News in Shepton Mallet

Care UK, which runs the Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre, has invested £170,000 in the hospital to replace the endoscopy disinfectant washers.

This is the latest in a line of investments made over the past year worth more than £1 million, which have included ultrasound equipment, a C-arm X-ray machine for use in theatres, and an outlay of almost £900,000 on a new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) facility.

Landlords in Shepton Mallet should ensure that they are aware of the full implications of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 which came into force on Saturday 1st June, advises Stuart Nash, owner of Stuarts Residential, a Somerset-based letting agency specialising in the management of landlords' properties.

He said: "The Tenant Fees Act is one of the biggest changes in legislation for 30 years and both landlords and tenants will need to fully understand what this means for them."

There was another victory for Shepton Mallet Gymnastics Club in a recent floor and vault competition.

The club travelled to Bristol with 24 gymnasts as young as six years old up to 14, from intermediate level to advanced plus, bringing home an outstanding 27 medals which included 11 golds, 10 silver and six bronze.

Open Farm Sunday is taking place this weekend, on June 9, from 10am to 4pm at Orchard Park Farm, Hornblotton, BA4 6SF.

This is a free entry event for all the family. Lots of farming activity, machinery, tractor-and-trailer rides, orchards, cider, food, ice cream, bouncy castle and woodland activities.

Bring your old plastic gardening pots to the Shepton Mallet Horticultural Society stall at Collett Day and they will recycle them for you.

And you can take away any you like as well!

Do you have an imaginary friend? A little piece of mischief only you can see? Do they like loud noises?

Do cheeky things at dinnertime? Pull funny faces? Make a mess and play make believe? Well they might get on well with Mr Whatsit.

The East Somerset Railway, at Cranmore, have shared these amazing drone photos with Shepton Mallet Nub News.

A spokesman for the station said: "Many thanks to Architectural Computer Graphics for the drone shoot by Jerry Perkins - we just love it.

For those who are done with Da Vinci Codes and fed up with Fifty Shades of Grey then Bookbarn in Hallatrow is urging them to recycle their books before they depart on their summer holiday break.

With the best part of a million books to choose from, Bookbarn is confident of finding visitors of all ages something suitable to read on the beach this summer.

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