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Agreement secures future of football and community at Badgers Hill
A two-year lease for Badgers Hill stadium and clubhouse has been agreed between Frome Town AFC and Frome Town Council. This agreement facilitates vital improvement works at the site, settles rent arrears and other debts and ensures league champions Frome Town AFC can compete in the forthcoming sea...
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Exhibition showcases historic Frome postcards
An exhibition of historic Frome postcards is on display at the town hall, featuring images dating back to 1904. The exhibition has been launched by local resident Lockhart Murdoch, who has collected 80 postcards from Frome and surrounding areas. He said, “I have gathered a whole collection of post...
Frome’s young musicians take over town centre
Young musicians took to the streets in the town for the annual Frome Busks on Saturday 13th June. The pop-up music event saw musicians work their way around seven stages at Frome Library, Black Swan Arts, Stony Street, Cheap Street, Westway, the Cheese and Grain and Boyle Cross. Hosted by Frome Coll...
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New hub combines DIY store and Share Shop
Two community projects focused on saving money, reducing waste and sharing resources are coming together in Frome with the opening of a new DIY store and the return of the Share Shop. Both initiatives are being run by local non-profit organisation Edventure and will operate from The Welsh Mill on Pa...
Friends cycle to Rome in once-in-a-lifetime charity adventure
A 1,300-mile journey from Frome to Rome is under way after two friends turned a casual pub idea into a six-week cycling challenge across three countries. Frome resident Anton Grais set off with friend Joel Rooprai on 17th May and the duo will cycle for six weeks across three countries, crossing ru...
Cat charity marks 10 years as care unit appeal launched
A cat welfare charity in Frome that has helped more than 2,500 cats over the past decade is fundraising to build a new intensive care unit. Cats in Distress, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, now helps more than 400 cats a year and is currently caring for 57 cats, offering medical...
Community investment tops £250,000 in Saxonvale share offer
More than a quarter of a million pounds has been raised through the Mayday Saxonvale Community Share Offer less than a week after it opened to the public. Over 260 people have now invested over £256,000 in the campaign to bring Saxonvale, a 12-acre regeneration site in the centre of Frome, into c...
250 new homes planned near popular Somerset forest walk
The site will includes a community orchard
Much-loved daughter, 17, among this week's Somerset funeral notices
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Somerset village raises £30k in one week to fight 125 homes on 'green wedge'
'To see our community unite so powerfully is nothing short of incredible'
Bath Spa station hit with 'severe delays' after signalling faults
Several routes are impacted
Tiny hidden village with a castle, moat, and 'best fed ducks in England'
Visiting Nunney felt like floating through a dream
Somerset international photojournalist recognised in King's Birthday honours list
Other recognisable figures include broadcaster and documentary maker Charlotte Webster, alongside community sport advocate Mel Bound, who founded This Woman Runs
Plans for 35 homes near Somerset Starbucks and Travelodge move to next stage
Locals have concenrs about traffic
Much-loved former postman among this week's Somerset funeral notices
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Calls for permanent bus route between two Somerset towns
There are 400 homes along Radstock Road - but few buses in sight
Somerset postcode areas where house prices are soaring - and the cheapest town to buy
Property prices are climbing in these parts of the region as demand grows
Driver cut out of car after crashing into field near Frome
The car rolled onto its side trapping the driver inside
Tributes paid to Frome stalwart Martin Bax MBE
Frome has shared tributes to community arts pioneer and former mayor Martin Bax MBE, who died on 1st June aged 83. Martin was the founder, inaugural director and president of the Frome Festival. He also served as a town and district councillor, was mayor of Frome in 2003-04 and championed communit...
Five Somerset leisure sites saved from closure in £215k rescue deal
A new firm has stepped in