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Frome Carnival Family Funday is back
The popular Frome Carnival Family Funday and Dog Show is back next month at Victoria Park. The free event on Saturday 6th June will feature favourites including the dog show, Bonniest Baby competition, royalty selections, stalls from local groups and charities and refreshments. Organisers, Frome Car...
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Frome The Mayor: Mayor’s Final Column
What can I say? I am so filled with emotion to think this is my final column as Mayor of Frome.  I’m thrilled to have seen so many of you during the year and with over 350 engagements behind me, I’d like to offer my thanks for all your invitations to visit you and […] The post Frome The Ma...
Local woman takes to bodybuilding stage after weight loss transformation
A Frome resident is preparing to compete in her first-ever bodybuilding competition after losing nearly 10 stone in weight. Jane Bennett will be taking part in the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation UK (WNBF UK) First Timers event in Dunstable on 7th June. She has entered the Bikini and Figure cl...
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Students celebrate love of reading
Young people in Frome and surrounding areas have celebrated a love of reading at an annual ceremony held at the Merlin Theatre. The Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership’s School Book Award Ceremony brought students together, including those from Oakfield Academy and Frome College. Student panels fr...
Pupils step out to raise funds for school
Children have raised over £3,000 for their school when they completed a 10-mile sponsored walk. Staff and children at Vallis First School took part in the ‘Move Your Feet’ challenge on 8th May, raising £3,837.67 to create new classrooms and play spaces, exceeding their £2,000 target. Pupils w...
Community skate jam event hailed a success
A community event held at the skatepark has been hailed a ‘huge success’, bringing people together and raising funds for a new facility. This year’s skate jam was held on Saturday 9th May, at the skatepark in the Mary Baily playing field. It was hosted by Frome Skatepark Project with partners ...
New gates boost access to community woodland
Volunteers have installed accessible gates at Spring Gardens, making it easier for people to access the new community woodland. Frome’s Missing Links volunteers have adapted the existing kissing gates by the rail crossing in Spring Gardens to make it possible to get through with bikes, scooters an...
Monthly ‘meet the councillors’ sessions continue
Frome town councillors have been ‘popping up’ at Frome’s Saturday market since last autumn and will be available once a month throughout 2026 for anyone to have a chat. The next ‘meet the councillors’ session will be at Frome Carnival Fun Day on 6th June from 12pm to 2pm at the council’s...
Frome’s Partner Towns Column: Discover Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne
A new column which will focus on Frome’s partner towns, sharing the history of the partnership and the town’s connections with Frome - starting with Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne in France Hello, I’m Philip Campagna, one of your town councillors. One of the great pleasures of my role at Frome...
Frome Wild Bunch Column – A creature in the wrong place at the wrong time
Hello, this is Peter from the Wild Bunch. At this time of year, I could spend 24 hours a day in the garden and still have jobs left undone. To make things harder, we’ve had one of the driest springs on record after an endlessly wet winter. These extremes are especially challenging for the small ...
Train-themed social group brings people together
Train enthusiasts of all ages gathered at the first-ever Trains Connects social group in Frome last week, and organisers say the response was far bigger than expected. The informal meet-up at the Cheese and Grain Cafe brought together 26 people interested in everything from heritage railways and tra...
Over £700,000 to be returned to Edmund Park developer
More than £700,000 will be returned to a housing developer next month after funds set aside for a primary school and nursery in Edmund Park are no longer needed for that purpose. Somerset Council has confirmed £784,446 in Section 106 funds will be returned to Persimmon Homes South West, which buil...
Upstairs of former Halifax building could become flats
An application to turn the upstairs of the former Halifax building into six residential flats has been submitted to Somerset Council. The application, submitted by Criterion Property Investments Ltd, proposes five one-bedroom flats and one studio flat at 1 to 3a The Bridge. The ground floor will ret...
Frome charity recognised at Royal Garden Party
Members of a Frome charity have been recognised for their community work after attending a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. Frome Birth Talk, which supports new, expecting and bereaved parents, was nominated to attend the event on Friday 8th May, hosted by the Prince and Princess of Wales, W...
Plans to convert Frome pub into flats and commercial unit
An application to change the use of a Frome pub and restaurant into seven residential flats and a commercial unit has been submitted to Somerset Council. The application seeks permission to convert the upstairs of The Old Bath Arms on Palmer Street into housing while retaining a commercial unit on...
Mayday director resigns over Saxonvale vision concerns
A director of the community-led Saxonvale development group has resigned, raising concerns that the project has moved away from its original vision for the site in Frome. Damon Moore has stepped down from his role at Mayday Saxonvale, saying the organisation has “been drifting and losing its wayâ€...
Plans for new Aldi store in Frome
Discount food retailer Aldi has shared proposals for a new food store at the current site of The Range in Wessex Fields. The existing building would be sub-divided to create the new Aldi store and an additional retail unit (occupier yet to be confirmed). The adjoining Halfords store is not part of A...
Bath City's opponents in next season Southern Premier South confirmed
While they have a few derbies to look forward to in Chippenham Town, Frome Town, Taunton Town and Yate Town, there will be a few trips to the unknown.
Speed limits now in place along Frome bypass
Speed limits are now in place along the A361 at Frome and at its junction with the A362 as part of measures to help improve safety on the major road.   Somerset Council has been working on proposals to reduce the chance of serious and fatal road collisions on the stretch of road and this phase ...
North Hill House bounces back from 'Inadequate' rating in new Ofsted report
Fees can be as high as £120,000 a year