News in Shepton Mallet

A new six-a-side football competition in Shepton Mallet just needs one more team to complete the league line-up - and entry for that side will be free.

The Shepton Mallet Leisure League will start on Monday August 17 at the town's leisure centre, and one more side is needed to make up the eight-team competition.

In an effort to help our readers who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis, we have compiled a list of jobs currently available in Shepton Mallet to give you a helping hand in your job hunt.

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The 2020 Truckfest South West is due to be held near Shepton Mallet next month, despite restrictions caused by the coronavirus crisis.

The event will be held at the Bath and West Showground on Saturday and Sunday September 5 and 6.

Major roadworks are scheduled to take place at The Beacon crossroads near Shepton Mallet next week, including road closures and temporary traffic lights.

Old Frome Road is set to be closed either side of the crossroads where it meets the A37 from Monday (August 10) to August 21.

A GP from Shepton Mallet is backing a campaign from Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP) which is aiming to get people with long-term health conditions to be more active.

As part of Sport England's national We are Undefeatable campaign which aims to inspire people with long-term health conditions to increase their levels of physical activity, SASP has launched a specific campaign aimed at helping those in Somerset.

Plans have been submitted to convert part of the Academy theatre building in Shepton Mallet, which was previously known as the Amulet, into seven flats and a shop.

The planning application for the change of use from theatre (sui generis) to mixed use, seven residential flats (C3), a retail unit (A1) and associated works at The Amulet, 7 Market Place, Shepton Mallet, has been submitted to Mendip District Council by Kevin Newton.

Shepton Mallet residents are being encouraged to make the most of the final few days of free parking at Mendip District Council-owned car parks.

Parking charges will recommence on Friday (August 7), but not for NHS and health and social care staff, and critical care volunteers.

The founder of the Glastonbury Festival has said that he is not sure whether the event will take place next year.

Speaking on ITV West Country, Michael Eavis said he would "move heaven and earth" to make the event happen in 2021, but also conceded that it was wishful thinking to have the event, which attracts 250,000 to Worthy Farm in Pilton, take place.

People in Shepton Mallet will have an extra reason to enjoy dining out from today (August 3), as the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme begins.

In a bid to boost the hospitality industry following the coronavirus lockdown, the government scheme will allow people who dine out from Monday to Wednesday during August to benefit from 50 per cent off the price of their meals, up to the value of £10 a head, with the government reimbursing the restaurant the remaining 50 per cent.

Mendip District Council is to begin trials of non-chemical weed removal to improve community health and the environment.

It follows a decision last autumn by the council to ban the weed killer glyphosate, which has been linked to cancer in humans and is toxic to birds and insects.