News in Shepton Mallet

A parking sign at Townsend Retail Park

A group of councillors from the Shepton Mallet area are asking private car park operators to match the free parking currently available in council car parks in the town.

Barry O'Leary, Chris Inchley, Edric Hobbs, Garfield Kennedy, Sam Phripp and Josh Burr have written to Haskins and UKPC, who run the car park at the Townsend Retail Park, to ask them to allow shoppers to park there without any parking fees or limits, to enable Shepton Mallet businesses to recover from the coronavirus crisis.

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Furloughed workers are being urged to help out local good causes

Somerset Skills Bank, run by Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) in partnership with Spark Somerset, is an initiative that aims to encourage volunteers to donate their time and expert skills to support local charities.

If you're looking to develop new skills and experience, or have recently been furloughed and would like to use your free time to volunteer in the Shepton Mallet area, this could be just what you're looking for.

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Shepton Mallet mum, Karen Mercer, with her youngest son Elijah Mercer-Hollenstein

A Shepton Mallet mum has been juggling home learning with ensuring her customers get their essential groceries as safely as possible.

During the coronavirus lockdown, she re-purposed the coffee and zero waste shop business that she runs with her partner, Gunter Hollenstein, on Shepton Mallet High Street, into a Covid Secure Essential Grocery shop.

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