent councillors on Melton Borough Council) clockwise from top left: Pat Cumbers, Leigh Higgins, Sarah Cox, Margaret Clay, Richard Sharp, Sharon Butcher, Steve Carter and Margaret Glancy

Opposition Melton borough councillors announce 'shadow cabinet' roles

The former King's Head pub in Nottingham Street

Changes made to plans to convert former Melton pub into 30 flats

Councillor Mike Brown (Labour group leader on Melton Borough Council)

COLUMN - Councillor Mike Brown (Labour group leader on Melton Borough Council)

Roads Minister, Simon Lightwood MP (second from right) and Dickinson and Morris Ye Olde Pork Shoppe manager Richard Griffiths (extreme right) pictured at the launch event today

Melton Mowbray's Pork Pie Way bypass to open fully to traffic on Monday

The Burton Street car park, one of the assets Melton Borough Council's new contractor will be responsible for

New contractor appointed to maintain and repair council assets in Melton borough
Melton Borough Council has confirmed the appointment of a new contractor to repair and maintain assets such as the car parks, allotments and buildings.
Nick Rennie

Image from Downing Renewable Developments planning documents, via Melton Borough Council.

Decision due on plans for huge solar farm near Melton Mowbray

Ian Sparrow pictured in High Street, Bottesford, where he has been campaigning for four years for a pedestrian crossing

Campaigner frustrated over delays to pedestrian crossing being installed

Edward Argar MP pictured with LOROS representatives during the Hospice UK event in Parliament

COLUMN - Political View with Edward Argar MP

Joe Orson pictured at a wedding with sons Simon (left) and Will, who have both followed him into local politics

Yet another Orson family member celebrates election success

Councillor Margaret Glancy (Independents group leader on Melton Borough Council)

COLUMN - Political View with Councillor Margaret Glancy

Former Melton Borough Council leader Ronan Browne and former cabinet member, Councillor Sarah Cox

New Melton Borough Council leader defends cost of his expanded cabinet

Melton Borough Council's offices

New Melton Borough Council leader announces his cabinet

Councillor Ronan Browne, the new leader of Melton Borough Council

New leader elected by Melton borough councillors

A Melton Mowbray tourist street sign

Partial updates for Melton borough's Local Plan submitted to government

Councillor Pip Allnatt, who has stepped down as Melton Borough Council due to ill health

Melton Borough Council leader steps down from role

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