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Step up in Somerset to support the nation’s mental health

By Issued on behalf of Somerset County Council

21st Mar 2023 | Local News

Mindline is Somerset's listening and support telephone service and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on: Local: 01823 276 892 .

Clever, affectionate - and just a bit judgey - Skye is looking for new kingdom to rule

By Laura Linham

20th Mar 2023 | Local News

She's judging your life choices right now...

Five-year-old, Russian Blue-cross Skye has aspirations to be queen of all she surveys, and she's looking for a new home. .

Chuffed to bits: Your chance to work with steam trains on a historic railway

By Laura Linham

20th Mar 2023 | Local News

The East Somerset Heritage Railway was officially opened to the public on 1st August 1974.

The day lasts from 10am to 2pm and will include site tours, a free train ride and departmental demonstrations. .

Fancy a helicopter ride over Shepton?

By Laura Linham

19th Mar 2023 | Local News

Adventure 001 is coming to the Bath and West Showground, offering a wide range of flight packages and durations.

Town turns out for opening of new playground at Collett Park

By Laura Linham

18th Mar 2023 | Local News

The scramble to be first on the new play equipment at Collett Park in Shepton Mallet is on! Credit: SMTC

Hundreds of town residents - many of them under the age of 13 - had come out to be a part of the moment, all eagerly eyeing up the new play equipment.

£500 fine warning issued to anyone in Shepton who owns a cat

By Laura Linham

17th Mar 2023 | Local News

Cat being scanned for a microchip. Credit: Cats Protection

New rules introduced in Parliament this week mean that from June 2024 all cats throughout the country must be microchipped before the age of 20 weeks.

Half of all workers in Shepton are looking for a new job - and here's some roles that have caught our eye

By Laura Linham

17th Mar 2023 | Local News