News in Shepton Mallet

The Art Bank, Make the Sunshine and the Rubbish Art Project have been working together to light up windows across Shepton Mallet, bringing Window Wanderland - a national and now international movement - to the town.

Window Wanderland, which started in Bristol, aims to turn windows into a night-time gallery. Workshops have been taking place across Shepton Mallet to create some iconic signature windows made with the local community.

SHEPTON MALLET BRIEFING: Tuesday February 25 2020

TODAY'S SHEPTON MALLET SUNRISE:

Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) is delighted to announce that the 2019/20 Surviving Winter appeal has raised a record-breaking £110,000, thanks to the generosity of local donors.

The team at SCF, which is based at the Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet, have been distributing funding across the county, and aim to support more than 500 vulnerable older people with a Surviving Winter grant, helping to keep them warm, safe and well.

SHEPTON MALLET BRIEFING: Monday February 24 2020

TODAY'S SHEPTON MALLET SUNRISE:

What would you do if you found a giraffe in your back garden? What do you know about ancient sea-lizard's digestive noises?

How would you find your way out of an enchanted forest? These are the kind of burning questions that will be asked at a free theatre festival coming to Shepton Mallet in a few weeks' time.

It looks set to be a busy week for Bristol Water in Shepton Mallet this week, with the company scheduled to do eight sets of roadworks in the town.

By the end of Monday February 24, the firm should have completed its work to repair a leak on the Crown Trading Estate.

A lorry was destroyed in a fire in Stoke St Michael yesterday morning (February 21).

Just before 9.30am, a fire appliance from Shepton Mallet, one from Wells and the water carrier from Yeovil were sent to a report of a lorry on fire at Long Cross Bottom.

Fire crews attended a gas leak from a caravan in Pylle at lunchtime today (February 20).

Just before 12.45pm, fire control received a call from the ambulance service asking for their assistance with a gas leak from a caravan in Fosse Way, Pylle.

A road in Doulting has been closed after a van got stuck in floodwater this morning (February 20).

Just after 11.15am, two fire appliances from Shepton Mallet were sent to a report of a man stuck in his vehicle in floodwater at Merryfield Lane, Doulting.

Somerset Skills and Learning (SS&L) have announced that their Employer of the Month winner for February is Grove House Surgery in Shepton Mallet.

Grove House Surgery has been chosen for the award because of their support of SS&L's apprenticeship programme.