It was confirmed yesterday (Thursday) during a Ministerial preview of the North East Melton Mowbray Distributor Road that the new 4.4 mile route will open fully to traffic on Monday morning (18th May). The question remains around the southern part of the route and whether we'll need to wait another 60+ years for this section to be built or if plans are underway to find some money. The current section, now formally named 'Pork Pie Way', has cost double the initial estimate and

The new £131m Melton Mowbray Distributor Road reached a major milestone today (14th May) as its name was unveiled and the scheme officially marked complete at a preview event attended by Roads Minister Simon Lightwood MP. The road will officially be open on Monday morning following years of work by the County Council and contractors to deliver the scheme. Chosen by local residents in a decisive public vote, Leicestershire County Council’s road will be known as Pork Pie Way.

The centre of Melton Mowbray is set to come alive again this weekend as the highly popular 1940s event returns to the town. Around 15,000 visitors attend the weekend last year and organisers are anticipating the same number this year, if not more, as the event returns this Saturday and Sunday (9th/10th May). The event attracts visitors from across the Borough of Melton as well as further afield with visitors last year coming from as far as Norfolk to visit the event. The very

A new Leader of Melton Borough Council has been elected tonight (Tuesday) at an Extraordinary Meeting of Council. Councillors formally appointed Councillor Ronan Browne as Leader of Melton Borough Council, in line with the Council’s constitutional arrangements. The appointment follows the resignation of Councillor Pip Allnatt earlier this month. Councillor Browne, who is leader of the Conservative Group, was nominated and elected by Council. Following his appointment, Cllr

A shortlist of names for the new distributor road have been released by Leicestershire County Council. The new North and East Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (NEMMDR) is a 4.5-mile-long route designed to divert traffic away from Melton’s busy town centre. Over 10 years in the making, it’s the council’s biggest ever road project to date. An aerial view of Saxby Road during the works. Photo: NEMM Soon to open to the public (in May 2026), we’re asking for your help to choose the

Motorists are being advised to avoid Cold Overton Road near Langham following a fire at a residential property. Firefighters were called to the blaze just after 10am this morning (Friday) to a domestic dwelling consisting of two floors fully involved in fire. Multiple resources have been sent to the scene with six fire engines tackling the blaze alongside the Aerial Ladder Platfform. Five fire appliances are currently at the scene. Photo: NEMM File Photo A spokesperson for Le

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) has today published the report on the future of maternity services at St Mary’s Birth Centre in Melton Mowbray following engagement with women, families and staff. Births and inpatient postnatal care at St Mary’s have been paused since July 2025 due to very low birth numbers and fragile staffing, according to the report, which meant safe 24/7 midwifery cover could not be maintained. The report outlines the

A teenage girl has been taken to hospital after becoming injured at a local school. Police and the East Midlands Ambulance Service attended John Ferneley College in Scalford Road, Melton at lunchtime on Wednesday afternoon. Police have confirmed a third party was not involved. Photo: File Image A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: " "Just after 12.45pm police were called to a school in Scalford Road, Melton, following a report a teenage girl was injured. "Officers atten

Plans affecting four specialist nurseries in Leicestershire will not go ahead following significant feedback from a recent consultation. The Reform UK-led cabinet announced last month it wanted to fund more places for youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream nurseries in a bid to provide all families with options nearer their homes and to save money. The proposals were meant with an angry reaction from locals, parents and staff. Leices

Leicestershire Police have issued an update on why a main road in to Melton was closed last night (Sunday). Police posted a social media update around 20:41 on Sunday evening stating that Leicester Road was closed in both directions around the Samworth Brothers factory with no access in to Melton. It's understood the road re-opened to traffic around 22:30 last night. The road was closed from Leicester Road Industrial Estate to Samworth Way with no access from either direction

A Melton supermarket has been evacuated this afternoon (Friday) following reports of a fire inside the store. Sainsburys in Nottingham Road, which is also home to Starbucks and Argos, was evacuated just after 3pm on Friday afternoon following reports of a fire inside. Firefighters have been seen tackling flames coming from what appears to be an extraction unit on the roof. Firefighters were seen working on the roof during the incident. Photo: NEMM A spokesperson for Leicester

The beloved Melton Theatre site on Asfordby Road in Melton has been listed on the open market after its owners say they hadn't received any proposals which could rescue the site. The site has been listed on the open market by FHP Property Consultants who openly admit in the marketing campaign that they expect interest from developers 'to demolish the main buildings to create a development site'. The Nottingham and Birmingham-based consultancy, led by David Hargreaves, is pres

