News – Melton Borough Council

Rural Food Hub Network- van delivering bags of food to a village

Rural Food Hub Network to bring food bank provision in rural locations across the borough

Partnering with the Leicester South Foodbank and working with local community venues, Melton Borough Council is creating a Rural Food Hub Network, covering several areas across the borough.

13 February 2024

Council seeking views on garage demand

Melton Borough Council are inviting residents to take part in a new survey to understand the demand for garage rentals in the borough and identify key locations that could benefit from investment and refurbishment.

13 February 2024

Residents urged to apply for free energy efficiency measures – and reduce fuel bills

People living in homes across Leicestershire without mains gas central heating are being encouraged to apply for the Home Upgrade Grant.

12 February 2024

Parkside office with flowers in the foreground

Council sets ambitions for the next 12 years.

Melton Borough Council has set out it’s aims and aspirations for the next 12 years with the approval of a new Corporate Strategy 2024-2036.

09 February 2024

Borough’s 50th Anniversary celebrations will commence with a ‘memory archive’ containing The Millennium Quilt

Melton Borough Council are looking for budding photographers to submit selfies in places of meaning within the borough, to form part of a memory archive which would then be displayed alongside the Millennium Quilt.

02 February 2024

New ‘Taste the Place’ tourism campaign launches

Discover Melton has launched a new tourism campaign "Taste the Place" to showcase some of the best local food and drink in the Rural Capital of Food.

29 January 2024

Flood sign with fire ambulance in the background

Flood-hit residents urged to apply for Government funding

Flood-hit householders and businesses can now apply for Government cash to help them get back on their feet after Storm Henk.

26 January 2024

New long-term draft strategy sets out Council vision for Melton

Melton Borough Council’s new draft Corporate Strategy is on its journey to adoption by the Council.

18 January 2024

Waterfield leisure centre from the right

Residents invited to view plans for Melton leisure facilities

Melton Borough Council and Everyone Active are inviting residents to view the plans for the upcoming investment into the two council owned leisure centres.

17 January 2024

Sheep At The Cattle Market LRSN, MBC And UKSPF Logos

Breakfast and health checks for agricultural sector workers at Melton Livestock Market

Melton Borough Council is encouraging those who work in the agriculture sector to attend a free breakfast at Melton Cattle Market, to find out about the health screening offer that has been allowed to continue thanks to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)

16 January 2024