FROME BREAKFAST BRIEFING: Friday March 27 with Mells rainbows

Some very small businesses are doing their very best to keep going in these difficult times. This is particularly the case for the Polish Shop Kasia on Christchurch Street West, which is open Monday to Saturday 10-6pm and Sundays 10-4 pm.

And Denude - the packaging free shop we featured on Nub news in the centre of Frome is open today from 9:15 until 6.

Frome Sunrise: Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 18:35

Frome : Weather : After a chilly start, it will again be dry with prolonged periods of sunshine, again, perhaps hazy in some areas. Moderate north-easterly winds.

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OTHER GOOD STUFF:

Not Just Pets Frome is still open - serving at the door - but they are also offering FREE local delivery to all their customers stuck at home. £20 spend if possible but they say please ring if you're stuck and we will help. Just ring 07813 352103 or 01373 462068.

Do you have relatives in Frome?Active and In Touch can put them together with a volunteer befriender who can also offer them help. Contact them on 07539 795261 or via email [email protected],

or via this site the active and in touch site.

Penleigh butchers are still open and serving older customers from 9-10 and then 10-2 for all other customers. For orders over £20 they will deliver from their shop on Stony Street.

FROME SUPERMARKET TIMES:

(Please can you let us know if you find these hours are changed so we can keep the list active)

CO-OP (Culver Hill): 6am- 8pm

CO-OP (Fromefield/Rodden Road): 7am-8pm

CO-OP (Nunney Road): 6am-8pm * (new times due to numbers of staff being off sick)

CO-OP (Westway): 7.30 am- 8pm

ASDA: 8am - 8pm * new times

BUDGENS: Open 24 hours

ICELAND: (New hours) 9am-5pm

LIDL: 8am- 9pm

M&S SIMPLY FOOD: 8.30am-7pm (and limiting all numbers into the shop)

M&S at the BP Garage, open 24/7 all year

McCOLL'S (Rodden Road): 7am-10pm (new hours from Monday)

McCOLL'S (Vallis Way): 7 am- 10 pm (new hours from Monday)

SAINSBURY'S: 8am-8 pm

TESCO EXPRESS: 7am-10pm

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Perhaps everyone's horoscope from now on:

"Things may be a little prickly at home as old issues that have been conveniently swept under the carpet get rehashed. See it as an opportunity to address issues, get closure and put a lid on it. "