A major Melton road is due to close for up to 7 days forcing HGV drivers to face a 32 mile diversion despite the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road opening in a few months time. The B676 Saxby Road will close on 23rd February for 7 days while Severn Trent Water install a new water pipe. The news has been met with frustration from local people as businesses in the area will face a 32 mile diversion via the A1 for lorries to approach from the opposite side. The Melton Mowbray Dist

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is to investigate several officers and staff at two police forces over their response to safeguarding concerns at a summer camp where children were given sweets laced with tranquilliser. Eight children and one adult fell ill at the camp in Stathern Lodge, Leicestershire, in July last year. On Friday 76-year-old Jon Ruben was sentenced to 23 years and 10 months imprisonment at Leicester Crown Court. It's been confirmed this morn

Jon Ruben the man who has previously admitted drugging and abusing children at a summer camp in the Vale of Belvoir has admitted drugging his Wife. The 76-year-old from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire was arrested last July after eight chlidren and one adult fell ill at Stathern Lodge last Summer. During a short hearing today at Leicester Crown Court the retired vet and primary school teacher admitted drugging his Wife. Stathern Ldoge pictured during the investigation. Inset,

Santander has today announced plans to close 44 branches as it continues to transform its branch network in response to changing customer behaviour. Closing branches will be replaced by Community Bankers, operating either from a Santander Local or, where required, a Banking Hub, to provide ongoing face-to-face support for communities. It's been confirmed that Melton's Nottingham Street branch will close on 29th April 2026 in another blow to the town centre. Following the cha

Police are searching for the driver of a car who refused to stop in Oakham earlier today and later hit a police officer. The incident happened in the area of High Street in Oakham on Monday afternoon after two police officers on foot patrol approached the car to speak to the driver who was parked illegally. The car was then driven off towards the officers causing one to mount the bonnet. A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “At 3.12pm today (Monday 26 January), two

Finishing touches are now being made to Melton’s new distributor road ahead of its opening later this year. The final stages include planting hundreds of saplings through a £1.2 million biodiversity project, alongside completing local walking and cycling paths around the route. English oak, field maple, beech and lime, are some of the species of trees that have already been planted on the site, with some already up to two metres tall, which will help the new road blend in

Two brothers who targeted homes in Melton as well as across the East Midlands and Wales, stealing cars, cash and jewellery, have been jailed for a combined total of more than 12 years thanks to collaborative working across several police forces. Daniel Casey – known as Danny – was linked to scores of burglaries between October 2024 and January 2025, while his younger sibling Terrence Casey was linked to several incidents in January and February 2025. The first offences commit

Two police officers based in Melton have been praised for their actions after rescuing an elderly man from his flooded front room while out on patrol last year. PC Dan Daley and Sergeant Jon Martin were on patrol when a storm and significant rainfall led to the worse flooding Bottesford had seen in recent history. The officers were responding to a call from a neighbour of an elderly gentleman with dementia who was confused and trapped in his house due to flooding. He was sat

Two people have been charged with possession with intent to supply Class B and Class A drugs following a warrant being issued at an address in Melton. Officers from Melton Neighbourhood Priority, Safer Streets and Town North Dedicated Neighbourhood Teams attended a property in Melton on 8th January following intelligence received that the property was being used in the supply of controlled drugs. Two people were arrested from the address on suspicion of Possession with Intent

The Met Office has issued an upgraded weather warning for the East Midlands which comes in to effect on Thursday night. A yellow warning was already in place for our area coming in to place on Thursday evening from 8pm onwards but a ne w amber alert has been issued which could see Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire hit with heavy snow, associated with Storm Goretti, and it's likely to lead to disruption and dangerous travelling conditions Thursday night into Friday. Forecast

Melton Borough Council has this afternoon (Tuesday) confirmed that initial site investigations have been completed and the project to replace a broken bridge in Melton Country Park is on schedule. The bridge was severely damaged during the severe flooding and heavy rainfall in January 2025 and has been out of action ever since. Melton Borough Council confirmed back in October that Engineers from Danaher and Walsh have been carrying out investigation works by the bridge which

Police have confirmed that a helicopter seen above the Melton area yesterday was being used to locate a suspect who fled after reports of a vehicle being damaged in Stoughton in the Harborough District. The helicopter was spotted in the Burton Road area around 3pm on Sunday afternoon and was in the area for about 10 minutes before moving on. A spokesperson for the National Police Air Service (NPAS) who operate the aircraft on behalf of UK police forces said: " At 1448hrs on 4

