Frome, England News

Angry town centre traders in Frome claim untreated council car parks left icy surfaces treacherous and caused major problems to shoppers on the busiest weekend of the year.

A Frome solicitor has said that a Government proposal which could see the closure of the town's magistrates' court is a "direct assault" on Frome.

A young motorist who caused a large area near the Stonebridge Estate to be sealed off after a gas scare was ordered to pay 540 by Frome magistrates last week, but was not banned from driving.

The Warminster School Drama Department's production of Coram Boy , held at the Merlin Theatre, Frome, was striking for its ambition and audacity.

A shock announcement on Monday night revealed that the chief executive of Mendip District Council would be leaving in the new year.

A Frome lorry driver has been left with serious injuries after a crash so horrific that witnesses in Shepton Mallet had to be treated for shock.

A soldier with a prosthetic arm was run over by an off-duty policeman just moments after being thrown out of a pub in Warminster for urinating in the puba s courtyard.

Bath City boss Adie Britton admits he is concerned over the fitness of in- form midfield duo Mark Badman and Adam Connolly ahead of Saturday's trip to Woking .

Two men are expected to decide this week how they will plead to joint charges of stealing metal at Evercreech.

Pupils of Beckington First School were given fire safety advice in a workshop by Frome's fire chief.

Avon and Somerset Police Authority has selected a new Assistant Chief Constable.

Somerset NHS Trust is urging people to think about giving up smoking as their new year's resolution.

A Frome woman has spoken of the terrifying moment she was attacked by a man as she walked home from work.

FIVE men are now due to appear before Bristol Crown Court later this month charged with conspiring to commit the murder of South Somerset man Glynn Rowlands.

Avon and Somerset police have revealed the top 10 most popular items targeted by burglars at Christmas as part of its crime reduction Advent calendar.

It was all looking so good for the Tories: an assured leader taunting a government in tatters.

Frome Symphony will present its first concert under new music director, Mark Gateshill, in Holy Trinity Church on Saturday at 7.30pm. The orchestra has been rehearsing an exciting programme including the uplifting Karelia Suite by Sibelius and Schubert's Symphony no.

A national hot drink company is inviting community groups to enter an initiative to give a makeover to an outdoor area in desperate need of a facelift.

A blessing of the Lions Club of Frome Tree of Remembrance has been held and the club is inviting people to dedicate a light to a loved one.

Ice and floods caused havoc on roads across Wiltshire this morning. One woman was rescued unharmed from her Smart car after it slid on ice into floodwater in Staverton this morning, just after 7.30am. The B3105 at Staverton was later shut, between the Kings Arms pub at the junction with Hammond Way and the junction with the B3107, Bradford Road, ...