Urgent Calls for Action After Two Deaths at Frome Travellers’ Site Thursday, April 9, 2026 frome travellers somerset council inspection deaths housing licensing regulation pines Two recent tragedies at the Pines Residential Site, a traveller’s community on Berkley Lane at the edge of Frome, have prompted urgent calls for action from local officials and residents. The site, located near Commerce Park … Read More
Calls for Urgent Action Following Two Deaths at Frome Travellers’ Site Thursday, April 9, 2026 frome travellers somerset council caravansite inspection deaths licensing livingconditions planning A Somerset councillor has called for immediate intervention after two residents died at the Pines Residential Site, a traveller’s community located on Berkley Lane in Frome. The site, situated near the Commerce Park … Read More
Calls for urgent action after two deaths at Frome travellers’ site Thursday, April 9, 2026 frome sommerset travellers residential inspection licensing deaths council planning housing Somerset councillor Adam Boyden has called for immediate inspection and intervention at the Pines Residential Site, a traveller community in Frome, after two residents recently died under non-suspicious circumstances. Located … Read More
Bridgwater Sweet Shop in ‘Antisocial Hotspot’ Granted Alcohol Licence Despite Objections Tuesday, April 7, 2026 bridgwater alcohol licensing antisocial crime localgovernment safety council community regulation A sweet shop in Bridgwater town centre has been granted a licence to sell alcohol, despite being located in an area identified as an “antisocial behaviour hotspot.” The Sweet Box, operated by Jeyatheepan … Read More
Bridgwater Sweet Shop Granted Controversial Alcohol Licence Despite Antisocial Behaviour Concerns Tuesday, April 7, 2026 bridgwater alcohol licence antisocial behaviour licensing council crime retail regulation A Bridgwater sweet shop in the town centre has been granted a licence to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises, despite being located in an area known for antisocial behaviour. The Sweet Box, owned by Jeyatheepan … Read More
Former Somerset Care Home Approved to Operate as 35-Bed HMO Sunday, March 1, 2026 wincanton somerset hmo planning carehome retrospective accommodation housing licensing development Carrington House, a care home in Wincanton, Somerset, built in the 1970s and closed by Somerset Care in 2023, has been granted retrospective permission to operate as a 35-bed House of Multiple Occupation (HMO). Located north … Read More