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Somerset house prices shock as cheapest and expensive locations revealed
Data shows where the cheapest and most expensive places are - as well as where prices have risen or fallen the most
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Frome prepares for magical Christmas Lights Switch On
Date announced - and this year’s Winter Woodland lantern parade promises to be brighter than ever
Full list of where 750 new homes in rural Somerset could be built in huge plan
Public hearings will take place in the new year
Rewilding film inspires Frome to act on ecological restoration
Rewilding is making waves in Frome, and the town’s sold-out screening of the film ‘Wilding’ shows the community’s passion for ecological restoration
Amanda Holden taking on epic challenge through Somerset
Amanda Holden is set to be cheered on by crowds in Somerset
New mural in Frome highlights the local water cycle and river's vital role
A stunning new mural by Frome artist Temujen Gunawardena celebrates the local water cycle and River Frome
Designated dog area plans for fiercely independent town axed
After consulting the community, the town ouncil has decided not to proceed with a dog agility area
Primary school 'like one big family' celebrates 'Good' Ofsted report
Hayesdown First School in Frome was found to have excellent attendance, an ambitious curriculum, and very polite pupils.
New food bank drop-off point at local care home
A new food bank drop-off point is now open at a Frome-based care home in preparation of this year’s harvest time. Residents and team members at Care UK’s Rossetti House, on Welshmill Lane, are encouraging the local community to donate their extra, unused, or unwanted non-perishable food items ...
Frome care home launches food bank drop-off for Harvest Festival
Help your community! Drop off food donations at Frome’s new food bank point at Rossetti House
Frome's Apple Day returns with crafts, cider, and family-friendly fun
Apple Day is back in Frome! Join the fun with crafts, cider, and games this October
Loop Frome’s compost sale offers perfect boost for autumn gardens
Get your garden growing! Loop Frome’s compost sale is perfect for boosting your autumn veggies
Pharmacy technician wins award for reducing falls in Mendip patients
Discover how a Somerset pharmacy technician is reducing falls and improving lives across Mendip
Parents anger over 'dangerous' colourful school road markings 'that look like Twister'
'I think they are very confusing and dangerous. None of those shapes are in the Highway Code'
Drink driver boasted in pub about how many pints he could sink
He said police are ‘stupid’ and would never catch him. They did - and he lost his licence
Somerset funeral notices as tributes paid to 29 loved ones
The messages provide comfort to the loved ones of those either lost or being celebrated
'Stranded' people rescued from M5 floods as motorway shut
The fire service rescue people from floods on the motorway in the middle of the night
Frome organisation faces 'fight to survive' but 'having to put out a fire with a 50p fire extinguisher'
'Having to put out a fire with a 50p fire extinguisher'
Somerset football stadium upgrades will be finished by Christmas as plans approved
Work can begin in a matter of weeks
Travel warning as huge excavators are escorted through Somerset
The slow-moving convoy will use key routes