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Frome Standard
Arts season to celebrate the magic of the Merlin Theatre
A season of work marking the Merlin Theatre's five decades of artistic excellence is to be staged under the banner Made in Frome.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Theatre hosts 50 events in three months
This summer The Mission Theatre in Bath is to present its busiest season since pre-pandemic times.
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May 08, 2025
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Bright start to new season for Norton
Midsomer Norton's start to the West of England Premier League Prem 2 Bristol/Som campaign was as bright as the Bank Holiday May sunshine as they despatched visiting Taunton.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Venue wins late music licence despite neighbours' protests
A new Frome nightspot can play live music and sell alcohol to its patrons despite concerns raised by neighbouring residents.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Rew century helps county break duck
James Rew’s tenth first class century guided Somerset to an unlikely first Rothesay County Championship victory of the season, a three-wicket success against Essex at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
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May 08, 2025
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Gardeners are encouraged to just go wild
A West Country charity has revamped its traditional coffee morning fundraiser in a bid to help spread the word about wildlife-friendly gardening.
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May 08, 2025
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New leader needed to brighten future
Following a difficult season for Welton Rovers, and their impending relegation to Division One of the Jewson Western League, the club is looking to rebuild for the coming season and this will begin at the very top.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
'Safe lesbian spaces are vanishing'
Lesbian women in the UK still face alarming levels of inequality, from mental health discrimination to restricted access to fertility treatment, an MP has warned in a House of Commons speech marking Lesbian Visibility Week.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Separate lives
Historian Margaret Sheridan, who lives in the village of Alveley in Shrops, which hosted 80 evacuees, tells how children generally weren't shipped that far away from their homes.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Bernard was one of first to know war in Europe was over
A BRAVE young man from Crewe had one hell of a secret to keep during the Second World War. It was no ordinary secret... but frontline codebreaker Bernard Morgan was no ordinary young man.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Salute to D-Day hero Stan who turns 100
A remarkable Somerset D-Day veteran who survived his Allied ship being hit by a torpedo has enjoyed a very special 100th birthday party surrounded by his family and friends.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Star sells childhood toys to support local school
Actor Stephen Merchant is selling his childhood Star Wars toys to help raise money for a local school.
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May 08, 2025
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Trainee vicar looking forward to church group placement
A group of rural churches in the Peasedown St John area are set to welcome a new trainee vicar, who is serving on placement with them for four weeks.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Dodging the enemy... and celebrating victory
D-DAY hero Jack Mortimer chuckles as he remembers belting out Moonlight Becomes You in front of hundreds of people during VE Day celebrations overseas.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
VE DAY CELEBRATIONS
Parades and parties across Britain to show our gratitude for war effort
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Mum's charity challenge amid breast cancer fight
A mother undergoing treatment for breast cancer in Bath is preparing to take part in a major charity walk to raise funds for the hospital that is currently caring for her.
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May 08, 2025
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Sage at the fore again as Timsbury begin campaign with fine win
Timsbury made a fine start to the new season with a four-wicket win at home to Lansdown 2nd in Division One of the Bristol & District League.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Eco soil firm's community picnic invite
A community picnic is being held in Frome to celebrate the 'wonders of soil'.
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May 08, 2025
Frome Standard
Norton Radstock back in business
After a lengthy time away from the scene building a new team, Norton Radstock Amateur Boxing Club is back.
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May 01, 2025
Frome Standard
Father and son edge win
The annual running of Mendip Golf Club’s Hodder Cup saw 51 pairs take part.
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May 01, 2025
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£5m wetlands plan to clean up waterways and boost wildlife
A splash of innovation is set to clean up the Somerset Levels, with a £5 million wetlands project aiming to filter out farm fertilisers the natural way - no chemicals, just clever planting.
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May 01, 2025
Frome Standard
Celebrate your county's food and music on Somerset Day
With just weeks remaining until the county's biggest annual celebration, excitement is mounting across Somerset as residents, businesses and community groups prepare for Somerset Day 2025.
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May 01, 2025
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Saddle up for a day out at the Nunney
The much-anticipated Nunney International Horse Trials returns from June 13 to 15, promising three thrilling days of top-level eventing at Southfield House near Frome.
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May 01, 2025
Frome Standard
Schools road safety trial feedback call
Frome residents are being asked for their views on an ongoing scheme designed to make it safer for local children to walk and cycle to school.
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May 01, 2025
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Longleat tie-up a new chapter for book festival
Bath Children's Literature Festival is delighted to announce that its 2025 event will be staged in association with Longleat.
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May 01, 2025
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Wild at heart
YOUR WILDFLOWER MEADOW EVOLVES OVER THE YEARS TO HELP YOU RECONNECT WITH NATURE
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May 01, 2025
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Somerset still await win after collapse
Champions Surrey recorded their first win of the season in emphatic style, beating Somerset by eight wickets at the Kia Oval.
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May 01, 2025
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Take note... The Proms are back!
Bristol will again take in the classical music world this summer as the BBC Proms returns to the city for a weekend of live performances at Bristol Beacon and St George's Bristol.
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May 01, 2025
Frome Standard
Killer strangled girlfriend on night she planned to leave him
A man has been found guilty of murdering a woman on the night she planned to end their relationship. Kieron Goodwin, from Frome, denied killing 29-year-old Olivia Wood, but was found guilty following a five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court.
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May 01, 2025
Frome Standard
Chili take control of title challenge
Chilcompton Sports took a big step towards the Premier Division title with a 2-0 win at previous leaders Ilminster Town.
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