Prospective homeowners in Somerset need to earn over £56,000 a year to afford the average home, according to the latest figures from the Land Registry, highlighting the growing gap between wages and ...

Somerset has one of the lowest crime rates in England and Wales, new figures reveal. According to data from the year ending September 2024, the county recorded 45,875 non-fraud crimes, giving it a ...

The Elephant In The Womb is a collection of songs and a live performance celebrating women's resilience, courage and strength around issues they've had to endure alone for too long, by singer Joanie ...

Frome town centre has had another "creative and colourful boost" with a vibrant new mural in Westway Shopping Centre. The mural, which can be found on the wall of The Cutting Bar, is a "striking ...

Staff from Frome Medical Practice have recently worked alongside colleagues at Frome Town Council to offer workplace NHS Health Checks, as part of a drive to increase the number of people taking up ...

Somerset MPs are celebrating after Great Western Railway (GWR) partially U-turned on plans which would have led to longer rail journeys to the nation's capital. As part of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail ...

From the infamous Monmouth Rebellion and the nineteenth century Chartist movement, to religious non-conformity and political dissent, the people of Frome and the surrounding area have never been ...

UK councils will issue effective bankruptcy notices "like confetti" if the funding of local government is not urgently reformed, the leader of Somerset Council has warned. Council leader Bill Revans ...

Cash Access UK, the organisation set up to protect access to cash across the UK, has opened a temporary home for the banking hub in Frome, located in the library. Customers of all major banks can ...

Residents of a small Somerset village have cause for celebration after a developer lodged three separate legal challenges against new homes. Lochailort Investments Ltd. has been seeking to deliver ...

Sexey's School, part of the Quantock Education Trust, is "pleased to announce" the appointment of Steve Clayson as the new Headteacher. Steve, who brings over 27 years of experience in education, has ...

Join us for one of our events, talks, workshops or ceremonies during this week of mindfulness, creativity and connection at the round tower, Black Swan Arts. This is the third of the Wildheart ...