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MP Anna Sabine is looking for the best chippy in Frome and East Somerset. Pictures: Google/Anna Sabine

Somerset MP bids to honour the best chippy in her constituency in new poll

A SOMERSET MP has launched a tasty campaign to find her constituency’s best chippy. Anna Sabine (Lib Dem, Frome and…

Ali Payne wants donations to help boost sales - and charity donations for the ME Association

Frome fashionista hopes to boost charity with pre-loved clothing sales

FROME fashionista Ali Payne has launched an appeal for unwanted pre-loved clothing for a sale that will benefit a…

The Selecter announce pre-Glastonbury show in Frome

TWO-tone legends The Selecter are the latest big-name act to confirm a Glastonbury warm-up show at the Cheese &…

Amanda and Steve have been fostering in Somerset for more than 11 years. Picture: Somerset Council

Somerset couple urge others to consider fostering – with hundreds in need of a home

“BEFORE I came in to fostering, I thought we all had happy childhoods, but now as a foster carer,…

Emily MacArthur went on the run after admitting drugs charges. Picture: SWROCU/Avon & Somerset Police

Emily MacArthur jailed over drug operation – including at a flat in Frome

EMILY MacArthur – who went on the run after admitting conspiring to supply controlled drugs into prisons and importing…

Selwood Lodge is the home of designer Pearl Lowe, left, and Supergrass star Danny Goffey, right. Pictures: Roxylove23/Keira Vallejo/Creative Commons

Bohemian Somerset home of rock star and fashion designer up for sale

A BEAUTIFUL Somerset home shared by a rock star and a fashion designer is on the market – for…

Stonewater representatives with members of Somerset Council and Frome Town Council at the Cherry Grove site in Frome

Work underway on new 24-home development in Frome

WORK is underway on a 24-home housing development in Frome. Developer Stonewater marked the start of work at the Cherry…

The Lord Lieutenant presented the medals at the Bishops Palace in Wells

Somerset community heroes recognised with medals for volunteer efforts

SIX Somerset community heroes have been honoured with British Empire Medals (BEM). The Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq, presented medals…

NHS staff speak to young people about how the health service works - and careers on offer

How NHS workers are encouraging the next generations to enter caring profession

THE next generation of NHS workers have been inspired to enter the caring profession during visits to Somerset schools. As…

Matthew Jones stabbed Emma Kirk in Bath last year. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Former Frome teacher Matthew Jones jailed for ‘brutal’ stabbing of woman in Bath

FORMER Frome College teacher Matthew Jones has been jailed for 12 years for stabbing Emma Kirk at least 15…