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Leicester County Council's Glenfield HQ

Uncertainty over potential coalitions at County Hall after leader’s resignation

Dog looking over the proposed holiday village site near Tilton on the Hill

Plans submitted for holiday village described by objectors as a 'monstrosity'

Melton Borough Council's Parkside offices

Residents and business owners urged to have a say on update to Local Plan

Councillor Dan Harrison, who has quit as Leicestershire County Council leader

County council leader quits following leaked comments to party colleagues

Leicester Crown Court IMAGE: Google StreetView

Trial date set for former council leader accused of sexual assault

Leicestershire county councillor Andrew Innes (Reform UK)

Political View with Leicestershire county councillor Andrew Innes (Reform UK)

Melton Borough Council leader Ronan Browne

Melton council leader welcomes plan for new Mayoral authority in Leicestershire

Councillor Hamilton-Gray with the pothole machine being trialled

Council trials pothole repair machine on Leicestershire's roads

The approved plan for councils restructure for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland which has now been withdrawn

Controversial plan for Leicestershire and Rutland councils restructure withdrawn

Council leader Dan Harrison (CREDIT: LDRS)

County council leader faces pressure to step down after a vote on his leadership

Joseph Boam, Whitwick Reform candidate. Credit: LDRS

Council worker resigned due to the way she was ‘treated’ by Reform councillors
A former council worker quit her post due to the way she was “treated and spoken to” by members of the Reform administration after they were elected.
Chris Harper

Brockleby's have linked with Dove Cottage Day Hospice

COLUMN - Political View with Edward Argar MP

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

A computer image of what the new Leicestershire special school will look like

New £30M Leicestershire special school approved by council

Police want to clamp down on anti-social behaviour in Melton town centre

Police step up patrols after spike in anti-social behaviour in town centre

Councillor Adam Tilbury at one of Leicestershire's new ReHome Zones

Residents invited to drop off quality unwanted items at county tips for reuse

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

Councillor Andrew Hamilton-Gray with a FoxConnect bus used by Leicestershire County Council to plug gaps in the bus service network

New trial bus service to operate for people living in the Bottesford area

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Padel centre applies for licence to sell alcohol

The closure sign on St Mary's Way, Melton - traffic flow has been reversed during the overnight second phase of work on Norman Way

Second phase of work begins on Melton Mowbray's inner ring road

County councillor Adam Tilbury allocating Floodsax materials as part of the flood-prevention scheme to Blaby parish councillor Sue Jordan

Leicestershire communities receive flood prevention equipment

Melton Mowbray town centre

COLUMN - Political View with Melton Borough Council leader Ronan Browne

Leicestershire County Council is planning major improvement works at four of its tips

Residents given advanced warning of temporary closure of Melton waste site

Leicestershire County Council's Glenfield HQ

Leicestershire residents and businesses urged to give views on county priorities

Gretton Court in Melton Mowbray

Residents escape injury after fire at Melton Mowbray retirement complex

The Steam & Bean coffee shop at Melton Mowbray Railway Station

Railway station coffee shop applies to serve alcohol

Work taking place this week to remove the junction at Queniborough Image: Councillor James Poland.

Buses to return to village after new junction found to be unusable

Work taking place this week to remove the junction at Queniborough Image: Councillor James Poland.

Buses to return to village after new junction found to be unusable
A newly-installed pedestrian island is to be removed from a village junction after it was found to be too narrow for buses to get through.
Caitlin James

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

Melton Borough Council's Parkside HQ

Political View with Councillor Leigh Higgins (Independent)

The Stockyard on the Melton Mowbray livestock market site

Melton ChocFest event cancelled due to Stockyard development work

Edward Argar, MP for Melton & Syston

COLUMN - Edward Argar, MP for Melton & Syston

The application has been submitted to Harborough District Council for a premise in Tilton On The Hill. (Image: Google).

Children’s home approved despite 'no school for 26 years' claims

Leicester Magistrates' Court on Pocklingtons Walk. Image by LDRS.

Former parish councillor in court for prison letter

The new junction at Queniborough which has led Arriva to suspend its bus services

Anger over village's new road junction which prevents buses getting through

MADMAC founder Amanda Heath

COLUMN - Money Matters with MADMAC founder Amanda Heath

Melton's St Mary's Way car park, where 15 new disabled parking spaces could be created IMAGE Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Councillors consider providing more disabled parking places in Melton

The St Mary's Way bus terminal in Melton Mowbray

Free Saturday bus travel to start for Melton Mowbray passengers

Melton Borough Council chair, Councillor Chris Evans (right), and former chair, Councillor Allen Thwaites

Melton councillors could soon be bypassed over most planning decisions

Previous winners in the Let's Get Moving Melton Awards

Make your nominations for the Let's Get Moving Melton Awards

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

The section of Norman Way in Melton Mowbray which will be closed from October 19 to 31 Image: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Major town centre route to be closed to traffic for nearly a month
A major town centre route in Melton Mowbray will be closed overnight for roadworks for 27 days from early next month.
Nick Rennie

MPs and councillors outside 10 Downing Street with their petition (CREDIT: DR LUKE EVANS MP)

MPs and councillors hand in 40,000-name petition to Downing Street

The Mayor opens Frisby CofE Primary School's new pond and forest school area

Mayor of Melton opens primary school's impressive new outdoor learning space

An aerial shot of the former B&H Midland Services building and its car park to the rear PHOTO: Melton and around from ABOVE Steely DRONE

Controversial car wash plan blocked again at Melton Mowbray town centre car park

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

Leicester Magistrates Court

Former council leader denies sexually assaulting a woman

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

From left, Edward Argar MP, Syston Ridgeway county councillot Simon Bradshaw, Syston Fosse county councillor James Poland and Thurmaston county county Brenda Seaton at a County Hall protest in August against plans for local government reorganisation

COLUMN - Melton & Syston MP, Edward Argar

The Thorpe Road cemetery at Melton Mowbray

Councillors approve plans to remove footpaths to make more room at graveyard

An RNLI crew on a mission in rough seas on the UK coast

Landlocked Melton and Rutland residents continue to support lifeboat charity

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