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Shepton Mallet coronavirus: Help available for victims of domestic abuse in second lockdown

By Tim Lethaby

14th Nov 2020 | Local News

Help is available for victims of domestic abuse

"Don't suffer behind closed doors" – that is the message for victims of domestic abuse in Shepton Mallet from Somerset County Council, who are working closely with partners to make sure services continue during the new lockdown.

The council's domestic abuse campaign, #NoClosedDoors2020, is spreading the message that restrictions imposed because of the pandemic may heighten tension and increase domestic abuse – for some people home is not always the safe place it should be.

Jobs currently available in Shepton Mallet - October 30 2020

By Tim Lethaby

30th Oct 2020 | Local News

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 seven great services Shepton Mallet Nub News offers

By Tim Lethaby

29th Oct 2020 | Local News

Here at Nub News we like to shout about all the great services we provide.

So what better than a definitive list of all the great services Nub News provides.

Eight things Somerset's hospitals will do differently this winter due to coronavirus

By Tim Lethaby

12th Oct 2020 | Local News

More people could be treated in their own homes or designated "frailty units" this winter to relieve pressure on the NHS during the ongoing pandemic.

The Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which is responsible for allocating the county's health resources, has published its plan for how hospital services will cope with additional demand over the winter months.

Somerset taxpayers may have been conned by Europe-wide truck cartel claims waste authority

By Tim Lethaby

27th Sep 2020 | Local News

Bins and stacked recycling boxes (Photo: Somerset Waste Partnership)

Somerset taxpayers may have paid £1.5 million too much for bin lorries because of an European cartel, the county's waste partnership claims.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is to take part in a group legal action against a number of companies which manufactured waste trucks between the late-1990s and the early-2010s.

Tickle your tastebuds with chef Olia Hercules at Wells Festival of Literature and eat out with offer

By Guest

19th Sep 2020 | Local News

Summer Kitchens by Olia Hercules (Photo: Olia Hercules)

Chef Olia Hercules will let you into the secrets of Ukrainian food in her new book Summer Kitchens, where she shares some of her favourite recipes.

In conversation with Caroline Waldergrave, at the Wells Festival of Literature Olia will transport you to summers spent with parents, grandparents and friends in the Ukraine.

Here is what you can and can't do on the school bus as pupils return to school in Somerset

By Tim Lethaby

11th Sep 2020 | Local News

Pupils catching the school bus have strict guidelines to follow (Photo: Geof Sheppard)

Children using school buses will have to follow strict guidelines in the weeks ahead as lessons resume under the 'new normal'.

Somerset County Council has published guidance as to how primary, secondary and college pupils should behave when using school buses or coaches on their daily journeys.

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