Frome Residents Lose Appeal Against Battery Energy Storage Site Tuesday, November 18, 2025 frome energy storage battery safety firerisk planning construction environment electricity Residents of Frome have been unsuccessful in their efforts to halt the construction of a battery energy storage facility near a densely populated residential area. The site, proposed by Trina Solar UK HoldCo Ltd., is planned … Read More
‘Deadly’ A361 Frome Bypass May See Speed Cut After AI Cameras Record 4,500 Offences Friday, November 14, 2025 a361 frome bypass roadsafety ai cameras speedlimit trafficoffences somerset enforcement The A361 Frome Bypass, a busy route carrying around 15,000 vehicles daily, is under fresh scrutiny after advanced artificial intelligence (AI) cameras recorded more than 4,500 traffic offences in just four months. This … Read More
Public Access at Risk as Somerset’s Unique Packsaddle Fields Faces Legal Battle Friday, November 7, 2025 packsaddle somerset frome livewest planning development greenspace legalchallenge community footpath Packsaddle Fields, a cherished green space on Frome’s northern edge, may soon be closed off to the public as legal tensions mount over proposed development plans. Owned by the public since 1973 and initially intended … Read More
Public Access at Risk as Legal Battle Brews Over Unique Somerset Green Space Friday, November 7, 2025 packsaddle frome somerset livewest greenspace publicaccess planning legalchallenge housing community A significant portion of Packsaddle Fields, a cherished green space on the northern edge of Frome, faces the possibility of being fenced off from the public amid a contentious legal dispute. Owned by the public since 1973 and … Read More
Frome’s Safer School Streets Scheme Made Permanent for Lasting Child Safety Tuesday, November 4, 2025 frome school traffic safety cycling pedestrians community transport somerset roads Frome schoolchildren will benefit from safer journeys to and from school indefinitely, following the decision to make the Safer School Streets scheme permanent. Since its launch in April 2024, the initiative has transformed … Read More
Woman Seriously Injured in Four-Vehicle Crash on Somerset’s B3109 Thursday, October 30, 2025 somerset crash injury emergency accident police hospital frome b3109 traffic A serious multi-vehicle crash involving four cars on the B3109 Frome Road near Somerset has left six people injured. Among them, a woman in her 50s sustained a potentially serious leg injury and was promptly transported to … Read More