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Christmas presents don't have to cost anything - you can make them youirself

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Melton Mowbray Tennis Club's poignant Remembrance display

Poignant Remembrance displays created across the Melton Mowbray area

John Ferneley College in Melton Mowbray

John Ferneley headteacher welcomes latest Ofsted rating

Conor Barratt with his beloved 2002 Adriatic blue Jaguar X-Type saloon

Melton classic car enthusiast features in national magazine with beloved Jaguar

A photo from the Allison Homes charity ball in aid of Rainbows

Charity ball raises £20k for Leicestershire children's hospice

Witches join the Waltham Scottish country music dance group

Eight witches join the Waltham Scottish country dancing class for a spooky treat

Darren Bicknell's new cook book in aid of the BEST charity

Cook book with a cricket theme launched to support Vale of Belvoir charity

Melton BID manager James Colclough

£1.2M to be invested into Melton Mowbray after BID contract is renewed

Local air cadets marching in a recent Remembrance Sunday parade in Melton Mowbray

Melton set to honour our armed forces with annual Remembrance parade

The St John's Community Hall in Thorpe End, which hosts a Thursday lunch club

Volunteers sought for free festive lunch for struggling Melton people

From left: W Bro David Alcraft (lodge charity steward), Emily Faulks (clinical lead at Dove Cottage) and W Bro William Hutchison

Vale of Belvoir hospice boosted by donation of thousands of pounds
A hospice in the Vale of Belvoir has received an ‘invaluable’ £4,000 donation courtesy of freemasons based in Melton Mowbray.
Nick Rennie

Village schoolchildren show off their artwork

Village schoolchildren work with Melton artist on impressive art project

Some of the knitted poppies displayed inside All Saints' Church at Asfordby

Hundreds of knitted and crocheted poppies at Asfordby Remembrance festival

The start of the 200th Melton Mowbray Junior Parkrun in Play Close Park

Celebrations as children take part in the 200th Melton Mowbray Junior Parkrun

Last year's Christmas Wreath Festival in St John's Church at Melton Mowbray

Church and new hall to host expanded Christmas wreath festival and craft fair

The restored and extended Goadby Marwood village hall

Historic village hall set to reopen after restoration and extension project

Dick and Dom (aka Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood) pictured at an awards event in London in 2018 (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

TV stars Dick and Dom to turn on the Melton Mowbray Christmas lights

The PETA campaign truck outside the Dickinson and Morris pork pie shop in Melton

Animal activists stage protest outside Melton's iconic pork pie shop

Hudson Sharpe racing his kart

Asfordby Valley family produces yet another track racing star

Managing director Lizzie Bateman (left) and lettings negotiator, Robyn Antcliffe, representing Bentons at the 2026 ESTAS Awards

'Incredibly proud' Melton estate agents celebrate national industry awards

The Starlight Night family event in Waltham.

Starlight Night family event returns to village near Melton this weekend

Attendees at Saturday morning's service in Memorial Gardens, from left: Amanda Fare (WRAF), Rev Nina Austin, Deputy Mayor Helen Cliff, Helen's husband Steven, Nick Pridden (British Legion), Gordon Watts (British Legion), Lyndsay Armer (British Legion), Paul Hing

Service held to officially launch this year's Melton Mowbray Poppy Appeal

Local pianist Thomas Corden

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Melton Mowbray Town Estate's Play Close Park

Town Estate counts the cost of a series of vandal attacks on community assets

The Local Resilience Forum backs a new government campaign to prepare for risks across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Forum welcomes new campaign calling on people to prepare for risks

There are a host of public fireworks events planned across Melton Mowbray area in the first week of November PHOTO Getty Images

Fireworks events to be held throughout the Melton Mowbray area

Wallace & Gromit Lego set

15 Wallace & Gromit gifts to celebrate Aardman's 50th birthday

Emma Mahil,with some of the members of her business networking group which meets in Syston every Wednesday

Village mum's free business networking group helps other parents connect
A Syston mum has launched a free business networking group to help other parents connect, build friendships and support one another, with children welcome to come along.
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American actress Keri Russell in the Elizabeth Saloon at Belvoir Castle during the new season of The Diplomat

