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Patching work to improve the road surface will be carried out around Beckington. Picture: Google

Routes in village near Frome to close for a month during roadworks

BUSY routes around a village near Frome are set to be closed during the day for a month as…

Chocolate will take centre stage in Frome next month

Frome Chocolate Fair promises to be a sweet event

SWEET teeth will be the order of the day during an event in Frome next month. The Frome Chocolate Fair…

James Foster, and shire horses Dime and Flynn, are set to start work in Frome next week on the woodland in memory of Moko Sellars, inset

Work set to start on community woodland in memory of Frome resident, Moko Sellars

A FUNDRAISING effort to create a woodland in Frome in memory of Moko Sellars – a resident who passed…

The A366 through Norton St Philip will close for 12 days. Picture: Google

Route through village near Frome to close for 12 days during roadworks

A BUSY route through a village near Frome will be closed for up to 12 days during roadworks. The A366…

Garden waste collection days are changing for thousands in Somerset. Picture: Somerset Council

Garden waste collection days to change in Somerset: What you need to know

GARDEN waste collections in Somerset could be changing. Subscribers to the Somerset Council service are being urged to look out…

Clockwise from top left, Montacute, Wells, Clevedon and Frome make the list of best places to live in Somerset

Eight ‘best places to live’ in Somerset for 2026 revealed

DIGITAL lifestyle website Muddy Stilettos has launched its 2026 ‘best places to live’ guide – including for Somerset. The platform…

Frome will come together for a Weekend to Remember, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Secodn World War. Picture: FTC

Remembrance 2025: Frome plans special Weekend to Remember

FROME will unite for a Weekend to Remember – marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second…

Paul Wynne, left, is retiring and will be replaced by interim clerk, Peter Wheelhouse, right. Picture: Frome Town Council

Behind-the-scenes Frome stalwart stands down after 18 years

CLERK of Frome Town Council – Paul Wynne – is retiring this month, after 18 years with the authority. Mr…

Frome and East Somerset MP Anna Sabine raised the issue of rising heating oil costs, during a Commons session. Pictures:Leveller/Parliament TV

Somerset MP raises “difficult position” of households relying on heating oil this winter

A SOMERSET MP has spoken in the House of Commons about the issue of rising heating oil prices ahead…

The Saxonvale site in Frome has been derelict for a number of years. Picture: Mayday Saxonvale

Saxonvale site in Frome could be put back up for sale amid Mayday funding issue, says council

THE Saxonvale site in Frome could be put up for sale – again – as funding for the key…