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Labor feared the worst in the battle of the ’burbs – and discontent lingers on Melbourne’s outskirts

Seats such as Hawke in Victoria and Werriwa in NSW are prime targets for Peter Dutton’s outer suburban strategy. But Labor believes it can weather the storm

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Victoria’s premier unveils new housing targets for construction of 2.5m new homes by 2051

Jacinta Allan reveals Geelong will be set highest target for new homes, with City of Melbourne and Melton second and third

The Guardian - AU

Meet Melton, officially part of Melbourne, but crying out for city services

Incorporating the north-western outlier made Melbourne technically the biggest city in Australia. But residents say they are still treated as country cousins when it comes to funding health and transport

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Residents of 'UK's unhappiest place' defend their neighbourhood as it 'has potential'

People living in Melton, Leicestershire, disagreed with an Office for National Statistics survey which ranked the borough as the most unhappy place in the UK - and said the area has potential

Daily Mirror

Melbourne is officially Australia’s biggest city after overtaking Sydney ‘on a technicality’

Data suggests Melbourne has nearly 19,000 more citizens than Sydney

The Independent UK

Massive 'sonic boom' caused by 'military jet' heard for miles across UK

Leicestershire fire control confirmed that the boom was heard across in Leicester as well as fire stations in Market Harborough and Melton.

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£23 million Levelling Up funding for Melton and Rutland

Some money will be used for a virtual display of Roman mosaic discovered near Rutland Water a couple of years ago

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Doncaster site closure for Amazon as East Yorkshire plans appear to remain on track

Old site in the city to be absorbed by iPort megasheds as Melton operations continue

Birmingham Post

Springbourne Homes set to start work on 29 luxury homes near Melton Mowbray in the New Year

Chairman Adrian Burr says 'lot of negativity in the construction industry.... but there's none of that here at Springbourne'

Birmingham Post

Discontent in Melbourne’s west is seeing Labor’s rivals getting ready to shake the party’s stronghold

Liberal and independent candidates are united in accusing the government of neglecting the region and its infrastructure

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Hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for growth areas not allocated, despite huge demand

Despite residents complaining of an infrastructure drought, key pockets in Melbourne's growth corridors are concerned that more than $300 million of funding dedicated to making their lives better is sitting untapped.

ABC News

Melton residents share their hopes and concerns ahead of November's state election

Labor, the Coalition and independents are all hopeful of picking up seats in suburbs like Melton, where many residents say they've felt neglected by major parties for decades.

ABC News

As Labor's safe status in Melbourne's west slips, independents are eyeing off 'neglected' communities

Melbourne's outer west has been safe Labor territory for generations, but there is growing unease among government strategists about how the Victorian election will play out in places like Melton, Point Cook and Werribee.

ABC News

Latest on work rebuilding fire-damaged pub co-owned by England cricketer Stuart Broad

The Tap & Run in Upper Broughton, Near Melton in Leicestershire, was gutted by the blaze back in June

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It’s getting hard to find a GP – these doctors explain why

Doctors say staff shortages and unsustainable funding arrangements are making it harder for patients to receive the care they need.

Birmingham Post

Plans for green energy 'multiplex' at Melton gain momentum as Transwaste's third decade dawns

Household recycling to industrial-scale operation has been toasted with charity donations to mark significant year

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Melbourne’s western suburbs need real solutions, not an anti-trans culture war

The preselection of religious conservative Moira Deeming shows the Victorian Liberals are out of touch with Melbourne’s west

ABC News

Man arrested after police chase in Melton, in Melbourne's west

Footage shows the vehicle driving at high speeds over roundabouts and on the wrong side of the road, before being rammed by a police car.

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Barratt Homes launches first properties at 199-home Melton Mowbray development

The Coalville-based housebuilder is developing a selection of two, three and four-bedroom homes

Nottingham Post

Boy hospitalised after falling from car on busy main road in Melton Mowbray

Police have released a statement

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Victoria's population shrank by almost 45,000 at pandemic's height

Almost 45,000 people left Victoria at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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