News in Frome

LOCAL businesses are claiming that an increase in parking fines is driving people away from the town, suggesting that the new parking wardens are being overzealous and targeting motorists who are only minutes late in returning to their car. Several town centre businesses have told Frome Times about their concerns with an increase of parking […]

FROME?Town Council has voted to withdraw its funding of the weekly community bus service linking the villages of Wanstrow, Trudoxhill, and Witham Friary with?Frome – resulting in the closure of the service. Trudoxhill Parish Council has also stopped its support of the service after a report revealed that recent use of the service has reduced, […]

The problem of fly-tipping around Frome could be the fault of the Frome Recycling Centre, according to a local businessman who was refused permission to drop off a fridge because he was driving a van. Managing director of Keyford Precision Engineering Ltd, Steve Denmead, says that he was turned away from the centre as he […]

To celebrate the 100th Corsley Show on this Bank Holiday Monday, 27th August, there is a fantastic range of acts and activities lined up for all ages! Organisers say, ?The star attraction at the show this year will be the Devil?s Horsemen performing jousting and Cossack-trick riding to delight the crowds! ?Britain?s top equestrian stunt […]

The restaurant suddenly closed its doors on Friday, August 10, citing "difficult market conditions"

This September will welcome the fourth Frome Book Fair to be held at The Silk Mill on Saturday 1st, 10.00am-4.00pm. The first fair in 2016 was organised by Karen Jakobsen, owner of Bond Books, who specialises in books on 20th century art. She felt that there was a need to bring quality antiquarian books to […]

A FUN day, in memory of local cricketer Neil Harrington, will be held at Frome Cricket Club on Sunday 19th August, with all proceeds going to Dorothy House Hospice. There will be a memorial cricket game played with old and young players which will be a great day for all the family. There will also […]

THE Frome Talking Newspaper Annual General Meeting will be held next month at the Cheese & Grain. Frome Talking Newspaper is a service where stories from local newspapers, including Frome Times, are recorded onto memory sticks and sent free of charge to locals who are registered as blind or visually impaired. The Talking Newspaper is […]

Date: 13.08.2018
Time: 16:58
Location: Rodden Road, Frome, Somerset

The fire service were called to smoke coming from a car.
One crew from Frome attended and confirmed that there was a small fire in the engine compartment which they extinguished using one bucket of water. 

The suspect made off with her handbag and several other items