News in Shepton Mallet

The winner of our competition to win a meal for two at Blostin's in Shepton Mallet has been drawn out of the hat.

Entrants had to like and share our competition post, like the Shepton Mallet Nub News Facebook page, and tag in a comment who they would take along for the meal.

Andrew Oakerbee, aged 49, has been appointed hospital director at Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre, it has been announced.

Andrew comes to Shepton Mallet from sister hospital Southampton NHS Treatment Centre, where he was acting hospital director and part of the team which saw the hospital become the only one in Hampshire to be rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

SHEPTON MALLET BRIEFING: Monday January 13 2020

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The Glastonbury Festival must do more to reduce bass noise at night and plan for hot weather.

That's the verdict of Mendip District Council, which oversees the licensing of the festival held in Pilton, to ensure the safety and well-being of both attendees and the wider community in Somerset.

Kicking off the classic car show season every year, the Great Western Classic Car Show on February 8 and 9 is the biggest of its kind in the South West and 2020 plans to be the best ever show.

Attracting thousands of classic vehicle enthusiasts on their journey to restoration completion, the halls of the Bath and West Showground, near Shepton Mallet, are filled to the rafters with specialist traders, parts suppliers and jumble stands offering missing pieces of restoration and maintenance puzzles at bargain prices.

SHEPTON MALLET BRIEFING: Friday January 10 2020

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The new date for the 10th anniversary Shepton Mallet Lantern Parade has been announced.

The Shepton Mallet Lantern Festival Parade will now take place on the new date of Saturday February 1.

Volunteers at East Somerset Railway have an exciting new project for 2020 with the arrival of ex-GWR Large Prairie 4110 2-6-2T, which arrived at the Cranmore Station today (January 9) after being transported from the Dartmouth Steam Railway.

The East Somerset Railway (ESR) will begin three years of restoration work followed by a three-year period when the ESR will be able to use the loco to haul their passenger trains.

As we get into the swing of a new year, now is the perfect opportunity to both reflect and look forward in Shepton Mallet.

Since launching the Shepton Mallet Nub News website in April last year, we have been building a hyper-local news source for the Shepton Mallet community and surrounding villages.

SHEPTON MALLET BRIEFING: Thursday January 9 2020

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