News in Frome

Broadway Community Gardens have launched a series of films to inform people about the site and its potential as a communal allotment, wildlife meadow and orchard.

Here is the latest film of Alice Nelson, local resident and secretary of the group. Alice told Frome Nub News: "Our mission is to preserve and enhance biodiversity and create a green space for the community of Frome to grow, learn and enjoy".

My name is James Weller. I am a trainee solicitor at local solicitors Thatcher + Hallam.

Having passed both my degree and professional legal exams, before actually qualifying as a solicitor I have to undergo a two year period as a 'trainee solicitor', where I learn about the actual practicalities of legal practice.

The HSBC bank, which has a branch in the heart of Frome, is planning on closing 82 branches between April and September this year, they have announced.

But the list does NOT include Frome.

More free short-stay parking could be introduced in part of Somerset to entice people back into town centres after the coronavirus pandemic.

Mendip District Council is carrying out a review of its car parking provision, seeking to improve the experience for both residents and visitors to the area.

Two town centre sites which had been advertising property for rent in and around Frome, have cleared their window displays.

The Frome Letting Centre's window was today (January 18) empty of adverts.

Sixty five per cent of those surveyed in the South West in a poll have said shorter days and darker nights are negatively impacting mental wellbeing, with 42% feeling depressed and moody.

National lockdown and remote working mean almost half (49%) in the region feel gloomy about spending more time at home this winter, adding their mental health has deteriorated over the pandemic.

Wing Walk to help raise vital funds for Active and In Touch this summer!

Three brave volunteers have already stepped up but there is room for a few more...If you have a head for heights and would like the thrill of a lifetime as well as raising funds to help lonely and isolated people in Frome, this could be the challenge for you!

Frome stallholders - and their customers - were told late on January 17 that contrary to earlier speculation the Frome Mendip Market WILL continue.

However it will only be on the Wednesday.

Network Rail is about to start some more work in Frome.

From tomorrow (January 18) they are undertaking essential works to the Pilly Vale railway bridge. The works are scheduled to carry on until March 12 , with the footpath under the bridge being closed from February 1.

A young Frome Town footballer has been nominated for a top footballing award.

Sixteen year old Ethan Fielder has been nominated as Player of the Term nomination for the Southern Division of the ESPFA.