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Full list of 97 Somerset roads which will made better for drivers this summer
The full list of roads across the county which will be surface dressed
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Prankster swaps Somerset town signs with French and Spanish ones
Let us know what you think. Do you see the funny side or is it an extra cost local authorities could do without?
Somerset Funeral Notices as heartfelt tributes paid to 28 loved ones
Tributes have been paid to much-loved family members
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Independent boujee Somerset town wants you to make it even cooler
Already vibrant - but could be even better - as new riverside amphitheatre and a shipping container food court among ideas
Fatal Somerset crash site needs 'urgent action' to be made safer
Anna Sabine, the MP for Frome and East Somerset, has urged Somerset Council to take immediate action following the latest incident on the road
Two injured in crash near Frome Asda involving four vehicles
Police closed the road for hours
Candidates announced for by-election after death of former mayor
Six candidates will stand
Multi-vehicle crash blocks Somerset A-road
The A361 near Frome was closed in one direction after a multi-vehicle crash which was reported this afternoon
Small Somerset village to expand with 33 new affordable homes
Spades will be in the ground soon
65 homes approved in large Somerset village despite road safety fears
"By approving these plans, the committee would knowingly create a permanent safety hazard"
Wonderful Great-Grampy remembered in latest Somerset funeral notices
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
1,700 new homes coming to Frome in 'mockery of local democracy'
Housing secretary Steve Reed has now given the go-ahead to the proposal
Council provides £370,000 to keep five Somerset leisure centres open
Fusion Leisure, which operates five sites in the former Mendip area, went into administration this month
Calls for action after two deaths at Frome travellers’ site
Police said they were aware of two non-suspicious deaths at the site
Man dies in Frome Road crash and woman injured
Police say the man suffered a medical episode at the wheel
Frome Hoedowners cleanup town
A group in Frome dedicated to weeding and hoeing the streets recently cleaned up the Market Yard and riverbank area. Frome Hoedowners carried out a pre-Easter cleanup of the Cheese and Grain and Market Yard area, including the riverbanks, to make it more welcoming for visitors and residents. The gro...
Frome Wild Bunch column: Growing food in a wildlife garden
As well as trying to encourage wildlife into my garden, I also like to produce some food for us humans to eat! And yes, sometimes I have to share it with the local wildlife. Last year wood pigeons decided to strip my plum tree of fruit, eating the small, still green plums well before they […] The ...
Jazz show celebrates Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
A new jazz theatre production celebrating Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga is coming to Frome this month. The show will take place at the Frome Memorial Theatre on Saturday 18th April, blending live jazz performance with theatrical storytelling, following a sold-out performance in Berkshire. It revisits c...
Region’s largest photography fair is back
The South West’s largest camera and photography fair is returning this month to the Cheese and Grain. The Frome Wessex Camera and Photographic Fair will be held at the venue on Sunday 19th April, with over 30 stands selling all things camera and photography-related. Organisers say, “There will b...
Frome flea market and craft fair back this weekend
The popular Frome Flea Market & Craft Fair returns this weekend for its sixth year. Situated at West Woodlands Showground just outside Frome, the event was established in 2021 by Peter and Claire Townsend and is held six times a year on the second Sunday of each month from April to October (excl...