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The site, outlined in red, earmarked for a planned solar farm on fields at Easthorpe

Councillors to consider controversial solar farm project

Virgin Media O2 will cut up to 2,000 jobs

Virgin Media O2 to cut more than a tenth of UK workforce

Millions of patients in England will be able to get prescriptions for seven common conditions, plus the contraceptive pill and more blood pressure checks, directly from pharmacies under new plans to tackle the GP crisis in the UK.

Pharmacies to offer prescriptions for 7 new conditions amid GP crisis

Pope Francis allows women to vote in bishops’ meeting for first time

landlords may soon be given more power to deal with anti-social tenants

Landlords to be given extra powers to evict ‘anti-social’ tenants

129 Cineworld venues face risk of closure

The 129 Cineworld cinemas at risk as chain struggles to find buyer

Full list of places that will see a council tax increase in April 2023

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

Leading UK vet calls for outright ban on owning dogs with cropped ears

British passport prices are set to rise next month

Passport application fees to increase next month

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

The bill will introduce serious punishment for disruptive protestors

The Penman Spicer Community Hall, in Park Lane, Melton, which could be redeveloped into apartments GOOGLE STREET VIEW EMN-211223-120752001

Plans to convert Melton town centre community building into apartments

The vacant Carphone Warehouse unit, to the right, at the Scalford Road Shopping Park, which could be occupied by a Papa John's pizza takeaway EMN-210730-105242001

Takeaway planned in vacant Melton town centre unit

The gardens site where the care home and extra care apartments are planned at Pera Business Park EMN-210727-145556001

Plans for dementia care home on gardens at Melton business park

The proposed conversion of Melton's central ring road to a one-way highway in the interim transport strategy for Melton Mowbray EMN-210721-125132001

Verdict on proposed Melton one-way route

Households warned they will need up to 7 bins each as part of major rubbish coll...

Many supermarkets are encouraging card payments (Photo: Shutterstock)

Latest rules on cash payments at UK supermarkets - including Asda, Tesco and Sai...

Latest farming news EMN-200910-133248001

Plans approved for livestock building for 4,000 pigs near Melton

Energy firms could get powers to cut off EV charging at peak times

A national lockdown has not been ruled out, as Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it could be imposed as the “last line of defence" (Photo: Shutterstock)

Experts are recommending a 2 week national lockdown to coincide with October sch...

The Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir Surgery EMN-200209-123640001

Proposals to close down village medical surgery

Rugby swiftly followed football's example on Tuesday by suspending all professional and grassroots activity EMN-200318-120841002

Syston are champions but it’s relegation for Mowbray RFC

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Plans for 82 new homes on site of former Vale of Belvoir cheese factory

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Proposals for up to 70 new houses in Asfordby refused by Melton Council planners

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County council consults Melton people as it looks to save millions of pounds on ...

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Proposals for £83m eastern relief road for Melton are backed by county council'...

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Brooksby and Wymeswold sites proposed to be extended as part of Leicestershire M...

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Proposals for £83m eastern relief road for Melton could be set to move forward
Proposals for an £83 million eastern relief road in Melton, to ease congestion, could benefit the economy by £102m per year claim county highways bosses.

Representatives of Eye Kettleby Lakes received a Gold Award for 'best holiday park' at the 2015 Leicester and Leicestershire Excellence in Tourism Awards EMN-160402-175730001

Proposals unveiled to extend tourism enterprise at Eye Kettleby Lakes with new t...

The former Millway Foods site in Harby EMN-160129-114538001

Proposals to build up to 53 homes at derelict former cheese factory site in Harb...