News in Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet Nub News aims to be supportive to every element of the town's community from business and shops to people and charities and clubs and sports organisations.

Everyone is finding it tough at the moment and is desperate to get back to normal.

Four new homes in Chilcompton, which have been described as being for "discretionary downsizers", have been given planning permission.

A planning application for a new development of four single-storey dwellings with associated access and parking on land to the west of 30 Stockhill Road, Chilcompton, by Winsley White Building Contractors has been approved by Mendip District Council.

Shepton Mallet student Lily Della Valle has won the Marie Curie Young Supporter of the Year as recognition for her outstanding fundraising and support in her local community.

A student at Millfield School in Street, Lily has volunteered for three years as a collection box co-ordinator in Somerset.

From Thursday to Sunday September 24 to 27, a Paul Smith Shoes Warehouse Sale will be held at Kilver Court Designer Village in Shepton Mallet.

Those of you who have been to Kilver Court's warehouse sales before, will see that they have extended the number of days.

The pizza chain Domino's is serving up 5,000 new jobs and more than 1,000 Kickstart placements in an employment drive across the country, including at its Shepton Mallet branch.

The 5,000 new roles include pizza chefs, customer service colleagues and delivery drivers. These positions are on top of the 6,000 jobs Domino's created since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic this year.

A new record has been set for running the Mendip Way, a 50-mile route that passes through Shepton Mallet and the surrounding villages.

Earlier this month, Tom Abrahams ran the route in nine hours, 20 minutes and 44 seconds, taking the record for the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for completing the route supported by others.

Officers from Avon and Somerset Police's Operation Remedy have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace in connection with an attempted burglary in Shepton Mallet.

On Wednesday July 15, a set of keys were stolen from a vehicle parked outside a property in The Mead, Draycott Road.

An introduction to a new era in Mendip recycling is about to land on doormats in Shepton Mallet.

Get ready for Recycle More leaflets are being delivered this week, outlining Somerset Waste Partnership's expanded recycling service which launches at the end of October.

Temporary traffic lights are scheduled to be in place in Townsend, Shepton Mallet, this week.

The lights are due to be used on Wednesday (September 16) to enable Bristol Water to carry out works.

Plans to build more than 3,600 homes across Somerset could be given the go-ahead over the coming months - including a development of 47 homes in Stoke St Michael.

Somerset's four district councils – Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West and Taunton, and South Somerset – handle thousands of planning applications every year, covering everything from major housing developments to extensions and conservatories.