News in Shepton Mallet

There are scheduled to be temporary traffic lights on the A371 through Croscombe this week.

The lights should be in place on Wednesday (June 17) on the A371 Long Street for Bristol Water to undertake works.

Three crews put out a wood chipping machine fire near Shepton Mallet yesterday afternoon (June 12).

Just before 3pm, Devon and Somerset Fire Service attended a wood chipping machine fire off the B3135 Roemead Road, near Oakhill.

The temporary pedestrianisation of Shepton Mallet High Street from June 18 is being considered in a bid to help shops reopen.

Somerset County Council and Mendip District Council are consulting with Shepton Mallet Town Council over the possible pedestrianisation of the High Street from the Market Cross up to the Park Road Roundabout, with delivery access only.

One person has died in Shepton Mallet after contracting coronavirus, according to the latest figures.

The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show deaths at a local level for people who have contracted Covid-19.

More than 100 miles of Somerset roads will be surface dressed this summer, including some in and around Shepton Mallet, to improve the surfaces for motorists and prevent potholes from forming.

Somerset County Council has published a full list of every road which will be dressed up until September, including those where the work has already been completed.

A Black Lives Matter protest is being held in Shepton Mallet at the weekend, with both the organisers and the police urging people attending to make sure they follow social distancing rules.

The protest is being promoted as a peaceful, family-friendly event and it is taking place at the bandstand in Collett Park from 2pm on Saturday (June 13).

Fans of the Glastonbury Festival will remember in 2017 when organiser Michael Eavis invited Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on stage with him.

It was the year when chants of "oh, Jeremy Corbyn" could regularly be heard, after his party unexpectedly deprived then-prime minister Theresa May of a parliamentary majority in the Brexit-themed snap general election.

A full-time carer from Shepton Mallet has shared his experiences to mark National Carers Week.

Bob Champion has shared his story of life as an unpaid carer, as Healthwatch Somerset looks to mark the week, which runs until June 14.

The luxury handbag maker Mulberry, which has its headquarters in Chilcompton, announced this morning (June 8) that it is going to cut 25 per cent of its workforce as it can only see a gradual recovery of its sales.

The job losses are expected to have a big impact on the Chilcompton site - sources told Shepton Mallet Nub News that affected staff members were told on a video call at 10am this morning.

Public Health England statistics have revealed that Mendip has the second lowest coronavirus infection rate in England.

The area, which covers Shepton Mallet, has a rate of 56.6 cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people, and there have been a total of 65 cases in the district since the crisis began.