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Community restaurant pop-up to mark end to Frome project
A pop-up community restaurant is set to run again next month following six successful sessions over the last 15 months. Canteen, Frome Food Networks’ pay-what-you-can community restaurant, will see Frome’s best chefs dishing up more affordable and wholesome food at Trinity Hall on 6th February...
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Town council to spend £8,000 on shop front design guide
Plans to create a new design guide aimed at protecting historic shop fronts in Frome have been approved by the town council. Councillors voted to spend £8,000 on developing a Shop Front Design Guide to help prevent historic shop frontages from being damaged or replaced with poor quality or unsustai...
Rare daytime otter sightings reported in Frome
A local wildlife enthusiast has reported rare daytime sightings of otters in Frome. Local resident Tony, who runs the Frome Area Wildlife Group on Facebook and is a member of the Somerset Otter Group, said the daytime sightings are ‘extremely rare’ and are a sign the animals are becoming used to...
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Volunteers needed for tree planting at new community woodland
Volunteers are invited to take part in guided tree-planting sessions to plant 3,800 saplings at a new community woodland being created in memory of a Frome woman. The planting sessions will take place on land at Spring Gardens between Monday 2 and Sunday 8 March. The woodland is being created in mem...
Health and climate project draws to a close
A project helping people live greener and healthier lives is drawing to a close in March. Green and Healthy Frome (GHF) will end as funding for the project comes to an end. It has seen a partnership between Edventure Frome, Frome Medical Practice and Frome Town Council, supporting a shift in how hea...
Somerset Council to consult on Frome school structure
An informal consultation into whether to change the schooling system in Frome to a two-tier structure is due to run next month. The consultation by Somerset Council will seek views on whether to change 18 Frome schools from a three-tier structure into a two-tier system. A two-tier system would mean ...
Frome singers give comfort to the dying
People receiving end-of-life care are being offered moments of peace by the Frome branch of a national choir. Frome’s Companion Voices sing lullabies around bedsides to bring calm and joy, offering a free service to anyone who requests it for their loved one. The group is led by Celia Libera, who ...
Frome drama group celebrates 80 years
A drama group in Frome is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, entertaining audiences in the town for eight decades. Frome Drama was founded as Frome and District Dramatic Society in 1946 and now has 130 members. This year it is performing two anniversary shows to mark the occasion. The group...
Frome teen releases second song after LA recording session
A Frome teenager has released her second song after recording in Los Angeles with a major record label. Erin Ross-Osborne, also known as Erin Rose, released her new single ‘Wild Fire’ following a trip to LA to work with the label, Def Jam Recordings, which is owned by Universal Music Group. Erin...
Frome to introduce town-wide membership of walking safety app
A free, town-wide membership of a walking safety app is set to be introduced in Frome as part of efforts to improve safety for residents walking at night. The one-year membership of the WalkSafe app will allow users to plan routes using well-lit streets, report poor lighting or unsafe areas, and sha...
Cancer treatment centre opens in Frome
A new cancer treatment centre has opened in Frome, enabling patients to receive vital treatments closer to home. The new Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) Centre, based at Frome Medical Centre, officially opened on Thursday 22nd January. A fundraising campaign from the Bath Cancer Support Unit G...
More than 9,300 new Somerset homes could be signed off by central government
There are sites across the county
Frome councillor demands share of £13.1m to tackle ‘unreliable’ bus services
A Frome councillor has demanded that recently-awarded government funding be used to address "unreliable" local bus services across the town.
Somerset MPs urge government to prevent 11 per cent council tax rise
The authority has a £73m budget gap
RSPB Somerset Big Garden Birdwatch – “Together, let’s make it count”
The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns this month, with hundreds of thousands of people watching and counting the UK’s garden birds over the last weekend in January for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. Almost 600,000 people took part in across the UK in 2025, counting more than n...
Captain fantastic pinches late winner for the Robins
Saturday 17th January Frome Town 2-1 Malvern Town Skipper Sam Teale nodded home in the 89th minute to secure all three points against Malvern, extending Frome’s gap at the top of the table to ten points ahead Portishead. However, it was the visitors who took the lead early on; Harry Clark go...
Man arrested after two-car crash on major road in Somerset
Police are appealing for information and witnesses
Somerset MPs urge government to prevent 11 per cent council tax rise
Thye are demanding extra funding
Much-loved mum and nanny among 22 death notices from Somerset
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Passenger dies after BMW crashes into tree on Somerset A-road
A man was arrested following treatment at hospital