A decision on the future of St Mary’s Birth Centre in Melton will not be made until early 2026, after health commissioners announced a new review into the impact of the ongoing pause in births. Births and postnatal inpatient services at the centre were paused in July last year after University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) raised safety concerns linked to staffing pressures and low birth numbers. It' s been confirmed that the pause remains in place while work continues to dete

Police are appealing for witnesses and any dash cam footage after a serious collision involving two cars near Normanton-on-the-Wolds on Saturday. The incident, which involved a Vauxhall Astra and a Vauxhall Mokka, happened on the A606 Melton Road around 8.20pm yesterday evening (Saturday 27th December 2025). Nottinghamshire Police say that the driver of the Astra, a 26-year-old man, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving and driving while unfit through dr

The families of two of the three women who died in a collision on the A46 have paid tribute to them. They died following a single-vehicle collision on the A46 in the early hours of Saturday 13th December. Neeru Patel, 42 and Bhamini Karsan, 42, from Leicester, died after the blue BMW 5 series they were travelling in left the citybound carriageway between Thrussington and Sileby. Neeru and Bhamini who died in the collision. Photo: Leicestershire Police Another woman also died

Melton Theatre has said all 2026 shows will go ahead despite plans by Loughborough College Group to sell off the site. The Theatre have been announcing new shows and advertising current ones for sale and said the best way to show support for the theatre is to buy tickets. They said: " We are up for sale, that doesn't mean we are closing. All 2026 shows will happen." It comes after Loughborough Co llege Group announced plans to sell off the Asfordby Road site including Melton

An Army Sergeant based in Melton has told how she is following in her family's military tradition. Paige Eagle grew up in an Army family and moved around the world, following her dad’s deployments. After working as a civilian veterinary nurse, the 34-year-old made the big decision to join the Royal Army Veterinary Corps – and she hasn’t looked back since. With her grandad and great grandad, also serving, it was no surprise when she decided to follow suit. Paige in action in C

A 37-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after three people died after the car they were travelling in left the road on the A46 in Leicestershire. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle collision on the Southbound carriageway near to Ratcliffe College at just after 1am on Saturday morning. The city bound carriageway remains closed on Saturday night between A6006 Asfordby and A607 Syston and is expected to be so un

A major road remains closed due to a traffic incident in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). The A46 is closed southbound between the A6006 (Asfordby) and the A607 (East Goscote) near Leicester due to a collision involving one car. Emergency services have been on scene since shortly after 1am, with Leicestershire Police leading a detailed collision investigation supported by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and other responders. One of the closure points at the.

Firefighters tackled a kitchen fire at a property in Melton last night (Thursday) which is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault. Fire Control received a call at 19:20 last night to reports of a residential property fire on Willoughby Close in Melton. Two fire appliances from Melton Fire & Rescue Station were mobilised to the incident. Fire crews in Wiloughby Close, Melton on Thursday night. Photo: NEMM A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service sai

The MP for Melton & Syston has suggested that the suggestions that the proposed Stock Yard event could replace Melton Theatre are 'not a realistic alternative for the fantastic current provision'. It comes after Loughborough College Group announced plans to sell the Melton site earlier this month after it declined three offers on the table by local groups and organisations including one from the Discovery Trust to turn the site in to a post-16 SEND education facility. Mr Arg

The cabinet of Melton Borough Council will meet next week to discuss a review of design, procurement and operational plans of the proposed 'Stockyard redevelopment project. In an update issued this morning (Wednesday) Melton Borough Council said the whole project aims to transform the Stockyard at Melton Cattle Market into a regional destination for food, drink, markets, and cultural experiences. The current progress, and proposals to enlarge the project are to be presented t

The future of Melton Theatre has been dealt a devastating blow this morning (Friday) as the owner has confirmed they intend to sell the site. Loughborough College Group announced on Friday morning that it intends to sell its Melton site following the closure of a consultation period. Whilst the group say they received three proposals, none had the financial backing that would allow the site to operate as a viable, sustainable venture according to the group. In a statement iss

A man who admitted lacing sweets with tranquilliser before going on to abuse two boys at a Leicestershire Summer Camp will be sentenced next year. 76-year-old Jon Ruben from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire was arrested when eight children and one adult fell ill at a summer camp being held at Stathern Lodge, near Melton, in July of this year. Ruben had already admitted 17 offences at a previous hearing including 8 counts of willful ill treatment of eight seperate children , one

Organisers of the Christmas Market in Melton Mowbray at the weekend have hailed it a 'resounding success' as they quote 50,000 visitors attending across the weekend. There were over 120 stalls on hand selling everything from handmade crafts to sweet treats and homemade bakes and Christmas products. Record numbers of visitors attended the Melton Mowbray Victorian Fair, with over 50,000 visits across the three days. Melton BID, which monitors visitor footfall to the town, recor

The upcoming Christmas celebrations in Melton are a great time to support local businesses according to Melton Borough Council. Details of the full Christmas schedule have been released and it all stars on Friday 28th November in the town centre with the annual Christmas Light Switch On event, this year bringing back the victorian theme to the event. A theme which has proved extremely popular in previous years. Melton's light switch on will take place on Friday 28th November.

