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Somerset Guardian
MP hails 'essential' role of local press
Speaking in a Parliamentary debate on the future of local media, Anna Sabine, MP for Frome and East Somerset, highlighted the critical work carried out by local news outlets despite increasingly stretched resources.
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December 11, 2025
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Celebrating pupils' acts of kindness
Pupils have been going the extra mile - and then some - in their efforts to spread cheer for charity.
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December 11, 2025
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Warm clothes for those in need
Local people will have the opportunity to help those in need keep warm this winter.
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December 11, 2025
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Town rallies round to help victims of flats fire
The Frome community has come together to help those affected by a major fire which broke out at a block of flats.
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December 11, 2025
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Brawl probe police seek help to identify man
Police want to speak to this man in relation to an assault near Radstock
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December 11, 2025
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Safari park duo set for challenge
Two colleagues from the Longleat estate are swapping safari jeeps for running shoes as they prepare to tackle next year’s London Marathon to raise funds for African wildlife conservation.
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December 04, 2025
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Council urged to fight for continued bus funding
A huge swathe of Bath and North East Somerset could be left with no buses in a “devastating” loss for local people as the funding for its only two buses faces a cliff edge.
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December 04, 2025
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It’s ‘Miss Marple meets the Twelve Days of Christmas’
An award-winning Somerset comedy theatrical company is staging something a little bit different this festive season.
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December 04, 2025
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Pupils embrace the great outdoors
Children toasting marshmallows and making nature crowns in a forest might not be a typical school day - but for one primary, it is all part of a growing focus on outdoor learning.
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December 04, 2025
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Working to protect women and girls
Frome Town Council now has official accreditation with White Ribbon UK, the country’s leading charity working to engage men and boys to combat violence against women and girls (VAWG).
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December 04, 2025
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Police seize drugs and arms in swoops after leads from public
Police have said they will “continue to pursue” people who “bring harm and misery to their local communities” after they seized drugs, weapons and cash during searches.
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November 27, 2025
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Children help raise £45m for those in need
Pupils across the county pulled out all the stops to raise money for BBC Children in Need - with everything from pyjamas and Pudsey ears to piles of spare change used to support the nationwide cause.
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November 27, 2025
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Gift of books to help inspire children to love of reading
Young readers can now enjoy lots of new literary adventures thanks to a £1,000 book donation to a school.
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November 27, 2025
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Mulberry losses shrink amid turnaround effort
Luxury fashion firm Mulberry has slashed its losses by more than half amid its major turnaround efforts.
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November 27, 2025
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Pupils dig in to help build calming sensory garden
Pupils are helping to build a sensory prayer garden to inspire calm, reflection and a love of nature.
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November 20, 2025
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AI captures thousands of offences on danger road
A notorious stretch of the A361 is under renewed scrutiny after artificial intelligence cameras recorded thousands of dangerous driving incidents in just four months.
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November 20, 2025
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Expert help for riding on winter roads
It may be colder and darker but the Frome Community Bike Project wants to help local cyclists stay on the roads safely during the winter months.
1 min |
November 20, 2025
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Children join choirs to give carol shows
A series of carol concerts featuring local choirs will be held across the area in the run-up to Christmas.
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November 20, 2025
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Bid to cut traffic speed on main road
Councillors in Peasedown St John have written to the lead- ership at Bath & North East Somerset Council asking for traffic calming measures to be installed in one of the village’s most well-used streets.
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November 20, 2025
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Call for funds to save 'vital' local libraries
A group of councillors is calling on Bath & North East Somerset Council to do more to support and financially aid the local authority’s 11 community libraries.
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November 13, 2025
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Pupils go back in time to pay their tribute
Children took centre stage in Frome as local schools marked Remembrance with stirring tributes to those who served during wartime.
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November 13, 2025
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Salute to those who made ‘supreme sacrifice’ in war
People across Somerset have been paying their respects to those who fought in all conflicts.
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November 13, 2025
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MP seeks women's views on safety
The MP for Frome and East Somerset has launched a survey to gather the experiences and concerns of women across the constituency about safety in rural areas.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
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Safer School Streets are here to stay
Frome's Safer School Streets scheme is here to stay, following the end of an 18-month trial period.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
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Council looking to shake up street collection rules
Charities conducting street collections in Somerset may no longer have to publish how much they have raised in the local press.
2 min |
November 06, 2025
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Police appealing for witnesses to fatal collision
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a motorcycle in Bath.
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November 06, 2025
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Pupils enjoy visit to Houses of Parliament
Children at Peasedown St John Primary School made a special trip to London to visit the Houses of Parliament.
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November 06, 2025
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Comment from News Media Association chief executive
Owen Meredith
1 min |
October 30, 2025
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Family Farm Tax'a threat to rural life, say West MPs
West Country MPs have hit out at the Government over its refusal to scrap a controversial tax they claim is crippling family farms and threatening the future of rural communities.
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October 30, 2025
Somerset Guardian
Your chance to meet councillors
The Bath and North East Somerset councillors for Peasedown St John, Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker (Independents), will be holding their next Advice Surgery on Saturday (November 1).
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