Belvoir Castle hosts filming of popular Netflix political thriller

The Frisby scarecrow festival brought a splash of colour to the village

School's first scarecrow festival brings community together at Frisby

The new books published on the history of Melton Mowbray by Peter Smith and David Matthews

New books published about the history of Melton Mowbray

A recent Remembrance Sunday parade passes through Market Place in Melton Mowbray

Town centre streets set to be packed again for Melton Remembrance Sunday parade

New Melton Mowbray Townwarden Ian Neale takes the chain of office from Adrienne Holland, who previously had the role

Ian takes over as Melton Mowbray’s new Townwarden

Staff at Melton Building Society pictured after receiving their Best Charity Partnership win at the MoneyAge Awards

Award for Melton Building Society for its link with local debt charity

Some of the Bowlathon organisers, from left, Hazel Armstrong, Jane May and David Arrmstrong - with Pudsey at McDonald’s in Melton Mowbray PHOTO Paul Warrington

Bowlers prepare to take on another 24-hour challenge for Children In Need

David Tuscarny

Melton man inspired by his mum to play 1,000 golf courses in 1,000 days

Life of a Tommy

Talk to give an insight into life of First World War soldier

Steam & Bean co-owners Robbie and Caroline Stephens

Train station cafe owners have created a unique community in just six months

Performers at the community concert at St Mary's Church, Melton

Community concert raises the roof at Melton's St Mary's Church

Belvoir Big Band performing at Melton Theatre in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

Belvoir Big Band raises £1,500 for cancer charity with Melton Theatre concert

Sixth form student at King Edward VII School in Melton Mowbray pictured in 1977

Appeal for former King Edward VII School students to attend 50-year reunion

A riding flying on the Viking Challenge route this year

Hundreds of cyclists complete Viking Challenge in the Vale of Belvoir

Elizabeth Snow, who has sadly passed away

Popular former Melton teacher's life to be celebrated after her sudden passing

The delicious cakes served up to attendees at the Macmillan coffee morning at The Odd Clock Cafe in Melton Mowbray

Thousands of pounds raised for cancer charity with coffee and cakes gatherings

Poultry pet owners are advised to guard against bird flu

Poultry owners advised to take precautions to protect against bird flu
Poultry pet owners across the Melton area are advised to take precautions ahead of the winter months to help keep their birds safe from the spread of avian influenza.
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Melton Royal British Legion chairman, Nick Pridden (third from left) with former Mayor Siggy Atherton at the launch of last year's local Poppy Appeal

Organisers of Melton's annual Poppy Appeal prepare to launch campaign

Waltham-on-the-Wolds Primary School pupils celebrate winning a competition to celebrate National Magazine Day

Poppy wins £1,000 worth of books and magazines for her village school

Three of the performers at October's community concert to be staged by The Spotlight Theatre Group, from left: Thomas Corden, Belvoir Big Band and Lady Lindy

Local acts to perform in glittering concert at St Mary's Church

Representatives of Dove Cottage Day Hospice and Brockleby's celebrate their special link-up

Dove Cottage celebrates Hospice Care Week by launching link with local piemaker

Syston Knitting Banxy's Aardman characters displayed outside De Montfort Hall

Knitted Banxy promotes concert for Wallace and Gromit's creators

Chloé Videla celebrates her endurance race win with Charles PHOTO IndiePics Photography

Teenage Vale of Belvoir rider celebrates race win on beloved family horse

Pupils and staff at Sherard Primary School celebrate being awarded a Melton In Bloom Gold award

Sherard pupils and staff 'absolutely delighted' to win gardening Gold award

Members of B Company of 156 Battalion pictured at Newport Lodge ahead of their deployment to Arnhem in 1944

Services to be held to remember Melton's wartime paratroopers

Council officials pictured during their rough sleeping sweep of Melton

Council carries out annual rough sleeping check in Melton

Nikola Dolphin-Rowland in hospital with husband Simon

Melton mum's leukaemia battle 28 years after her son had the disease

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