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A major food manufacturing company has been fined £594,000 following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), after an employee and their colleague suffered scald injuries when they were carrying out maintenance work on steam pipework in the company’s factory in Melton Mowbray. The two men were working at the Kettleby Foods factory in Leicester Road which is operated by Samworth Brothers when they were scalded by hot water from the pipework. The HSE said the

A major Melton road will be closed overnight for 6 nights to allow for carriageway patching works to take place. Scalford Road will be closed from the Norman Way junction to Clark Drive between 20:00 and 06:00 for six weeknights from tomorrow (Wednesday). Signs appeared today advising of the closure. Photo: NEMM A spokesperson for Leicestershire County Council who granted the permit said workers would manage residential and emergency access to neighbouring streets. The spokes

Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service remain at the scene of a warehouse fire overnight which stored chemicals. At its height 10 fire engines, 2 aerial ladders and a water carrier were at the incident on Dalby Road in Melton. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service said: "We were called to a warehouse fire at Anglo Adhesives on Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray at 20:13 yesterday evening (07/09/2026). 10 fire appliances plus our aerial ladder and turntable ladder pla

Firefighters from across Leicestershire & Rutland are battling a large fire at a unit on Melton's former airfield site in Dalby Road. Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service said they have 10 fire engines, 2 aerial ladder platforms and a water carrier in attendance at the fire which is a warehouse on the former airfield site. Crews from multiple stations are in attendance including Melton, Birstall, Billesdon, Central and Eastern stations. More than 10 fire engines are currently

Signs have appeared overnight inside Melton's TG Jones store in Market Place confirming it's to close as part of the group's wider restructure plans. TG Jones, previously known as WH Smith before its rebranding last year, currently operates more than 450 stores with 4,700 staff mostly in the UK. Signs appeared in the shop window on Monday night saying 'everything must go' and that the store will be closing down. It was announced last month that the restructure had been given

A man is in hospital with serious injuries following a collision with a bus earlier today in Melton Road, Queniborough. Officers were called at 3.37pm to the area, near the junction with Marsden Avenue. East Midlands Ambulance Service were also in attendance. A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: “The male pedestrian, who is in his 80s, has been taken to hospital where he currently remains with serious injuries. The man’s next of kin have been informed and support is bei

Melton Mowbray Town Estate has confirmed that tonight's cinema night and tomorrow's 'Reggae Pon De Park' events have been cancelled in a post on social media. In a statement while they say they cannot share any more information at this time they cite 'third party supplier issues' as the reason for cancellation. They wrote: "We are very sorry to announce that, due to escalating third-party supplier issues, we have had to cancel this afternoon’s Cinema Night (The Minecraft Movi

An emergency alert has been sent to millions of mobile phones across the UK warning of a serious wildfire risk. It comes as hot weather continues to cause problems up and down the country with severe fires and some emergency services declaring major incidents. The warning issued by the Government just after 7pm advises that there a high risk of wildfires nationally. It went on to say: “Residents, landowners and visitors should not undertake any activity that could start a fir

A Melton woman is due to appear in court over alleged harassment charges. 47-year-old Roma Frisby will appear before magistrates charged with one count of harassment without violence. Frisby, of Dalby Road, Melton will appear before Leicester Magistrates Court on 28th August. A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: “Roma Frisby, 47, of Dalby Road, Melton, has been charged with one count of harassment without violence. The charge relates to an allegation of messages of a th

The former leader of Melton Borough Council, Pip Alnatt, has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman. Leicestershire Police confirmed that Philip Allnatt, from Melton Mowbray, was charged with one count of sexual assault today (Friday), in relation to an alleged incident in February 2026. Former Council Leader Pip Allnatt will appear in court next month. Photo: Melton Borough Council The 76-year-old also faces a charge of alleged harassment without violence between Dece

Firefighters are currently tackling a wildfire just off Burton Road in Melton. Fire Control received a call at 13:04 to reports of a grass fire. It comes as hot weather continues to hit the UK creating tough conditions for fire crews. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service said there were currently five appliances and a water carrier at the scene. Firefighters are working to get the wild fire under control. Photo: NEMM Fire appiances have from Lincolnshire Fi

Both fire appliances from Melton Fire Station were mobilised to a car fire this morning in Nether Broughton. Fire Control received a call at 8:40am stating a car was on fire on Nottingham Road just outside the village. Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service said that both appliances from Melton station attended the incident which had spread to a nearby field. A spokesperson said: "Crews tackled the burning car on arrival, along with pockets of fire that had spread to a neighbou

Leicestershire Police are appealing for dashcam footage after a woman in her 60s died following a road traffic collision in Kirby Bellars this morning (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to the A607 Leicester Road at 10.45am following a report of a collision between the junctions with Thorpe Satchville Road and Kirby Road. It was reported that the collision involved a blue Volkswagen Amarok pickup and a blue Hyundai i10. The driver of the Hyundai – a woman in her 60s

Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service has been fighting a major blaze at a recycling centre this afternoon (Monday). Ten fire engines raced to the scene on Gretton Brook Road, Earlstrees Industrial Estate in Corby, after being called shortly before 2pm (August 10). The smoke could been seen for miles around including here in Melton, more than 20 miles away, with a huge plume of smoke being visible on the horizon. The smoke visible from the Scalford Road section of Pork Pie

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a motorcyclist was found on the A607 near Denton. A Lincolnshire Police spokesperson said: “We are appealing for witnesses and information following a collision in which a 44-year-old male motorcyclist sadly lost his life.” The man was discovered on Friday morning (August 7th) on the A607, just outside Denton, and was sadly pounced dead at the scene, after what was believed to be a collision that involved only his motor

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward after a pedestrian was seriously injured in Melton Mowbray yesterday (Thursday 6 August). Police were called to Leicester Road, close to the junction with Dalby Road just before 4pm following a report of a collision involving a red tractor which was towing a trailer and a pedestrian. It was reported the tractor had also collided with a white Toyota Proace van which was behind it following the c

Performers who were booked for the cancelled 'Country On The Eye' music festival in Melton say they still haven't been paid their agreed fees and travel expenses by organisers despite signed contracts in place. The festival, organised by Melton Mowbray Town Estate (MMTE), had been scheduled for 12th and 13th June 2026 at Play Close Park in Melton Mowbray. However, artists say they were informed by a third party Talent Co-Ordinator on 14th May that the event would not go ahea

Firefighters are still working to fully extinguish a large compost fire in Welby, just outside Melton. The fire has been burning for more than two weeks while crews work strategically to manage the incident and say they are making steady progress. Crews are are spreading out the pile to reduce the temperature. Photo: Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service confirmed this afternoon (Thursday) that they still have one applian

Detectives from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses to come forward after two motorcyclists died near Melton on Sunday morning. Police were called to a stretch of the B676 Saxby Road between Melton and Saxby just after 8am. It was reported there had been a collision involving two motorcycles – a grey Yamaha MT-10 MTN1000 and a black Honda CBR 1000 RF – and a white Audi A4. Leicestershire Police attended the incident alongside the East Midlands

Residents of a street in Waltham-On-The-Wolds near Melton have been left with little to no water for 12 days following a water leak nearby. Some people living in Mere Road resorted to asking a private contractor to help locate the issue after they felt they were getting no where with authorities. A relative of one of the homeowners, who didn't want to be named, said: "A man has been today and reckons he knows where it is, but he's got to get the contract from the council to d