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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

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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

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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

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Amanda Holden taking on epic challenge through Somerset

Amanda Holden is set to be cheered on by crowds in Somerset

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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

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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

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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.

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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 ...

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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

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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

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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

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Pharmacy technician wins award for reducing falls in Mendip patients

Discover how a Somerset pharmacy technician is reducing falls and improving lives across Mendip

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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'

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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

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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

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'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

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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'

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Somerset football stadium upgrades will be finished by Christmas as plans approved

Work can begin in a matter of weeks

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Travel warning as huge excavators are escorted through Somerset

The slow-moving convoy will use key routes