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Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Pupils get close to nature with garden project
Norton Hill Primary School has had a wild new makeover with pupils giving bugs, hedgehogs, and other creepy crawlies a new home on their grounds.
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May 28, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Sew special! Sue relives her fashion passion
A Frome care home resident took a trip down memory lane at the Holburne Museum in Bath.
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May 28, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Plea over bus services fails to win funds
Two bus routes in Frome have been denied a share of £13.1m of central government funding to bring back regular Saturday services.
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May 28, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Families face long waits for home improvements
Somerset families living in council houses are waiting up to two years for essential improvements to be made to their properties.
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May 28, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Waste being taken to tips rising since changes to recycling
Somerset's household waste recycling centres have handled 25 per cent more ‘black bin’ waste since change to kerbside collections were introduced.
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May 28, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Royal award given to local defence firm
A Frome firm is among three Somerset businesses awarded the King's Award for Enterprise, recognising excellence in innovation, international trade and sustainable development.
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May 21, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Farm shop lands victory in challenge over 'aerodrome'
A farm shop in Peasedown St John has won a planning appeal against the council.
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May 21, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Andy's mission to reach Britain's Got Talent final
After a “completely surreal” month that saw him catapulted from his Somerset fields to the front pages of national newspapers, local farmer Andy Fussell is heading to the London Apollo this Saturday (May 23) for the live semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent.
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May 21, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Oz garden at Chelsea to go walkabout
An Australian inspired show garden created for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is to be rebuilt at Longleat this summer beside the safari park’s koala habitat.
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May 21, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Man sought over 'threats to kill'
Police are hunting for a man wanted in connection with multiple alleged offences including threats to kill.
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May 21, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Show season under way in great style
The first major rural show of the year has taken place and what a great show it was, writes Rosie Sage.
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May 14, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Two arrested in town centre stabbing case
A man was stabbed in an early hours attack in a town centre.
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May 14, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
MP's urgent call to boost bus services for schools
Frome and East Somerset MP Anna Sabine has launched a petition calling for urgent improvements to bus services serving Writhlington School and surrounding areas.
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May 14, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Cancer patients receive care closer to home at new clinic
A new cancer clinic is now operating in Somerset giving patients south of Bath access to treatment closer to home.
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May 14, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
'Dangerous' biker caught at 110mph
Police have named and shamed a “reckless” motorcyclist caught riding at 110mph in a 50mph zone.
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May 07, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Sir Lenny to top bill as stars join comedy festival line-up
The Rode Comedy Festival has revealed its full lineup for 2026.
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May 07, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Council holding firm on Packsaddle plans
Plans to build new homes on a green space are being pushed forward, despite considerable public backlash.
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May 07, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Softplay centre for pets that's mad in a good way
Dog owner Tristan Cork tried out the region's first softplay centre for canines
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May 07, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Bowlers are rolling up their sleeves in aid of vital service
Frome Selwood Bowls Club is rolling up its sleeves - and rolling out its bowls - for an epic 24 hours of bowling over a weekend in aid of an air ambulance charity.
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April 30, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Don’t miss the ‘Party at the End of the World’
A stunning line up of acts will gather at the Cheese and Grain to celebrate the life of one of Frome’s most influential and well-loved characters.
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April 30, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Climate Film Festival is back
The Frome International Climate Film Festival, now in its fifth year, is back at the Cheese and Grain on Sunday, May 17.
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April 30, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Young Cillian wins right to name loco
A pupil from Radstock has named a new electric locomotive at a local quarry after winning a competition run among primary schools.
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April 30, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Mulberry buoyed by latest figures
Somerset luxury handbag maker Mulberry has declared the turnaround at the group is “firmly under way” as it returned to sales growth across all markets.
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April 30, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
MP urging action to tackle ‘Trumpflation’
Frome and East Somerset MP Anna Sabine is urging the government to introduce an emergency 10p cut to fuel duty.
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April 30, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Blow as party in park cancelled
Peasedown
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April 23, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
‘Help’our bid for Town of Culture title’
Frome has taken the first step towards becoming the UK’s Town of Culture, with Frome Town Council submitting an expression of interest to the national competition.
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April 23, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Crash sparks fresh calls for action at deadly road
More calls have been made for Somerset Council to take urgent action after another serious crash on a dangerous road which has been branded an ‘accident blackspot’.
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April 23, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Results of massive Birdwatch revealed
More than 14,000 people in Somerset took part in this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
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April 23, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Plan to replace industrial units destroyed in fire
Industrial units destroyed in a large fire in Somerset last year could soon be rebuilt.
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April 16, 2026
Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian
Book your place on dementia conference
Registrations have opened for a regional dementia awareness conference that will be held in Peasedown St John next month.
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