Planners at Melton Borough Council have received an application to turn the car park of a former print distributor in to a 'hand car wash'. The application was received by officials on 1st September for 1 Norman Way on the corner of Scalford Road and Norman Way and has already generated more than 40 objections on the planning website. A 'design access statement' on the planning portal states that "it supports a planning application for the installation of a new car wash facil

A 76-year-old man has pleaded guilty to poisoning children with sedative-laced sweets and sexually assaulting them at a summer camp in Stathern. Jon Ruben of Ruddington in Nottinghamshire was arrested after eight children and one adult fell ill at Stathern Lodge in July of this year. An aerial view of Stathern Lodge during the investigation. Photo: NEMM Ruben appeared in the dock at Leicester Crown Court today (Friday) and pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges. However, he

Loughborough College Group has announced plans in partnership with Melton Borough Council to explore opportunities to develop a Cultural Hub at The Stockyard following a recent public consultation on the future of Melton Theatre. Loughborough College Group invited views from the public on the future of Melton Theatre from 3 rd to 31 st October, which covered the teaching provision at Melton, and the ownership of the wider campus, which includes Melton Library. The College G

A team of contractors from Melton's distributor road have helped transform a local charity shop's car park with help from their project delivery partners. GallifordTry along with their delivery partners Holcim, Collins, Martin TME and D&W worked together on the site at The Hanger in Scalford Road which raises money for the Air Ambulance Service. The car park on the Scalford Road site has been in a state of repair for a while now with pot holes and uneven road surfaces and was

A local fireworks event has been flooded with complaints after people queued more than an hour to get in with some saying the event was 'dangerous' and children were 'crying all over the place'. The event at Belvoir Castle, near Melton, was flooded with complaints after visitors accused the organisers of being more interested in selling tickets than public safety. One event atendee said they would recommend it as 'case study for event managent students on what not to do." Th

Police are appealing for information after a pedestrian was seriously injured following a non-stop collision in Melton Mowbray. The incident happened at around 3.40pm on Sunday 2nd November on Kirby Lane and involved a pedestrian and a vehicle, believed to be a small beige car, which failed to stop at the scene. The collision occurred close to the junction with Kirby Road. The pedestrian, a man in his sixties, was left injured and later found by a man, driving a white deliver

A major operation is about to get underway to remove a non-native fish species from Melton Country Park. Fencing and pipework has been installed at the dam as well as the bottom lake as the work is about to get underway. Topmouth gudgeon are small freshwater fish native to Asia and are highly territorial. Recognised as harmful to the environment, the Environment Agency has an active programme of eradication. Introduced as an ornamental species with subsequent escapes into nat

Construction of the much anticipated Stockyard Development on Scalford Road will not start until at least Summer 2026, it has been confirmed. The Leader of Melton Borough Council has confirmed construction of Melton's Stockyard project will begin in July 2026, almost a year later than planned. Site hoarding and fencing was originally erected on the site back in March 2025 for work to begin this Spring but has since been removed due to the delay in the project starting. NEMM t

Melton's Poundland store has today, Friday, started a clearance sale of the stock as the store is set to close. Poundland took over the closed Wilko store in Nottingham Street in October 2023. Last month Poundland brought its main 68-store closure programme to a conclusion, closing 57 stores by 28th September, and placing a further 11 closures on hold. Nevertheless, in time Poundland still expects to operate a network of around 650-700 stores compared to c800 at the beginning

Members of the public are being urged to avoid Burton Street this morning while crews tackle a fire in a restaurant. Leicestershire Fire...

The future of Melton Theatre and the site its located on are again under threat after a public consultation has been opened to try and find investors or owners. A public consultation was launched this afternoon (Friday) by the new owners, Loughborough College Group, following a merger of them and SMB College Group earlier this year. Site consultation is now open and they are interested to hear from people who would like to buy the Theatre business and the buildings (college,

Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a cash machine was ripped from a wall of a shop in Cropwell Bishop overnight....