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Frome Standard
Bennett joins medical ranks
FROME RFC have confirmed the addition of James Bennett as the club's new medical lead.
1 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Norton standing tall at halfway stage
Midsomer Norton continue to lead the Prem 2 Bristol/Som Division of the West of England Premier League after they picked up their latest 20-point haul at home to Bishopston on Saturday.
6 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Baggs building fit squad for new term
New Paulton Rovers manager Kieran Baggs and his coaching staff have been putting the squad through their pre-season training over the last three weeks.
1 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Two new reservoirs in the pipeline to meet demand
Two new Somerset reservoirs will play a vital role in ensuring the region has all the water it needs over the coming decades, the Environment Agency (EA) has said.
1 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Forgettable contest ends in a stalemate
Warwickshire and Somerset harvested the predictable Rothesay County Championship draw as a forgettable match finally petered out on the final day at Edgbaston last week.
2 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
MP urges bosses at leisure centre to solve pool issues
A Somerset MP has demanded urgent action over a string of ongoing issues at Frome Leisure Centre.
2 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Galleon's set to grace city's harbour fest'
A remarkable ship is coming to Bristol for the city's Harbour Festival - giving visitors a chance to step aboard a full-scale replica of a 17th-century Spanish galleon.
1 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Rhodes and Xanh selected for nation
Former Mendip golfer Patience Rhodes has been selected by England Golf to take part in the European Ladies' Team Championship.
4 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Fresh plans submitted for 180 homes on field
Revised plans for 180 new homes on “one of the best fields in Somerset” have been put forward by a major housing developer.
2 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Novices win medals in first tournaments
June has been a successful month for South Wansdyke Archery Club’s novice archers.
1 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Venue's aim to be carbon neutral is progressing
Frome Town Council and the Cheese and Grain are working together to create the West Country’s first carbon neutral live music venue.
1 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
KELLY'S HEROES
The double Olympic gold medallist tells LISA SALMON she wants to inspire all ages to use this summer to start getting active and improve their nutrition
4 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Relax in pub garden and enjoy some great films
BB The Ring O'Bells in Compton Martin
1 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
HAPPY POTTER
EMBRACE THESE SUNNIER MONTHS WITH THE PERFECT CONTAINER PLANTS
2 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Two arrests after statues stolen from rural manor
Two men have been arrested after four statues were stolen from the garden of a country house.
1 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Quarry team's Three Peaks tribute to Pat
A team from Heidelberg Materials' Whatley quarry in Frome, Somerset, have successfully completed the Three Peaks Challenge within 24 hours, climbing the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales in memory of their late colleague.
1 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Ofsted hails private special school
A private school in Frome which teaches pupils with autism or other special needs has been commended by Ofsted.
2 min |
July 03, 2025
Frome Standard
Embrace the power of visualisation
THIS 'NEUROLOGICAL TRAINING TECHNIQUE' IS SAID TO HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. SARA KEENAN FINDS OUT MORE
4 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Remarkable results on course
There were some remarkable results this week as the spate of low scoring proves testament to the condition of the course.
2 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Struggling Mulberry out to bag £20m cash boost
Somerset luxury handbag maker Mulberry has revealed talks to raise more than £20 million as the group warned over widening annual losses and worsening trading conditions.
2 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Stalwart Webster given coaching reins
Frome RFC have announced their new coaching team and back-room staff appointments ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.
2 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Stay of execution for council but 'this is not a solution' warns chief
Somerset Council has been given a stay of execution after the government ruled it could keep a spending deficit on special needs education off its books for another two years.
3 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Rugby club wins approval for ‘warehouse’
Bradford-on-Avon Rugby Club has been given permission to build an indoor training facility at its Winsley grounds - despite local fears over its size, with one resident describing it as an 'Amazon warehouse'.
2 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Squad taking shape at Robins
Frome Town manager Danny Greaves has made three significant appointments to his staff as the Robins continue their preparations ahead of the Southern League Division One South campaign.
2 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
The write stuff! Authors share their stories
For visitors and locals this summer there's fun, laughter, thrills and spills with a series of one-off live literary events in Bath featuring Julian Clary with Gaby Roslin, Bath-born Dame Jacqueline Wilson, actor turned bestselling thriller writer Richard Armitage and children's author Katherine Rundell.
1 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Timsbury stand tall as halfway point of campaign gets ever closer
With one game of the first half of the season to go, Timsbury stand top of Division One in the Bristol & District League.
5 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Iran attack was entirely justified
I wonder how many Brits welcomed the recent attack on Iran by the Israelis and the Americans, or asked themselves why the UK was not involved.
1 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Remarkable Blast form continues on
Somerset continued their remarkable form in the Vitality Blast, cruising to a six-wicket win against Glamorgan on Friday.
3 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Late partnership helps to secure win
Midsomer Norton needed a match-winning ninth-wicket partnership to secure anarrow win at Lansdown and edge fur- ther away at thetop of the Prem 2 Bristol/Som Division in the West of England Premier League.
3 min |
June 26, 2025
Frome Standard
Green flight tech cash and US tariffs lift for air sector
Aerospace firms in the West of England are set for a major lift-off following a £250 million injection into green flight innovation - with regional workers also poised to benefit from the end of punishing US tariffs.
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