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Record-breaking Frome Festival is coming your way!

IT IS set to be a record-breaking year for Frome Festival with ticket sales at an all-time high. Top acts Jo Brand and Phill Jupitus sold out within…

Fresh calls for a 24-hour on-call doctor in Frome

FIGURES used to determine whether a doctor-on-call is needed in Frome are inaccurate, says a local councillor.  Earlier this year, Mendip District councillor Derek Tanswell launched fresh calls…

Frome is leading by example in bid to become ethical town

FROME should be an ethical town with the town council making ethically sound decisions and setting an example to individuals, organisations and businesses. That’s the view of local…

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New Oxfam venture in Frome

OXFAM is looking to launch a new Frome Fundraising Group for local residents who would…

Frome gets a visit from Gujarat, India

FROME College had the pleasure of hosting a visit from two teachers from India and…

Friends of River Frome take on pink plant pest!

FRIENDS of the River Frome is launching this year’s ‘Balsam Bash’ campaign, with their first…

Sun made Frome Lions Summer Fete shine

FROME Lions held their annual Summer Fete at Frome’s Victoria Park on Saturday 8th June. …

Frome work hub proving enterprise in UK is alive and co-working

FORWARD Space workhub ‘The Old Church School’ has bucked the trend of many other co-working…

Frome PAC dinner raises over £1000

POSITIVE Action on Cancer hosted a fundraising dinner at the Archangel on Monday 3rd June…

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Cut your speed around Frome schools – calls for 20mph limits

A NATIONWIDE campaign is calling for more 20mph limits in local communities,  particularly on the roads around all schools, and it is being backed by schools in Frome.…

Soccer stars help Frome football club celebrate £50,000 renovation

FOOTBALLING legends Paul Walsh and Nigel Winterburn helped Frome Town Football Club mark the completion of the 90 day challenge this week. The club was given just 90 days…

Full steam ahead for regular ‘super market’

Full steam ahead for regular ‘super market’

THE future of Frome’s popular Super Market looks bright, after a meeting between Frome Town Council and Mendip District Council this week. The Frome Super Market proved a…

Frome makes huge effort to back Comic Relief

Frome makes huge effort to back Comic Relief

RESIDENTS, businesses and schools in the town are all mounting a huge effort to support this year’s Comic Relief charity drive. Comic Relief will take place this Friday,…

Regeneration of Frome town centre gathers pace

Regeneration of Frome town centre gathers pace

A GIANT outdoor market that took over the entire town centre last year is set to become a permanent monthly fixture in the Frome calendar. Frome Town Council…

Cheese and Grain to be transformed!

Cheese and Grain to be transformed!

EXCITING plans have been revealed that, if given the green light, will transform the Cheese and Grain, as well as create more jobs at the venue. Plans to…

Exciting plans revealed for new town centre

Exciting plans revealed for new town centre

  EXCITING plans to re-model the town centre took a huge leap forward last week, after early ideas of how the t own could look were unveiled at a public…

Carnival fever hits Frome

Carnival fever hits Frome

See all the photos from Frome carnival A HUGE turnout, even more creative entries and generous donations from the public have helped make this year’s Frome Carnival one…

Thousands flock to ‘best ever’ Cheese Show

Thousands flock to ‘best ever’ Cheese Show

THOUSANDS of people turned out for Frome’s Cheese Show, which has been hailed as the ‘possibly best in the show’s 130-year history’. Show Secretary, Brenda Scott said, “It…

Fundraising

Frome children’s nursery raises £2815 in memory of Joshua Sweet

BRIGHT Stars Childcare, a day nursery in Frome, celebrated the life of Joshua Sweet with a fundraising event on Saturday 9th…

Frome Splash of Purple Raises over £1,750

Frome Splash of Purple Raises over £1,750

POSITIVE Action on Cancer is pleased to announce that the 2013 Splash of Purple raised over £1,750.   On Friday 1st…

Frome mum keeps on running for charity

Frome mum keeps on running for charity

FROME single mum of two, Tori Allison, took part in the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday 3rd March, running for her…

Frome trainee solicitor raises vital pounds for hounds

LEANNA Knight from Frome raised £150 in aid of the Bath-based animal charity Bath Cats & Dogs Home at this year’s…

Nunney Horse Trials title sponsorship lottery

THE title sponsor at this year’s Nunney International Horse Trials, which takes place from 14th – 16th June near Frome, could…

Frome teacher’s help for Rwandan schools

JAKE Smaje from Frome has just returned from a ground breaking visit to Rwanda in Central Africa where he has been…

Frome ten-year-old’s bravery helps raise over £75,000 for charity

A BRAVE 10-year-old boy has helped secure over £75,000 for a charity that makes wishes come true for children with life-threatening illnesses.…

Frome makes huge effort to back Comic Relief

Frome makes huge effort to back Comic Relief

RESIDENTS, businesses and schools in the town are all mounting a huge effort to support this year’s Comic Relief charity drive.…